Critical scores typically dragged on ticket sales at the last minute. ![]() Once again, another example of a popcorn movie besting the critical Rotten Tomatoes score (40%), as moviegoers come back to the cinemas from the pandemic, something that wasn’t always possible in pre-pandemic times. There’s confidence that Black Adam could even overindex today and beat its forecast $16.6M Sunday. What happened? Late night shows were powerful, family audiences came out, and there was a lot of walk-up business in the West and South, with a great turnout by Latin and Hispanic audiences at 26% and Black at 20%.Īudiences are having fun with this movie, with a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is the highest for a DC movie in a decade, besting such films as Joker (88%) and The Batman (87%). Back out those Thursday previews of $7.6M from Friday’s $26.7m, and Saturday is really up 24% from Friday. Their enthusiasm for the film has been incredible and truly matches the passion that our Seven Bucks team along with FPC and Jaume poured into this movie,” said Hiram Garcia, a Black Adam producer and President of Production for Johnson’s Seven Bucks. We’ve been listening to their feedback for years and we were determined to give them what they wanted. Our goal with this film was to establish several new characters in the DCEU that would give us an opportunity, in success, to really expand the universe, but most importantly we wanted to take care of the fans. So, to be here now seeing how our hard work has been paid off with the biggest opening of our careers is an incredible feeling. ![]() We’ve been working towards this family goal here at Seven Bucks for 15 years, applying every bit of experience we’ve acquired over the years to help bring this project to life. “The success of Black Adam is truly a dream come true. opening, the best domestic box office start for him as a solo star, and a $140M global bow worldwide. The countdown has officially started.UPDATE, Sunday AM: Dwayne Johnson’s long in the making dream DC project has paid off for the People’s Champion, as Black Adamhas conquered a hot $67M U.S. Price list for food and drink at M&S Bank Arena for Eurovision 2023Įurovision friends travel hundreds of miles to city after planning outfits for years Ultimate guide to everything happening during Eurovision 2023Įurovision 2023 in Liverpool: Don't miss a moment by joining our free WhatsApp communityĪll the items banned from Eurovision 2023 at M&S Bank Arena Join our Eurovision Whatsapp community to get the latest news sent to your phone Get all the latest Eurovision 2023 news straight to your inbox She said: "I hope that in these dark times we bring some joy and some light to Ukrainian homes and families." Ukrainian presenter Julia Sanina said it was a huge responsibility to be involved with the contest but felt the support of Ukrainians. The 25-year-old singer said she was "ready to get this show on the road". It feels like a very, very special year and, no matter what the outcome is tomorrow night, I will look back at this moment with such a sense of pride." It's proof that us, as human beings, can come together and we can support each other. She said: "I think this is what Eurovision's about. UK entrant Mae Muller said it had been a huge honour to see Ukrainian flags in the streets, as Liverpool prepared to host on behalf of the war-torn country. You can't laugh at the acts any more because they're so good." I still have a joke from the commentary box but they're different jokes. There was always kind of a nostalgic thing and a kitschy thing and a campy thing and there's a little bit of that left but, actually, now it's just a bunch of great pop songs. ![]() I really think the shows of the last few years have been great, really good songs. He told journalists: "I personally think we're going through a golden age of Eurovision. He said he was not able to laugh at the acts in the contest any more because the standard has improved so much since he started commentating on the show in 2009. READ MORE: Eurovision's Graham Norton flooded with support as he issues apology to Liverpool The EBU, which produces the event, said on Thursday night it had declined Mr Zelensky's request to speak on Saturday over fears it could politicise the contest.Īt a press conference on Friday, Norton said: "As far as I know, it's an EBU decision and, as we know, the EBU, they rule with an iron fist so what they say goes." Host Graham described the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as ruling "with an iron fist" and said he had no involvement in the decision not to let Mr Zelensky address the worldwide audience of 160 million. ![]() Eurovision host Graham Norton has spoken out about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky being blocked from speaking at Saturday's Grand Final.
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