Dwayne Johnson’s first-ever DC Comic film “Black Adam” is expected to bring in somewhere in the area of $60-$62 million domestically this weekend, making it the best-ever domestic opening for any Dwayne Johnson-led film.   Internationally, the film is expected to bring in around $70 million, bring a total opening weekend at $130 million world-wide.

It is being said the hope within Warner Bros. Discovery is the film will help provide quality to the DC Cinematic Universe with new momentum under the new leadership of WBD.

The Black Adam character first debuted in 1945. The character is an ancient Egyptian predecessor of DC Comics character Shazam. Back in September 2014, the original plan was to introduce Black Adam as the villain in the Shazam! film series.  However, Johnson persuaded Warner Bros for Black Adam to be introduced in his own film, allowing for two separate franchises to be launched instead.

Source: PWInsider

The description with the movie trailer is as follows:

In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. Nearly 5,000 years have passed and Black Adam has gone from man, to myth, to legend. Now released, his unique form of justice, born out of rage, is challenged by modern day heroes who form the Justice Society: Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher and Cyclone.

The film’s promotion material is as follows:

The World Needed a Hero. It Got Black Adam.  Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.