As superhero movies struggled at the box office earlier in 2025, Superman is now this year's highest-grossing entry in the genre (and its run is far from over).

Comic fans are embracing the latest showdown between Marvel and DC as their superhero films Fantastic Four and Superman compete for box office dominance, reigniting a rivalry spanning over eight decades.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) -Comic fans are embracing the latest showdown between Marvel and DC as their superhero films "Fantastic Four" and "Superman" compete for box office dominance, reigniting a rivalry spanning over eight decades.

Fans love to ask what Marvel characters can beat Superman, and that’s always a very interesting question. Videos by ComicBook.com Marvel’s power levels, per capita, are lower than DC’s.

Maybe “superhero fatigue” is a thing of the past – with DC’s “Superman” still soaring in theaters, Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” reboot is set to join the fun this weekend, with positive momentum.

Who's winning the summer superhero blockbuster battle? IGN sat down to discuss Superman and Fantastic Four and the state of the union when it comes to all things MCU and DCU at SDCC 2025. Marvel Studios has been in a bit of a slump of late,

According to the same report that revealed DC’s attempt to steal Kevin Feige from Marvel, the brass at Warner Bros. have set Superman’s worldwide financial goal post at a cool $500 million. That doesn’t look impossible, when looking at the $416.2 million haul, reported at the time of writing by Box Office Mojo.

Fantastic Four: First Steps is helping Marvel to "get its mojo back", according to most early reviews of the new superhero reboot. The 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is "Marvel's best film in a decade", the Telegraph said, while the Guardian declared the studio had "regained its buoyancy".