Superman, Globally and box office
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As 'Superman' continues to dominate the domestic box office after two weeks, James Gunn is commenting on the movie's international performance.
During his first public appearance following his latest box office hit, the filmmaker earned a standing ovation from the Hall H crowd while choking up as he talked about his love of the comic book medium.
Superman, which was released on July 11, 2025, has been successfully running in theaters. Starring David Corenswet, the American superhero film recently completed three weeks at the box office. It has achieved a new milestone during its theatrical run.
Following Superman's heroic box office debut, writer and director James Gunn took to social media to explain its success.
James Gunn's Superman took $122 million in North American theaters over the weekend, which was enough to make it the biggest domestic launch ever for a solo Superman film, not adjusted for inflation.
Superman director James Gunn has blamed anti-American sentiment for the film’s underwhelming international box office performance.
The very American comic book hero has always faced challenges abroad. But Trump's controversial global policies and a China market that’s (largely) moved on from Hollywood tentpoles haven't helped.
During its second week in theaters, the new 2025 Superman soared passed $400 million at the global box office. However, when you break down the numbers, more than 50 percent of that is coming from the U.
James Gunn isn't letting the "SuperWoke" right wing criticisms bring his "Superman" down. The writer/director, who is also the co-head of DC Studios, told Rolling Stone that the superhero film has reached success at the international box office despite rising "anti-American sentiment [s]" worldwide.
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It has now been overtaken on the stateside leader board by Gunn's Superman. Starring David Corenswet in the lead role, the well-received film has generated over $400 million worldwide so far. It's sitting at an 83% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes,
The only thing that might be able to overtake that wave of emotions is, of course, speculating on what this movie is doing to set up what we know about DCU Chapter One: “Gods and Monsters.” Some fans think they’ve started to piece that together through that gorgeous mural in the Hall of Justice,