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Dwayne Johnson and action films go hand in hand. FromRampageto the recently releasedBlack Adam, his movies bring unadulterated action to audiences in a way that gives tough competition to Tom Cruise’s movies. Even though he often gets appreciated for his projects, there was one film that didn’t bring him the laurels and prospects he wanted-Black Adam.
Released in 2022, the film brought back Henry Cavill as Superman after a long time and there were rumors that it would lead intoMan of Steel 2and other spin-offs about the JSA members shown in the movie. Nothing of that sort happened as James Gunn rebooted the DC universe. However, afterThe Flashflopped, fans found a newfound respect for Johnson and his Adam.
The Shocking Box Office Disaster That is DC’sThe Flash
2023 has a jam-packed summer in terms of films. FromAcross the Spider-VersetoThe Little MermaidandTransformers: Rise of the Beasts, the tentpole films just keep on coming. Next up areBarbie,Oppenheimer,Mission Impossible 7, and more. Most of the first batch of films have made respectable amounts of money.
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Miles Morales and his Spider crew took home about $645 million, while the mermaid swam off with $544 million. The Transforming cars too have driven off with $409 million till now. The only film that fell face first wasThe Flash. It failed to even cross $300 million worldwide and till now has earned only $262 million.
The results are shocking because of the massive social media interest that was there in the film. It seemed like everyone who was someone gave glowing reviews of the movie. From superstarTom Cruiseto social media influencers, it seemed like people couldn’t stop raving about how good it was. None of that helped and the film continued the long line of DC flops, grossing even lower than Dwayne Johnson’sBlack Adam.
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Fans Have A Newfound Respect For Dwayne Johnson’sBlack Adam
Dwayne Johnson’sBlack Adamgrossed only $391 million and was a flop as well because of its huge $200 million budget. As a result, none of The Rock’s plans moved forward. In fact, he was pretty much ousted from DC. However, afterShazam! 2andThe Flashflopped, fans think that Johnson is the only one who gave it his all for the movie.
After all, the star bulked up insanely to portray the titular character and promoted the hell out of the film. The CGI in the movie was good as well. At the very least, many consider it to be better thanThe Flash. Not to mention the fact that it came close to touching $400 million worldwide collections, something thatThe FlashandShazam 2both couldn’t do.
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This reflects on Dwayne Johnson’s massive star power as well as shows how badly damaged the DC brand is in comparison to the MCU. As such, fans couldn’t help but heap praise on theJumanjistar. They said:
Say whatever you want about ‘Black Adam’, but Dwayne Johnson’s passion for the character is undeniable.pic.twitter.com/QcZwGbjFNW
— Jordan Jones (@jordnjnes)August 25, 2025
He got built like a Dragon Ball Z character
— trytcx (@trytcx)July 19, 2025
I don’t really understand the hate, I love this film…easily a 7 or 8/10
— Gabeee (Ours TV Era) 🫶💜 (@LilSailorrr)June 20, 2025
I actually love this movie. I went in wanting a balls to the wall superhero action flick and that’s what I got. Plus, the JSA in this is legit.
— jeeb (@jeebyamen)August 22, 2025
Agreed, and frankly it’s one of the better DC movies that has come out in the last few year’s.
— Jpb Jones ☯️ (@JPBMEJones)July 25, 2025
However, not everyone agrees with this assessment. Many think that Johnson should have pushed for Black Adam and Shazam to clash rather than focusing on a fight between his character and Henry Cavill’s Superman. Others wished that the characters in the film were fleshed out better. WhileBlack Adamisn’t a perfect film, it gave DC fans more than what the next two films did.
Black Adamis streaming on HBO Max.
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Ishita Chatterjee
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Ishita is an Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 700 articles published. She has been working in the entertainment and pop-culture niche for more than 4 years. With a English Literature degree, Ishita generally covers news and analyses on Foundation, Ted Lasso, Severance, and more.A lifelong DC fan, Ishita spends her time watching and re-watching everything in the DC universe (yes, even including the Arrowverse shows).
