Joining David Ayerâs Suicide Squad, now the Dwayne Johnson Black Adam movie has landed in the Netflix Top 10.
Warner Bros. Discovery recently licensed Netflix a bunch of DC content, also including The Batman, the James Gunn The Suicide Squad, the Shazam! movies, Whedonâs Justice League, Batman vs. Superman, Man of Steel, and Birds of Prey.
David Ayerâs Suicide Squad was first to crack the âTop 10 Movies in the U.S. Todayâ list at #6 and has moved up a couple of spots to #4.
As of Wednesday, Dwayne Johnsonâs Black Adam debuted at #8 and as of Thursday moved up a spot to #7.
Friday Update: Black Adam moves to #5.
What about the rest of DC?
The Batman? Gunnâs Suicide Squad? Shazam?! Nowhere to be found.
The three movies are from the current creators behind the DC reboot. Matt Reeves is developing his own Batman universe. James Gunn and Peter Safran (Shazam producer) are developing the DCU.
Meanwhile, David Ayer is pretty adamant his âAyer Cutâ of Suicide Squad will be released.
Black Adam is the best DC movie in 5 years
The Dwayne Johnson Black Adam movie? Itâs the best-performing DC movie since the release of Aquaman in 2018.
Black Adam has beaten out Wonder Woman 1984, Gunnâs The Suicide Squad, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle. Jason Momoâs Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is also looking like the next DC bomb, so Dwayne Johnson just might be the true king of DC.
Johnson also wanted to take over DC films but was beaten out by Gunn. Interestingly enough, Gunnâs DCU and Superman: Legacy sound very similar to Johnsonâs Black Adam movie and what he had planned for DC.
I actually wouldnât mind seeing Gunn bring Johnson in to the DCU. Black Adam would definitely fit, the JSA would be included, and they could just ignore that post-credit scene.
Johnson also said Black Adam was a success, it didnât lose money, and worth pointing out is it never got a Chinese release where The Rock is big, and the producers also said they have a sequel ready to go, so why not?
