Black Adam's Rotten Tomatoes Rating Is Looking Rough Ahead of Premiere

For a few years now, Black Adam producer and star Dwayne Johnson has been saying that "the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change," but if the metric of that is Rotten Tomatoes, seems like that may not be the case. Ahead of Black Adam's premiere later this week, the first reviews from the movie have started to make their way online and things aren't looking too good for the DCEU's latest release. As of this writing Black Adam has a 52% approval rating, with the dreaded green splat next to its name. Check out some of the reviews below.

With its 52% rating on the review aggregator, Black Adam is the lowest rated DC movie since 2017's theatrical cut of Justice League, which clocked in with a 32% approval rating. It's also the lowest rated Dwayne Johnson movie since 2021's Red Notice (it's worth noting that only DC's League of Super-Pets was released between Red Notice and Black Adam, sitting at a fresh 73%).

ComicBook.com's Evan Valentine rated the film a 3.5 out of 5 however, writing in part: "Is Black Adam the movie that will singlehandedly bring back the DC Cinematic Universe to stand toe to toe with what Marvel has built? No, but it's certainly laying the groundwork for this to be a possibility down the line. Black Adam is a fun, frenzied, and flawed film that answers the prayers of many while also giving viewers an action-packed thrill ride with plenty of charisma from its key players."

Check out what others are saying below.