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‘Black Adam’ Could Lose $50–$100M

‘Black Adam’ Could Lose $50–$100M You may think a lot of people went to theaters to see Black Adam, but if you look at the numbers, the film wasn’t a…

‘Black Adam’ Could Lose
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‘Black Adam’ Could Lose $50–$100M

You may think a lot of people went to theaters to see Black Adam, but if you look at the numbers, the film wasn't a success.

The way things are looking, the film will be in the red when it leaves theaters.

According to the numbers, the film's production budget was $195 million, and the film grossed $387 million. Now that may sound good, but the theaters haven't gotten its cut which will be about half of the gross. Then factor in advertising which was around $100 million, and that spells a loss.

A loss of from $50 to $100 million dollars. While some of that could be made up with streaming and DVD sales, it won't be enough to break even.

Did you get to the theater to see Black Adam? What would you have done differently with Black Adam?


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Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.