Prey for the Devil

Black Adam Last weekend, Warner Bros. DC Comics adaptation Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson, opened to $67.0M. That was on the higher end of pre-release projections, which were in the $60M-$65M range. Now in its second frame, it repeats on...

October comes to a close this weekend with one wide opener and several notable expansions contending for the top ten, but the frame will again belong to Dwayne Johnson and Warner Bros./DC's Black Adam.

Pre-Thanksgiving weekend will belong to the second frame of Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which we reported last week is tracking for a new November record debut. Two alternative options will hope to stand out in the mean time.

One of 2022's most anticipated films finally hits theaters in four weeks, and legions of Marvel fans are expected to turn out in blockbuster numbers once again.

This week's report dives into initial tracking for Crunchyroll's latest anime distribution, while updated forecasts for other upcoming films are listed below as usual.

The industry enters October desperately needing a rebound after the lows of August and September.  The doldrums were preceded by a strong summer, with June coming in only -16% behind the same month in the last pre-pandemic year of 2019;...

This week's tracking report caps off October with a look at Halloween weekend and a review of preceding releases for the month.