Supermanis climbing a major box office chart. The superhero movie, which is the latest title to feature the iconic DC Comics character, was written and directed by James Gunn and debuted with a $125 million opening weekend, which it followed by quickly flying past the $500 million milestone worldwide by the end of its third full week in theaters.
2025’sSupermanisthe first installment in the newly rebranded DC Universe(DCU), which includes some elements of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) but pushes the franchise in a different creative direction that includes David Corenswet taking over the role of Superman from Henry Cavill.
PerDeadline, as of Saturday morning,Supermanis projected to earn a 3-day gross of $14 millionat the domestic box office by the end of its fourth weekend in theaters. This will bring the movie’s cumulative domestic total to $316.3 million.
That total seesSupermanclimbing the chart of the highest-grossing domestic releases from Warner Bros., soaring pastThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey($303 million domestic) to becometheir 15th highest-grossing movie of all time in North America.
What This Means For Superman
It remains to be seen how much higher theSupermanbox officecan climb by the end of its run in North America. However,it only needs to make an additional $18.8 millionin order to surpass the domestic gross of the DCEU movieAquaman($335.1 million) in order to break into the all-time Top 10 for Warner Bros.
Below, see the movies that stand betweenSupermanand a place in the Top 10, which includes two other DCEU titles:
#10
$335.1 million
#11
$330.4 million
#12
$328.8 million
#13
$325.1 million
#14
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(2001)
$317.9 million
Supermanis only projected to have a week-on-week drop of 44% during its fourth weekend, so if it has a similar drop during its fifth,it could potentially earn an additional $7.8 million by next Sunday.
While this total closes the gap between itself andAquamanby less than half, ifSupermanmaintains a slow and steady pace throughout August,it should have no trouble hitting the Top 10.
This is underscored by the fact thatthe movie marketplace is going to be relatively quiet inAugust, with few impending competitors.Nobody 2andThe Toxic Avengerare the only titles that seem like they’re seeking a similar demographic, so the James Gunn movie should have a slow and steady climb.
Our Take On The Superman Box Office Update
It is very good forSupermanto have a strong standing among other Warner Bros. titles, because the story sets up a number of otherupcoming DCU movies. The future of the newest iteration of the company’s superhero franchise depends on the movie reaching a wide audience and engaging them enough to want to experience further adventures in this universe.
