It was ‘up, up and away’ for James Gunn’s Superman reboot, which finished No 1 at the box office with a $122 million at box offices in the US and Canada over the weekend, a strong debut that kicked off a new era for DC comic book heroes on the big screen.
Warner Bros Pictures’ latest blockbuster beat early estimates of around $90m for the weekend and surpassed last weekend’s top hit Jurassic World Rebirth, which grossed $40m this weekend.
The movie that introduces David Corenswet as the Man of Steel added $95m in international markets for a global total of $217m through Sunday, Warner Bros said.
Superman is a reboot of the movie franchise based on the hero who debuted in comic books in 1938. The film’s performance is critical to the future of Warner Bros and its DC Studios division.
Despite a stable of iconic characters including Batman and Wonder Woman, DC has not been able to match the blockbuster box office power of Walt Disney’s Marvel superhero films.
The new Superman was written and directed by James Gunn, the filmmaker known for three offbeat Guardians of the Galaxy movies for Marvel. Gunn was tapped as co-CEO of DC Studios in 2022, alongside producer Peter Safran, and billed as the hero who could bring consistent success to its film and TV projects.
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