Director James Gunn’s Superman reboot has delivered a mighty box office debut, signaling a powerful new start for DC Studios and Warner Bros. The film, starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, opened to a robust $122 million domestically and $95 million internationally, for a global opening weekend total of $217 million. This strong overseas showing helped Superman nearly recover its reported $225 million production budget in its first weekend.
Superman’s domestic opening ranks as the third-largest of 2025, trailing only A Minecraft Movie ($162.8 million) and the live-action Lilo & Stitch ($146 million). The film’s Thursday preview screenings alone brought in $22.5 million, with Friday’s total reaching $56.5 million—making it the second-biggest single-day opening of the year. This performance not only exceeded early industry estimates but also marked the biggest-ever domestic launch for a solo Superman film, surpassing Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013), which debuted at $116.6 million.
