UPDATE: 2025-07-17 08:11 EST BY BRENNAN KLEIN

Superman Soars Above Saturday’s $115-$121M Projections

This article was originally written Saturday AM and has been updated Sunday AM with up-to-date box office projections (in bold), a full chart, and further analysis.

Supermanis set to break a box office record by the end of its first weekend in theaters. The new superhero movie was written and directed by James Gunn and stars David Corenswet as Superman opposite Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

In addition to being the latest feature film bringing the DC superhero to the big screen after previous adaptations starring Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill,2025’sSupermanisthe first installment in the DC Universe, the soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe which is being overseen by Gunn and his DC Studios co-chairman and co-CEO Peter Safran.

PerDeadline, as of Saturday morning,Supermanis projected to close out its opening weekend at the domestic box office with a 3-day total of$123 million. This will markthe third best domestic debut of 2025 so far, behind onlyLilo & Stitch($146 million) andA Minecraft Movie($162.7 million).

Additionally, that total will makeSupermanthe 11th highest-grossing domestic movie of 2025 within the first three days of its run alone. That debut is much more than enough for the James Gunn movie to knockJurassic World Rebirthfrom its perch on top of the domestic chart.

The standalone dinosaur sequel, which stars Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey, hasfallen to No. 2 during its sophomore weekendwith a week-on-week drop of 57%. Below, see the full domestic Top 5 chart for the weekend:

1

$123 million

$123 million (weekend 1)

2

$40 million

$232.1 million (weekend 2)

3

$13 million

$136 million (weekend 3)

4

$7.8 million

$239.8 million (weekend 5)

5

$3.9 million

$62.6 million (weekend 4)

WithSupermannaturally rising to the top, the remaining summer movies on the chart have all moved down one spot apiece,knocking the horror sequel28 Years Laterfrom No. 5 to No. 6with a 3-day gross of $2.72 million seeing it drop 40% in its fourth weekend.

In addition toJurassic Worldceding its position at No. 1,F1 The Movieslipped to No. 3 with a 50% drop,How to Train Your Dragonfell an outstandingly slim 39%to hit No. 4, andEliohas dropped to No. 5 with an even narrower 32%.

While the Pixar movie is maintaining slow and steady growth, it is stillnowhere near making back its huge reported budgetof $150 million.

What This Means For Superman

It’s On Track To Be A Solid Success

The 2025 installment is set to earn one of the best opening weekends of the franchise. Of the previousSupermanmovies,only 2016’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceperformed better, with a staggering debut weekend of $166 million.

The new movie isperforming slightly above the level of the DCEU kickoff movieMan of Steel, which debuted with $116.6 million on its way to becoming the ninth highest-grossing movie of 2013 worldwide. Below, see a breakdown of the box office performance of the previous theatrical features in which Superman is a title character:

$7.4 million

$300.2 million

$14.1 million

$190.4 million

$13.4 million

$80.2 million

$5.6 million

$36.7 million

$52.5 million

$391.1 million

$116.6 million

$668 million

$166 million

$874.4 million

IfSupermanfollows the trajectory of its immediate predecessors,it could eventually earn between $650 and $705 million worldwide. However, there is potential for the movie to perform even better, because its A- CinemaScore shows that it could become a major word-of-mouth hit. WhileMan of Steelalso earned a score of A-,BvSonly earned a B.

This range would place the movie in a solid position, because the reportedbudget ofSupermanis $225 million. While its exact break-even point is unknown, movies often have to earn back two and a half times their budgets to turn a profit in theaters, whichcould place the 2025 movie’s estimated break-even point somewhere around $562.5 million.

Our Take On The Weekend Box Office

Summer’s Superhero Movies Look More Promising

Ahead of this weekend,2025’s superhero movies have been underperforming. The Marvel Cinematic Universe entriesCaptain America: Brave New WorldandThunderbolts*have both grossed more than $375 million worldwide, earning places in the 2025 Top 10, but it doesn’t seem likely that either has turned a profit against their reported $180 million budgets while in theaters.

Supermanseems set to turn that trend around. Additionally,Box Office Theoryprojects that Marvel’supcomingThe Fantastic Four: First Stepswill debut between $125 and $155 million. Therefore, across the board, superhero movies are set to perform better throughout the summer, helping the genre recover as DC aims to reinvent itself and Marvel preps for another hugeAvengerscrossover.