Overview

• The film’s $122 million opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada sets a new record for a solo Superman release and ranks as the third-largest domestic debut of 2025
• Overseas ticket sales of $95 million across 78 markets fell short of expectations, highlighting ongoing challenges for the character internationally
• With a production budget of about $225 million and marketing costs uncounted, the project must nearly double its global gross to reach an estimated $500 million break-even point
• Superman holds an 82% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and earned an A- CinemaScore, signaling broad approval after recent DC misfires
• This release marks the inaugural entry in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s decade-long DC Studios roadmap, with Supergirl, Clayface and Wonder Woman already in development