Superman, DC and Box Office
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Look up at the box office! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman taking the number 1 spot with $125 million in its three-day opening weekend! As expected, Superman dominated the box office, and, judging by the word-of-mouth reviews from critics and ...
Also, it’s another great start for the summer box office, the second $100M+ opening after Lilo & Stitch ‘s $146M. Superman cost before P&A $225M net. Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel opened to $116.6M back in 2013, unadjusted for inflation.
Success and glory are expected to come to DC with Superman and the films after that. For now, it has beaten the worldwide haul of the MCU‘s biggest bomb, The Marvels. The sequel to Captain Marvel was a big box office disaster. The film collected $206.1 ...
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Fiction Horizon on MSN‘Superman’ Aims for Biggest Tuesday of 2025 at U.S. Box OfficeJames Gunn’s Superman movie is doing better than most people thought it would. After opening in theaters recently, the film is already beating early expectations. According to Box Office Mojo and The Numbers,
"Superman is just the first step. Over the next year alone, DC Studios will introduce the films Supergirl and Clayface in theaters and the series Lanterns on HBO Max, all part of a bold ten-year plan," added Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. "The DC vision is clear, the momentum is real, and I couldn't be more excited for what's ahead."
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James Gunn is feeling “incredibly grateful” for the initial box office success of Superman and the positive reception from audiences. The filmmaker and co-head of DC Studios took to Threads on Sunday to express his appreciation after the superhero blockbuster saw an estimated global debut of $217 million .
Superman' flexes box office muscle. David Zaslav takes an early victory lap and Rihanna arrives fashionably late on today's Daily Variety podcast.
Superman recorded the third-biggest first Monday of the year at the North American box office. Read on for more.