Superman box office collection day 3: David Corenswet film soars past $215M, James Gunn beats Zack Snyder's Man of Steel

Superman box office: David Corenswet's film has leapt past Henry Cavill's Man of Steel to become the best-opening solo Superman movie ever.

Updated on: Jul 14, 2025, 17:18:53 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Superman is up, up, and away! The new reboot of the DC Universe has started off on a great note with James Gunn's Superman excelling at the global box office. The film, which stars David Corenswet, in the titular role, has almost recovered its production budget in its opening weekend itself. In the process, it has also become the highest-opening solo Superman film of all time, beating the mark set by Zack Snyder's Man of Steel 12 years ago.

Superman has leapt past Man of Steel to become the best-opening solo Superman movie ever.

Superman box office report

James Gunn's Superman has collected $122 million to lead the weekend box office charts in the United States and Canada, a strong domestic debut. In addition, Warner Bros, the studio behind the film, has reported $95 million in collections in international markets. This gives Superman a global debut of $217 million in its opening weekend. Given that the film was made on a $225-million budget, the prospects are looking bright for the superhero film.

Superman vs Man of Steel

Superman is now the best-opening solo Superman film ever. Its $217-million mark is a substantial improvement on the $190 million that Zack Snyder's Henry Cavill-starrer Man of Steel had managed in its opening weekend back in 2013. Prior to that, the Brandon Routh-starrer Superman Returns (2006) had opened at just over $100 million. How the times have changed is evident from the fact that the original Superman (the 1978 one starring Christopher Reeve) had an opening weekend collection of $7.5 million in North America. It was then the highest for any Warner Bros film.

All about Superman

Superman, directed by James Gunn, stars David Corenswet in the titular role, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced. The film, the first in director James Gunn's new DC Universe, has also received praise from critics worldwide.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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