Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. According to studio estimates on Sunday, from its opening Down 59 percent, and facing little new competition, “Black Adam” added $27.7 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total to $111.1 million.

Johnson spent a decade trying to bring the character to the big screen and has visions for follow-ups involving Superman. But the future of “Black Adam” has yet to be written, even though it has grossed $250 million worldwide. Warner Bros. cost the film $200 million, not including marketing and promotion costs, and a sequel has not been officially greenlit.

But big changes are afoot at DC—the studio just announced a new leadership team of Peter Safran and James Gunn, whose love of portraying lesser-known comic book characters is well-documented. And on Sunday, Johnson posted a note to his 344 million Instagram followers about the end of the world press tour, thanking those who “supported our new DC franchise known as Black Adam. ” worked behind the scenes to launch

Bucking recent romantic comedy trends, moviegoers remained intrigued by “Ticket to Paradise,” Universal’s Julia Roberts and George Clooney destination ramp, which fell just 37 percent in weekend two to second place. The genre hasn’t been the most reliable bet at the box office lately, with movies like “Bros” stumbling in theaters, but the star power of Roberts and Clooney is proving hard to resist. “Ticket to Paradise” added $10 million from 3,692 North American theaters, bringing its domestic total to $33.7 million. Globally, it has grossed $119.4 million to date.

Meanwhile, horror films claimed three to five spots for the weekend before Halloween on Monday. Lionsgate’s “Devil Hunt” was third with $7 million from 2,980 theaters. Notably, it is the only one of the three horror films to be rated PG-13. The rest were rated R.

Paramount’s “Smile” finished fourth with another $5.1 million in its fifth weekend, bringing its domestic total to $92.4 million (on a $17 million budget), while “Halloween Ends” took in $3.8 million in its third weekend. Ranked fifth with million. “Ends,” which has grossed $60.3 million in North America, was released simultaneously on Peacock, NBC Universal’s streaming service.

“It’s another mandate in favor of fear,” said ComScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarbiden. “It’s not just October, horror movies have done well throughout the pandemic. It’s a genre that keeps hitting it at the box office time and time again.”

Chanunni Chukku’s Mami Till-Mobley film “Tak” was huge this weekend, adding $2.8 million from 2,058 locations to take seventh place. Boasting a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, the United Artists release has received good word of mouth, largely centered around Daniel DeWyler’s performance.

The weekend also saw several notable film expansions, such as Todd Field’s “Tár,” which expanded to 1,087 theaters nationwide where it grossed $1 million and landed at No. 10. Cate Blanchett’s performance as the renowned musician and conductor won her the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival last month.

Another winner at Venice, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” expanded to 58 theaters and 12 new markets over the weekend. The Martin McDonagh film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson grossed $540,000. Searchlight Pictures’ release will expand to nearly 800 locations next weekend.

Charlotte Wells’ “Afterson” expanded to 17 locations where it grossed $75,242, bringing its total to $166,030. The A24-released father-daughter film starring Paul Mescale and Frankie Corio will be rolling throughout the awards season.

James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” opened to $72,000 in six theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Gray dug into his childhood to tell a story about an 11-year-old boy in Queens in the fall of 1980. The film, which premiered at Cannes earlier this year, stars Banks-Repetta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins.

But as far as blockbusters are concerned, things are a bit slow until “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” arrives on November 11.

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According to Comscore, ticket sales are projected for Friday through Sunday at theaters in the US and Canada. Final domestic data will be released on Monday.

1. “Black Adam,” $27.7 million.

2. “Ticket to Heaven,” $10 million.

3. “Devil Hunt,” $7 million.

4. “Smile,” $5.1 million.

5. “Halloween’s Over,” $3.8 million.

6. “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” $2.8 million.
7. “Until,” $2.8 million.

8. “Terrifier 2,” $1.8 million.

9. “The Woman King,” $1.1 million.

10. “Tár,” $1 million.