"Superman" soars at the box office giving DC movies rebirth some early momentum

This was the biggest opening for a superhero movie since "Deadpool & Wolverine," and it is the third movie to open over $100 million domestically in its opening weekend in 2025. The other two are "A Minecraft Movie" and "Lilo & Stitch," two all-ages, family-friendly movies. "Superman" also made $95 million internationally, which is fine in a vacuum. For a Superman movie, i.e. a movie about the All-American superhero, it was expected not to hit as powerfully overseas.

Reviews have also been solid for "Superman," which could mean that the movie has legs. Gunn wrote and directed this movie, so this was truly his mission statement for DC under his creative lead. All things considered, this is an unqualified success.

A couple other quick notes about box office success. The latest film in the Jurassic franchise, "Jurassic World Rebirth," made $40 million domestically in its second weekend, bringing it to $232 domestically. However, it brought in $68.1 million internationally and has now crossed $500 million in total. This could be another billion-dollar movie in this franchise. If that happens, credit the fact "Jurassic World" is one of the few franchises that still has any cache in China. Before next weekend rolls around "Rebirth" will already be the highest-grossing American movie in China.

Lastly, from the realm of original ideas (though still I.P. driven), "F1" is sans IMAX screens thanks to both "Rebirth" and now "Superman," but it still brought in $13 million domestically. It's now up to $136 million domestically and $375 globally.

(h/t The Hollywood Reporter)