Superman (2025) Box Office Thread

[Karelia]

Superman coming in higher with the actual. Gotta love it!

My brother went to see it for the first time last night, he ended up having to go to a different showtime because it sold out!

 

[DarkKnight88]

We will test the dad bod theory in real time. Do women truly find it attractive or not.

Dad bod for Mamoa is still infinitely more attractive to women than dad bod on average joe.

 

[Karelia]

Dad bod for Mamoa is still infinitely more attractive to women than dad bod on average joe.

My wife loves Momoa. It was not hard to convince her to see the Aquaman movies lol. Curious how she will react to Momoa as Lobo though.

 

[jokesonm3]

At this point, a Jason Mamoa Lobo film would be a box office behemoth

 

[Ita-KalEl]

No recent data swaying you? Audiences spending $500M in 3 weeks on a character that many weren’t sure would ever get a solo movie again and had been relegated to faceless or two-word cameos? Especially at a time when superhero movie fatigue has set in at least for some of the major players and some foreign markets have moved on from them?

Obviously we are past the heyday of the pre-Endgame superhero boom and certain other factors have ****ed the viability of superhero shared universes, so it’s unclear how successful a new DCU can be going forward. But I have always believed the best way to start a cinematic universe is a good foundation. That’s what Iron Man (and later Cap and Thor) gave did for the MCU, laying the groundwork for what they wanted to do. If those movies didn’t work, The Avengers wouldn’t have worked.

And that’s what we’ve started with Superman here. The movie is a critical and financial hit, and it’s resonating with fans. It even seems to have hit the cultural zeitgeist; all the anti-woke idiots criticizing it seem to have galvanized a lot of people on the progressive side to get behind the film because of its pro-immigration, pro-Palestine and Pro-Ukraine themes (and anti-Musk/anti-Trump themes). Granted, these are all pretty subtle in the film (it’s not like Gunn was trying to go full social commentary here with a Superman film) but I give him credit for finding ways to weave in serious issues while also delivering a zany, action packed popcorn flick.

Snyder’s universe failed because MoS was a shaky (at best) foundation. Superman was supposed to be the one who emerges first and brings all the heroes out. But instead, the movie only mildly explores him, he spends most of it just punching people through buildings, and he gets killed in his second outing. All so Snyder could move on to do his half-baked attempt at Frank Miller’s Batman.

Anyway, I don’t know how this universe will shake out, but I think the response to Superman is enough to give people plenty of optimism. Kara also seems to have gotten a good response in her appearance in the film. If Supergirl is a hit, and I think it really can be, then we’ll be off to the races. Milly Alcock is popular, the comic that it’s based on is (as I understand it) a great story (it’s on my to-read list) and appearances by Momoa as Lobo and David as Superman (and Krypto) will probably boost its box office potential.

Superman is a great hit.
I loved it. But we are talking about a ww market without China and with European markets reduced of a good 40% respect to 10 years ago.
I am not sure that a cinematic universe can work. I would rather prefer single sh movies connected to establish 2-3 AAA franchises that can interact with each other.
What is the difference with a DCU? The difference is that the public that went to the cinema to see Superman could not be interested in Clayface.
Another aspect is that an elseworld Batman cohabiting with another version of the character doesn't seem to me the smarter idea ever.

 

[The_Root]

They should have probably had Batman movie after Superman. I feel like having the DCU Batman years away hurts the universe.

I agree. The trinity needed to be the first three films of the slate. Same mistake as last time. Hopefully Gunn won’t compound that mistake in the same catastrophic ways Snyder did. In fact, I’m fairly sure he won’t. But the easiest way to build the DCU brand back up would have been to feature its three most important pillars right away.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[donuts]

Italy | MON July 28th:

3. Superman | €77,031 | Tot. €4,636,774

 

[DCDAVE]

Gunn is building the DCU from ground up. You don’t panic and rush out Batman and Wonder Woman like the DCEU did. Guys Superman will probably be the highest grossing Superhero movie for 2025, out performing 3 MCU movies at the box office. Even the most positive Superman fans didn’t see that coming. Let’s be real, when Superman was announced few people thought it had a chance to beat one MCU movie, let alone 3. There is a reason why Universal and Disney tried to sandwich Superman. Kal El did some real heavy lifting here. WB is celebrating for a reason, Superman went through a gauntlet.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[-Arya-]

Snyderbros will play the inflation game.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Snyderbros will play the inflation game.

Let them cry into their beers while they stare longingly at the five gifs of Cavill smiling.

 

[-Arya-]

Let them cry into their beers while they stare longingly at the five gifs of Cavill smiling.

Nah they’ll be staring at the gif of Pa Kent’s hand gesture during the tornado/Supes doing nothing and be like “Yeah that is MY Superman!!!”

 

[flickchick85]

Snyderbros will play the inflation game.

Then they’d better inflate its budget too.

 

[X Knight]

Then they’d better inflate its budget too.

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shhh.......don't tell them about that part.

 

[-Arya-]

I did the math. MOS budget when adjusted would be about 312M, almost 100M more than Supes 2025.

 

[Boom]

Gunn is building the DCU from ground up. You don’t panic and rush out Batman and Wonder Woman like the DCEU did. Guys Superman will probably be the highest grossing Superhero movie for 2025, out performing 3 MCU movies at the box office. Even the most positive Superman fans didn’t see that coming. Let’s be real, when Superman was announced few people thought it had a chance to beat one MCU movie, let alone 3. There is a reason why Universal and Disney tried to sandwich Superman. Kal El did some real heavy lifting here. WB is celebrating for a reason, Superman went through a gauntlet.

This.

1. Most financially successful superhero movie of the year (despite direct competition with one).
2. Positive critic scores and audience scores.
3. Healthy word of mouth.

For starting a new continuity after the dumpster fire that was the DCEU, this cannot be painted as anything other than a home run for WBD and DC Studios. It did what it needed to do. Now we see where it goes from there.

And yeah, the vindictive little **** in me is downright giddy at the Snyder Bros having to live with this being the highest grossing Superman movie in the USA.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

3m Monday, per ERC.

 

[-Arya-]

Something nobody is talking about. Superman 25’ will likely pass BVS domestic box office also.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Something nobody is talking about. Superman 25’ will likely pass BVS domestic box office also.

Good.

The less I remember about Martha, Jolly Ranchers, jars of piss and Cave Troll Doomsdays, the better

 

[-Arya-]

Good.

The less I remember about Martha, Jolly Ranchers, jars of piss and Cave Troll Doomsdays, the better

I want to forget this **** everyday. It’s so bad I want it wiped from my memory.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I want to forget this **** everyday. It’s so bad I want it wiped from my memory.

Same here. That movie was such a mashup of awful ideas that it’s hard to believe it exists sometimes.

 

[X Knight]

BvS did have the cool warehouse Batman fight scene. Which felt straight out of an Arkham game. So there's that at least.

 

[-Arya-]

Same here. That movie was such a mashup of awful ideas that it’s hard to believe it exists sometimes.

Flashpoint, Death of Supes, DKR, Injustice. Holy **** just restating all this breaks my mind into pieces.

 

[Kane52630]

I think this is a new one lol