The immense pressure on the box office performance of James Gunn's Superman has not exactly been a secret. A DC franchise reboot has been in the works now for two years – through the memorable flops of the final four DCEU titles that were released in 2023 – and the latest movie about the last son of Krypton was given the responsibility of getting audiences around the globe excited about what's in the works for DC Studios' nascent DC Universe. With whispers of "superhero fatigue" wafting around for the past year-plus, there were big question marks leading up to this past Friday.
Now, the dust has cleared, and it can be said with certainty that three days into its release, Superman is a hit, the film arrived on the heels of Gareth Edwards' Jurassic World: Rebirth and easily took over the number one spot at the weekend box office with what is on the books as the third biggest debut in 2025. Check out the full Top 10 below and join me after for analysis.
