Overview

• ‘Superman’ has grossed over $235 million domestically in two weekends and $406 million worldwide.
• Gunn has questioned the “SuperWoke” label and reiterated that kindness is the core message of his film.
• Experts such as Robert Greenberger and Danny Fingeroth note that Superman’s refugee allegory has been integral since the character’s 1938 debut.
• The film’s $171 million international haul trails its U.S. performance, a gap Gunn attributes partly to anti-American sentiment abroad.
• Conservative voices like Kellyanne Conway and Dean Cain have criticized Gunn’s immigrant remarks, prompting ongoing rebuttals from the director and experts.