Superman (2025) Box Office Thread

[Herolee10]

If Reeves is sticking to his own trilogy, that would mean the Batman of the new DCU wouldn’t show up for another 8–10 years. I don’t know… I’m not making any definitive claims, just thinking out loud here. But doing the math, that’s kind of what it looks like.

I keep wondering if The Batman could end up facing the same kind of problem The Flash had?
From what I understand, it’s not going to be part of the DCU, so it won’t connect to Superman or the rest of the upcoming films. If that’s the case, will general audiences still show up at the box office for something they know won’t be part of the bigger picture? In the case of The Flash, by the time it was released, everyone already knew the Snyderverse was dead and buried, and that was definitely one of the factors that hurt its box office.

I’m honestly happy that Superman is finally taking the spotlight, and that they’re not repeating the same mistake of rushing everything and cramming all the characters into one movie without giving them the proper build-up.

That said, I do worry about how far off the DCU’s Batman seems to be. Audiences have clearly changed in the last few years, and I can’t help but wonder if that could hurt the box office for Matt Reeves’ Batman films especially if they’re seen as completely separate from what’s happening in the DCU.

I just hope the gap doesn’t end up working against them and us.

I'm hoping that we don't have to wait until David is in his 40's before we can see him interact with the DCU Batman.

 

[Gu3ree]

Will the movie actually remain in cinemas through Labor Day? What about the Amazon Prime release date? I don't remember how long Man of Steel stayed in cinemas.

 

[donuts]

€5.2M in Italy (FRI August 8th)

7. Superman | €27,111 | €5,205,700

 

[Superark]

Will the movie actually remain in cinemas through Labor Day? What about the Amazon Prime release date? I don't remember how long Man of Steel stayed in cinemas.

I think it will, but the question will be how many screens will it maintain.

Gunn has been pushing people to go see it on his socials. It makes me curious if he knows that it will be leaving theaters sooner than we would like.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Going to see it one last time tomorrow. I have to say… while Sinners is the best movie of the year so far, Superman is easily my FAVORITE movie of the year. No surprise, I’m sure. But still. This movie just make me so happy as a lifelong Superfan. Everyone I know who has seen it adores it. Gunn, Corenswet, Brosnahan and Hoult just knocked it out of the park.

 

[Superark]

Now with the news that Superman will be available digitally come August 26th, that definitely explains why he was urging fans this week to go see the film.

Sad that they are doing that. Sucks for cinema and the theatres. That said, at least it will provide some good reactions videos on YouTube soon, which I guess is part of the problem isn't it?

 

[Mr. Peanut]

If Reeves is sticking to his own trilogy, that would mean the Batman of the new DCU wouldn’t show up for another 8–10 years. I don’t know… I’m not making any definitive claims, just thinking out loud here. But doing the math, that’s kind of what it looks like.

I keep wondering if The Batman could end up facing the same kind of problem The Flash had?
From what I understand, it’s not going to be part of the DCU, so it won’t connect to Superman or the rest of the upcoming films. If that’s the case, will general audiences still show up at the box office for something they know won’t be part of the bigger picture? In the case of The Flash, by the time it was released, everyone already knew the Snyderverse was dead and buried, and that was definitely one of the factors that hurt its box office.

I’m honestly happy that Superman is finally taking the spotlight, and that they’re not repeating the same mistake of rushing everything and cramming all the characters into one movie without giving them the proper build-up.

That said, I do worry about how far off the DCU’s Batman seems to be. Audiences have clearly changed in the last few years, and I can’t help but wonder if that could hurt the box office for Matt Reeves’ Batman films especially if they’re seen as completely separate from what’s happening in the DCU.

I just hope the gap doesn’t end up working against them and us.

I don't think it'll have an effect on The Batman 2 at all, honestly. The gritty realistic Batman films (Nolanverse, Joker, Reevesverse) aren't like normal superhero films. Whereas regular superhero films are drastically affected by crossover hype and universe building, the gritty realistic Batman universe films have nothing to do with all that, and are instead reliant entirely on standalone narrative, drama, and having the right vibe/atmosphere. They are a different kind of superhero film.

That being said, it would be a terrible idea to wait 8-10 years for the DCU Batman films, because the DCU will rely heavily on crossover hype to get a high box office and it really needs a version of Batman to cross over with other heroes (especially Superman) to help fuel that crossover hype. Gunn just needs to make sure DCU Batman is an extremely distinct take on Batman with an extremely distinct setting with lots of high tech bat gadgets at Batman's disposal and all sorts of mutated and high tech villains.

