Overview

• The film earned $122 million domestically from July 11–13, setting the highest three-day opening for a solo Superman movie though just below some $130 million forecasts.
• Global box office reached $217 million, with $95 million from overseas markets underperforming initial projections.
• Critics gave it an 82% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences rated it 93% positive, while CinemaScore polls awarded it an A-.
• As the first theatrical release overseen by co-chairs James Gunn and Peter Safran, it kicks off their 10-year DC Studios strategy and carries a roughly $225 million production budget.
• Some right-wing commentators objected to James Gunn’s depiction of Superman as an immigrant and emblem of America, even as the film’s reception remained broadly positive.