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[Mudd]

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[Mudd]

The Wall Street Journal:

Warner executives want “Superman” to gross more than $500 million globally—a fraction of the size of Marvel’s billion-dollar blockbusters, but a hit by any other measure.

Gunn is considering TV spinoffs for characters like Mister Terrific and cub reporter Jimmy Olsen, a knowledgeable person said.

 

[JoeZhang]

The Wall Street Journal:

This is message management - 500 is a disappointment if that is where if ends up and most of the planned DCU films would not happen.The challenge is the domestic market is strong but international looks weak in some markets and DOA in others.

 

[Mudd]

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A Box Office Hit: ‘Superman’ Opening To $123M – Sunday AM Update

'Superman' is opening to $123M, the second best opening ever for director James Gunn.

deadline.com

Weekend Preview: SUPERMAN Soaring to $115M+ Domestic Debut

The Boxoffice Podium Forecasting the Top 3 Movies at the Domestic Box Office | July 11 – 13, 2025 Week 28 | July 11 – 13, 2025 1. SupermanWarner Bros. | NEWWeekend Range: $115M – $135MShowtime Marketshare: 35% Pros Cons James Gunn’s upbeat new Superman is coming in with the advantage in both...

www.boxofficepro.com

Oh, and audiences love it at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Gunn and Safran and all of Warner Bros can rest easy after the cynics’ snarking over the first trailer back in December. That’s the best RT audience score ever for a Superman movie, even better than Richard Donner’s 1978 original movie (86%). Take that, trolls.

 

[Mudd]

Box Office: ‘Superman’ Targets $100M-Plus Domestic Opening, Tracking Suggests $130M

Director James Gunn is understandably working overtime to manage expectations for the inaugural release from DC Studios, which he runs in tandem with producer Peter Safran.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

UK-Ireland box office preview: Warner Bros ‘Superman’ flies into 685 cinemas

Further releases include Johnny Depp's 'Modi' and Spanish comedy 'The Other Way Around'.

www.screendaily.com

 

[Mudd]

‘Superman’ Starts Flying Around The World With $40M+ Global 2-Day Launch — International Box Office

Superman has begun zipping around the world, ringing up $40.3 million through two days from North America and 57 international box office markets

deadline.com

 

[oktay]

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A Box Office Hit: ‘Superman’ Opening To $123M – Sunday AM Update

'Superman' is opening to $123M, the second best opening ever for director James Gunn.

deadline.com

 

[oktay]

This is message management - 500 is a disappointment if that is where if ends up and most of the planned DCU films would not happen.The challenge is the domestic market is strong but international looks weak in some markets and DOA in others.

They want it to gross over $500 million. So, they're expecting a figure of $600 to $700 million. If that's what was expected from the start (and it should be, as it was clear Superman would never surpass $1 billion when it came to JW), the franchise won't suffer in any way.

 

[theenglish]

Two rave reviews about Superman:

Superman review: James Gunn just killed the superhero film

While bringing some Guardians of the Galaxy-style wit and subversion to Superman was a fine idea, the final result is a mess, lacking in humour and basic thrills

www.standard.co.uk

And The Standard's review reminds me of a recent poster who also complained of the movie being migraine inducing:

Superman review: James Gunn just killed the superhero film

While bringing some Guardians of the Galaxy-style wit and subversion to Superman was a fine idea, the final result is a mess, lacking in humour and basic thrills

www.standard.co.uk

**This is behind a paywall, but like the NYT you can read limited articles if you have an account. It is also reprinted elsewhere online.

And so Superman has indeed returned in a maximalist migraine of a movie, directed and written by the Guardians of the Galaxy veteran James Gunn, a film-maker also charged here with launching a new “universe” of DC-sourced movie adventures. Good luck with that. Gunn approaches the nerdosphere’s most celebrated property like a giddy amnesiac who has missed the precipitous rise and fall of multi-character Marvel superhero movies and is instead stuck somewhere in the early 2010s. Nor has he apparently seen the recent Marvel instalment Thunderbolts, a genuinely delicate film about mental health that ended five “phases” and several billion dollars of lycra-clad mayhem with the tacit acknowledgment that comic book bombast was dead.