Nobody is gonna care that the two versions of Batman are different. Nobody is gonna care that the Reeves Batman is in his own separate world where everything is much more grounded in realism. But they will absolutely care if the DCU doesn't have its own Batman for the next decade.

 

[Galactus123]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Why does he give this stuff air?

Anyways, looking like around 7m OS this weekend. 360-365m domestic, 265-270m OS looking likely. Around 630m overall. Showed some legs OS after the blah opening.

 

[The_Root]

Rumor from When To Stream that Aug 26 digital release. Hope that’s not true.

 

[STARMAN]

WB put Minecraft and Sinners on digital after 45 days. They're probably doing the same with Superman.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Rumor from When To Stream that Aug 26 digital release. Hope that’s not true.

Not a rumor.

 

[X Knight]

the faster turnaround to streaming/home release is another reason why you simply can't compare BO performance of past films with an apple-to-apple comparison.

there is no doubt that part of the entertainment industry has changed, for better or for worse.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

the faster turnaround to streaming/home release is another reason why you simply can't compare BO performance of past films with an apple-to-apple comparison.

there is no doubt that part of the entertainment industry has changed, for better or for worse.

For smaller stuff, definitely. But bigger stuff, it's a question of desire to see it on the big screen. Look at Final Destination blowing his franchise record out of the water. Sinners doing things we've never seen. Inside Out 2 is the biggest Pixar flick of all time, even in this environment.

 

[geosphere]

I noticed Jurassic World Rebirth was released on digital already and it did not negatively effect its box office holds(at least not yet). I’ve been comparing Jurassic World Rebirth and Superman over the last couple of weeks. Even though Superman has a better multiplier and stronger legs overall, it’s interesting that their weekly numbers are tracking similarly lately — with Superman doing almost the same totals a week later but a little better. For example JWRB did these numbers last week:


And this past week Superman did this:


JWRB went digital 4 days ago and its box office hasn’t taken a noticeable hit yet. Given that Superman’s digital release isn’t for another 2+ weeks, by that point its daily grosses will already be much lower, so the potential impact on legs may be small.

Not saying it won’t have any effect, but if JWRB is holding after its digital drop, Superman might hold fine too especially since its week-to-week declines have been softer.

 

[Mysteryman]

That dude needs to watch more movies, but also it’s just a non-sequitur. Parallel imagery doesn’t mean Snyder *understands* Superman.

THANK YOU!

 

[Lily Adler]

Snyder Bros: Good! Both the DCU and MCU are not doing well at the box office. They'll have to bring back Zack Snyder instead of just not make superhero movies because they are no longer seen as profitable.

 

[donuts]

Cinema is flopping without Zack Snyder.

 

[Lily Adler]

Cinema is flopping without Zack Snyder.

I mean look at the facts. Superhero movies were making billions before 2020 when the Snyder Cut came out. It's obvious superhero fans saw that nothing could top it and stopped watching them in theaters.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Why does he give this stuff air?

Anyways, looking like around 7m OS this weekend. 360-365m domestic, 265-270m OS looking likely. Around 630m overall. Showed some legs OS after the blah opening.

Gunn is definitely way too online, but given the precarious situation at WB/Discovery these days, I do understand the urge to try and quash these rumors publicly.

The August digital release is disappointing but expected. Just the reality for most studios these days, cutting off their legs to chase the shiny new thing.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Gunn is definitely way too online, but given the precarious situation at WB/Discovery these days, I do understand the urge to try and quash these rumors publicly.

The August digital release is disappointing but expected. Just the reality for most studios these days, cutting off their legs to chase the shiny new thing.

The thing is, he doesn't quash it.

So far at least, it does not seem digital releases cut off legs at all really. I do wonder if it's the price mixed with the fact that most people just don't buy them. At least not the way we use to physical media.

The real effect is a release on a streaming service. Which thankfully, they'd stopped doing so early. Still pretty early though. Took Final Destination 2 and half months. Supes before October?

 

[Lily Adler]

Get back to me when it's on HBO Max.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

BvS is dead. Bury it:

 

[GreenKToo]

Superman is very much in a Batman begins type of situation. Great audience and critical scores, but didn't set the B.O. on fire ( by that, I mean most of us were thinking it would make AT LEAST 700 mill ) that said, 630 mill is nothing to sneeze at either.

People that skipped it in the theater will regret they didn’t go once they see it at home.
The hunger for more is 100% there.

The sequel, or teamup, is where we will see the 750 mill + film.

 

[GreenKToo]

I'm gonna assume supergirl will be a hit also.
And Lobo will be a fan favorite, so you might as well get prepared
( most likely ) For him to be in the next Superman film as well.
And I think either mongul or brainiac will be the MAIN villain ( maybe even both )