James Gunn’s Superman has debuted at the box office with a solid domestic opening. The first DCU movie opened up with a $115-$120 million domestic opening in the early box office reports.
After topping fridays chart with $56.5 million including a massive $22.5 million in previews too. The movie appears to be a success in rebooting the DC Studios universe.
Overseas, Superman is launching to $100 million-plus from 78 markets after earning $40 million in the midweek markets, from an early global total of $96.5 million through Friday.
Superman will be the first superhero film to cross $100 million in its North American market since Marvel Studios and Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool & Wolverine” launched to $211 million in the summer of 2024.
Superman is also the first DC title to cross $100 million in eight long years since Wonder Woman debuted to $103.3 million in 2017.
If the $225 million tentpole comes above $116.6 million, it will beat Zack Snyder’s 2013 film Man of Steel to rank as the biggest domestic launch ever for a solo Superman movie.
