
Box Office: 'Superman' Emerges Number 1 Movie of the Weekend Worldwide; Soars To $217 Million Opening Weekend
Los Angeles, July 14 - James Gunn scores another win with his comic book movie as Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios' Superman was the number one movie at the worldwide box office of the weekend (July 11-13) after the mighty opening of over $200 million. ## The first film in Peter Safran and James Gunn-headed DC Studios Phase I - "Gods and Monsters", Superman topped studios' conservative projections by a good margin at the domestic (North America) box office, but fell slightly below the projection overseas. ## Superman's Domestic, Overseas, and Worldwide Opening Weekend Collection ## The superhero movie, fronted by David Corenswet, stars as Man of Steel aka Superman, had a very good opening weekend domestically, grossing a solid $125 million over 3-day weekend, including Thursday previews. This makes it the biggest solo Superman opener, beating Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" (2013), which opened to $116.6 million. ## Among the DC comics' movies, Superman had the 6th biggest start domestically, between "Suicide Squad" ($133.6 million) and "Man of Steel" ($116.6 million). Superman had the third biggest North American opening of 2025, behind "Lilo & Stitch" ($146 million) and "A Minecraft Movie" ($162 million). ## While Superman had a solid start domestically, the movie was slightly softer than expected at the international box office with $95 million 5-day opening weekend from 78 markets, bringing its global tally to $220 million. It is ahead of "Man of Steel" ($200 million) and behind "Wonder Woman" ($228 million). ## Superman's Biggest Overseas/International Market, and Opening Weekend Collection In India ## The United Kingdom was the strongest international market for the film with $9.8 million opening weekend, followed by Mexico ($8.8 million) and China ($6.6 million). India was also among the top 10 contributors, with the gross collection of 31+ crores ($3.70 million) opening weekend. It was also the number 1 movie at the Indian box office this weekend. ## Superman had the 4th biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood title of 2025 in India, behind "Jurassic World Rebirth", "F1", and "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning". The word of mouth for the movie is on the positive side, which should help it to have a decent run, despite the competition with fellow Hollywood titles and Indian films. ## About James Gunn's Superman Movie ## Written and directed by James Gunn, it is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) produced by DC Studios and the second reboot of the Superman film series. It also stars Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult, among others. In the film, Superman must prove to the world that he is their protector after billionaire Lex Luthor conducts a plan to turn public opinion against him. ## Stay tuned...