New York (AP) – In dialect to kick a new era for DC studios, James Gun’s “Superman” According to studio estimates, the weekend opened with $ 122 million in the US and Canada ticket sales.
DC and Warner Brothers rode a lot on “Superman”. While the Walt Disney Company’s Marvel Studio has its own part of the conflicts, DC superheroes have recently found most of the cryptonite in theaters. Like movies “Joker: Folia for two,” “The Flash” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” all flopped.
But written and directed by Gun, “Superman”, is in the form of a new beginning. This is the first release that was completely run by the co-heads of Gunn and Peter Safran, DC Studios, because they were DC’s superhero cinematic universe key handed over the key,
And while Gun replaced “Galaxy’s Patron” A big success for MarvelHis irreversible, Idiocyncratic Touch created the director-one time with Troma Entertainment, an unexpected steward for one of the most bankable and cute brands of a B-movie filmmaker-film-film-films.
Broadly on-target was the third largest of 2025, and was the first DC title to cross $ 100 million in its early weekends. “Wonder Woman” in 2017,
Ticket sales were relatively soft for “Superman” abroad. In 78 international markets, it earned $ 95 million. In China, it collected just $ 6.6 million.
As an American icon, “Superman” essentially attracted the political discourse. Some right -wing commentators criticized the film as “Jagane”, when Gunn described the superhero from Crypton as “an immigrant”. On X, White House Posted an image President Donald Trump as Superman.
In “Superman”, which costs around $ 225 million, Gan carried forward man of steel in a different -tannwala direction compared to previous repetitions from filmmaker Zack snider. Leaving the original story of Kansas, the film arises with Superman instead ( David correnceweight ) After his first defeat. Rachel Brosonhan played the role of Lois Lane and Nicholas Hult Lakes.
The “Superman” debut did not come close to the Betman V Superman: Don of Justice of the snider at 2016. The film started in 2013 with $ 116 million.
But when snider films were often unaffected by critics, large -scale good reviews greeted Gunn’s “Superman”. On Rotain Tomato, it made 82% fresh for the franchise since the first two films with Christopher Reve – “Superman” (1978) and “Superman II” (1980). The audience gave it a “A-” cinemaskor.
“Superman” also faced great competition. Last week’s top film, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” Got in second place with $ 40 million. With the “Jurassic” film, the seventh “Jurassic” film of Universal Pictures, stood 57% from its early weekends, with “Superman”. Scarlett Johansson starring, “Jurassic World Rembarth” was closed A thunder $ 318.3 million global startsIn two weeks, it is $ 529.5 million worldwide.
Apart from this, the success of Apple Studio’s biggest box-office is still in the mixture, “F1.” Joseph Kosinsky Formula one action thrillerStarring Brad Pitt, finished third with $ 13 million in its third weekend. The film distributed by Warner Brothers has collected $ 393.4 million globally in three weeks. But it also carries a heavy price tag of about $ 250 million, as well as at least $ 100 million in promotion.
Jake Cuckoo, Associated Press