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Superman Reboot Tops $220M Global Debut as DC Unveils 10-Year Plan

The record-smashing debut underscores DC Studios leadership’s 10-year strategy to rebuild the franchise across film, television.

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Overview

  • Warner Bros revised the opening to $125 million domestically, lifting the global total to $220 million.
  • The film achieved the highest opening for a solo Superman release, surpassing 2013’s Man of Steel and marking the first DC title since 2017 to debut above $100 million in North America.
  • Overseas ticket sales fell short of expectations at $95 million, including $6.6 million in China.
  • Critics awarded the movie an 82% Rotten Tomatoes rating and audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore for its optimistic, character-driven tone.
  • CEO David Zaslav said the film is the first step in a bold 10-year roadmap under James Gunn and Peter Safran to forge an interconnected DC Universe.