The first box office tracking has been revealed for black adam, Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverand Avatar: The Way of the Water.
2022 is almost over, but the final months will include some major releases from Warner Bros. and Disney. For Warner Bros., they have the long-awaited Dwyane Johnson black adamwhich will be released in October, where they have had great success in the past.
Disney also has two major sequels in the works with Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwhich will be deprived of its star Chadwick Boseman, and Avatar: The Way of the Watera film in production for over a decade and following the most successful of all time.
Will be Top Gun: Maverick Stay dethroned?
Variety recently teamed up with Kinetic to predict how these major tentpoles will fare at the domestic box office in the fourth quarter. black adam is set to make $328 million, while Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to make $423 million. Avatar: The Way of the Water is expected to earn more than both, with $650 million. Based on these estimates, Top Gun: Maverick will remain the 2022 box office king with over $700 million.
Here is the synopsis of Black Adam:
Nearly 5,000 years after being gifted with the almighty powers of the ancient gods – and imprisoned just as quickly – Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay written by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, the DCEU film stars Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui and Pierce Brosnan.
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Source: Variety
