New Superman movie soars to the top of the box office earning $122 million in third best opening of 2025

Daily Mail​

13-07-2025

Superman had a super opening weekend as the new action adventure soared to the top of the box office.
Fans of the superhero turned over some $122 million to see the new action adventure during its debut, according to The Numbers.
The action adventure starring David Corenswet at the Man of Steel earned an 82-percent critics rating and an even more enthusiastic score of 93-percent from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film earned another $95 million internationally, but did not do as well overseas, perhaps due to the current political climate between the United States and the rest of the world.
'Superman has always been identified as an American character, and in some parts of the world, America is currently not enjoying its greatest popularity,' David A. Gross, of the movie consulting firm FranchiseRe told Variety.
Gross praised director James Gunn for focusing on the story rather than relying on big stars to attract the audience.
'This is the original, comic book hero story about a flawed and reluctant every-man who uses his special powers to fight evil. That arc is reliable and relatable,' he said.
That, along with a built-in audience resulted in Superman having the third biggest opening of 2025, behind A Minecraft Movie , which has earned more than $955 so far, and the live action Lilo & Stitch, which is still in the top 10 after eight weeks in theaters.
Last week's winner, Jurassic World Rebirth, dropped to a distant second place, earning another $40 million domestically.
The latest offering in the franchise did not fare well with critics, but has done relatively well with audiences, perhaps due to the casting of Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey.
So far the dinosaur drama has dug up nearly $530 million globally.
F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt, Idris Elba and Javier Bardem, crossed the finish line in third its third week in theaters. The high-octane adventure collected a prize worth $13 million domestically.
So far F1 has done much better on the international market, where it has collected a prize worth $252.2 million for a global take of $393, 395,000.
How to Train Your Dragon, the live action version of the 2010 animated hit, remained a strong draw at theaters over the weekend.
The action adventure flew away with another $7.8 million in ticket sales domestically. Internationally, the beloved tale has been as huge a hit as it is in the US, for a global total of nearly $561 million.
Rounding out the top five was Elio. The Disney animated adventure about a space-obsessed boy who meets space aliens landed with a payday of $3.9 million.
The film has not been as well received as other Disney/Pixar projects, earning only $63 million in the US and another $53 million internationally.
Superman will face some stiff competition next week when the animated Smurfs, starring the voices of Rihanna, Jimmy Kimmel, James Corden and Octavia Spencer debuts in wide release.
The spooky I Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Freddie Prinze Jr, along with new victims Chase Sui Wonders and Jonah Hauer-King will also open in wide release on Friday.