 

[StarTrek1701]

This is message management - 500 is a disappointment if that is where if ends up and most of the planned DCU films would not happen.The challenge is the domestic market is strong but international looks weak in some markets and DOA in others.

If anyone is here from Asia can you guys give us some insight?
Why do Asian audiences in various countries show up for Marvel movies but don't show up much for DC?
Aren't Superman and Batman more well known than the Marvel heroes lineup?

 

[Mudd]

Crossing $100 million [in its first weekend] is no small feat for any movie, and particularly for the fatigued superhero genre.

Superman would be the first superhero film to cross $100 million in its North American opening since Marvel Studios and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine launched to $211 million in summer 2024. And it’s the first DC film to cross $100 million in eight long years since Wonder Woman debuted to $103.3 million in 2017. And it’s only the third movie of 2025 so far to launch north of $100 million behind A Minecraft Movie, which opened to $162.8 million, and Lilo & Stitch, which started off with $146 million. Jurassic World Rebirth‘s official three-day opening was $92 million when it opened over the long July Fourth corridor and amassing $147.8 million in its first five days.

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[JoeZhang]

So it does not look like it will beat Man of Steel and its overseas performance is very mixed but they will be happy wifh domestic. Not sure what this tells them about Supergirl and other films.

 

[JoeZhang]

They want it to gross over $500 million. So, they're expecting a figure of $600 to $700 million. If that's what was expected from the start (and it should be, as it was clear Superman would never surpass $1 billion when it came to JW), the franchise won't suffer in any way.

The international box office is not looking good - it is been beaten by JW in many markets.

It is hard to know where this will finish but $600 million plus no longer looks certain. Depends how domestic sales hold up on next couple of weeks.

 

[Mudd]

Mostly it tells them that their Superman film opened in the top three this season and is exceeding their expectations.

 

[Mudd]

Today's a Sad Day for Zack Snyder Fans

Not the best time for the Snyder Bros.

www.cbr.com

I hope those #walletsclosed goobers who declared on social media that they'd be staying home watching Snydervision bought their copies of MoS on physical media years ago. Every time they rent or buy from Amazon or turn to streaming, cable and/or VOD, a WB accountant gets their wings.

 

[Set Harth]

Is this Lewy body dementia?

 

[Mudd]

Superman 2025 The Marketing & Media Playbook

Take a look inside and see what you can see!

open.substack.com

 

[Mudd]

‘Superman’ Leaps To $56M Friday, Now Flying To $115M-$120M+ Opening After A- CinemaScore – Saturday Box Office Update

UPDATED SATURDAY AM: Warner Bros/DC Studios‘ Superman after an estimated $56M first day/previews is now looking at $115M-$121M opening. We’re still waiting for Warner’s official numbers to come in. For a first superhero movie with excellent scores at a time when the fanboy audience can toss these comic book movies away like tissues, you can get down on your knees and thank the almighty for that opening. Very good start here for a movie where there was cynicism early on about the trailer (More on that in a bit). Also, another great start for the summer box office, the second $100M+ opening after Lilo & Stitch‘s $146M.

Superman‘ is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound in a way that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’ Thunderbolts* ($74.3M) and Captain America: Brave New World ($88.8M) did not.

What’s great about Superman: it has excellent audience exits of A- CinemaScore, 74% definite recommend and 86% positive on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. If it was just all beefcake grosses and so-so audience sentiment, there would be pause for concern. That’s what happened with Batman v Superman. Despite holding the record for the biggest opening for a DC movie at $166M stateside, that B CinemaScore was a tell-tale sign that audiences weren’t entirely in love with the dark dwellings of the Synderverse.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

The international box office is not looking good - it is been beaten by JW in many markets.

It is hard to know where this will finish but $600 million plus no longer looks certain. Depends how domestic sales hold up on next couple of weeks.

Fascinating. If the film--with 2025's higher ticket prices--cannot surpass a film over a decade old at the global box office, there's much to be said about that.

 

[BillJ]

Fascinating. If the film--with 2025's higher ticket prices--cannot surpass a film over a decade old at the global box office, there's much to be said about that.

Considering that it looks like the current film will come in around what Man of Steel did domestically, makes one wonder what is the difference for international audiences?