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Black Adam(2022)

Released

2022 · FILM

Black Adam

When archaeologist Adrianna Tomaz uncovers the legendary Crown of Sabbac in a cursed tomb, she inadvertently revives the vengeful ancient warrior Teth‑Adam, forcing her to battle both the ruthless Intergang syndicate and a secretive U.S. agency that wants to weaponize his power.

“The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.”

Directed by

Jaume Collet Serra, Philip Banks

Written by

Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines

Rated

MPA · PG-13

Runtime

125 min

ActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

Black Adam, a figure who was granted the immense powers of the Egyptian gods nearly 5,000 years ago and subsequently imprisoned, is released from his tomb. He emerges into the modern world, determined to enforce his own brand of justice.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 846+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John LeeShot by Lawrence SherScored by Lorne BalfeDesigned by Tom MeyerSound by Sean ByrneCostumes by Kurt And BartVFX by Tennille Alcindor

Box Office

2022 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$393.5M

Budget$200.0M

Worldwide gross$393.5M

break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $168.2M — 43% of worldwide · International: $225.3M (57%)

Opening weekend: $67.0M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $83.4M — 50% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,402 theaters

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Full synopsis

Also known as

(Working Title)Black Adam

Release dates around the world5 countries · show

BelgiumOct 19, 2022
ColombiaOct 19, 2022
DenmarkOct 19, 2022
EgyptOct 19, 2022
FranceOct 19, 2022

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., New Line Cinema, DC Entertainment, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions

DistributionWarner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros., Cinemundo, Tanweer Alliances

Special effectsLegacy Effects, PixStone Images, Wētā FX, Digital Domain, Scanline VFX

Other companiesAlessi Hartigan Casting, Armytrucks, BT Industrial Supply, Devastudios, Digital One

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