Why Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam Was a Failure at Box Office?

By: Alok Nayak Image Credit: IMDb

[{"selector":"#anim-f0c5599e-5389-45eb-b6f0-a2590fefbf31 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(8.678571452946056%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] WWE legend, Dwayne Johnson has been a master at giving the audience what they want. He achieved incredible success in WWE following this mantra.

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[{"selector":"#anim-bdbf8bef-9507-453d-9541-37d295e21f18 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-22.176416778163933%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1671f786-56ad-421b-a3fa-f45e79a02cfc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7b5b074-334c-40a9-bd7e-c9f9098ffda0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.77622%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7eaafee4-e19f-457d-8a30-6b64f09ef8aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db3783dd-9592-44b5-9faa-84898d49629b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-156.90377%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dwayne Johnson's latest movie, Black Adam was expected to begin a new era in DCEU and break records at box office.

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