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When measuring performance against Black Adam, the comparison becomes even more revealing. Black Adam’s first three days on HBO Max yielded higher viewing minutes than Superman, despite Black Adam being heavily branded as a box office flop. Nielsen’s data shows Black Adam garnered over 632 million minutes—about 119 million more than Superman in the same period.
This disparity underscores a crucial point: Black Adam, even with negative press and poor box office metrics, maintained relative strength on streaming. Superman, by contrast, failed to match or exceed these figures, indicating a weaker audience reception either due to waning interest, poor quality, or both.