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Superman's box‑office dominance is officially rewriting the Warner Bros. record books. Directed and co-executive produced by James Gunn, the new Superman reboot blasted off to a jaw‑dropping $220 million global opening weekend, including $125M domestic, making it one of the few films to debut above $100M in the U.S. this year. Its second Sunday haul of $57.3M stateside pushed its North America total past $236M, and the worldwide tally climbed to $406M, surpassing the lifetime gross of Superman Returns (2006) and outpacing Man of Steel (2013) in domestic earnings.
As of now, Superman has officially smashed its way past The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to become one of Warner Bros.' highest-grossing releases in recent memory. It is now the studio's fifteenth most successful film in North America by the studio, a spot that was previously held by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Globally, Superman has amassed $531M, positioning itself as the seventh highest-earning film of the year. On the corporate side, Warner Bros. is riding a box‑office resurgence, driven in part by Superman, with 2025 already outperforming 2024 thanks to hits like A Minecraft Movie, F1: The Movie, and Sinners. Superman’s success has boosted Warner’s position and investor confidence in DC Studios’ newly rebooted brand strategy.
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Superman, written and directed by James Gunn, became more than just a reboot. Following Clark Kent, who already has his powers and uses them to protect the helpless, the movie does not try to be larger-than-life and instead focuses more on the human aspects. Opposite him is Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, a journalist who makes sure to support Clark Kent while raising important questions about Superman.
Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor is less cartoon and more corporate nightmare. And surrounding this triangle of truth and power are heroes with their own baggage: Anthony Carrigan’s Metamorpho, Edi Gathegi’s Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, and Isabela Merced’s fierce Hawkgirl, who form the Justice Gang and help Superman fight.
The film skips the origin story and launches us straight to a world where the Kryptonian hero already serves the people. With a spoiler for Supergirl and a well-intended plot that delves into Gunn's vision for the reboot, the film is being praised by fans and critics for taking a different angle on the Man of Steel, one who is all the same Super but more human.
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The film is the first project in DC's Gods & Monsters era, and it has already gotten fans hyped for what's to come. Looking at the box office numbers and the praise online, DC's future arc looks pretty promising.
Superman is now in theaters.
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