JamesG
07-14-2025, 10:45 PM
Superman Soars to $125 Million, Third-Biggest Box Office Opening Weekend of 2025
by Rebecca Rubin
July 13, 2025
Superman can lift up collapsing buildings, Godzilla-sized monsters and, now, the box office.
Superman, the newly rebooted comic book adventure starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, flew to $125 million in its first weekend of release. Monday’s actual tally was above Sunday’s estimate of $122 million.
Those are strong ticket sales, enough to rank as the year’s third-largest debut after A Minecraft Movie ($162 million) and Lilo & Stitch ($146 million).
Turnout was slightly softer than expected at the international box office with $95 million from 78 markets, bringing its global tally to $220 million.
Last weekend’s champion, Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth, added $40 million from 4,324 venues in its second weekend of release, a painful 57% drop from its debut.
The film has sunk its teeth into a mighty $232 million domestically and $529 million worldwide.
Third place went to Apple’s F1 with $13 million from 3,412 theaters in its third lap around the track, marking a 50% decline from the prior weekend. The film, which Warner Bros. is distributing theatrically, has generated $136 million in North America and $393 million worldwide.
Though F1, starring Brad Pitt as a has-been Formula One driver, carries a massive $250 million price tag (and requires many laps around the track to justify its cost), these are notable ticket sales for an adult-skewing tentpole that’s not part of an existing film franchise.
It’s by far Apple’s highest-grossing movie to date.
In the No. 4 spot, How to Train Your Dragon collected $7.8 million from 3,285 theaters in its fourth weekend on the big screen.
The live action remake of the 2010 film has powered to $239 million domestically and $560 million globally to date.
Elio landed in fifth place with $4 million from 2,730 screens in its fourth outing. The intergalactic tale has grossed just $63 million in North America and finally surpassed the $100 million mark globally after a month of release.
With $117 million in worldwide ticket sales, the $150 million-budgeted tentpole will end its theatrical run as a major money loser for Disney and Pixar.
Disney's Lilo & Stitch live-action remake is imminently joining the billion-dollar club. The live-action remake has grossed $414.6 million in North America and $994 million globally after eight weeks of release.
A live-action sequel is already in the works
https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/superman-box-office-opening-weekend-1236459080/
July 11-13, 2025: Weekend Studio Estimates
1. Superman $125,021,735
2. Jurassic World: Rebirth $40,334,710 / $232,448,420
3. F1: The Movie $13,061,682 / $136,256,528
4. How to Train Your Dragon $7,906,735 / $239,914,935
5. Elio $4,036,724 / $63,802,915
6. 28 Years Later $2,761,843 / $65,773,606
7. Lilo & Stitch $2,713,493 / $2,713,493
8. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning $1,481,204 / $194,038,579
9. M3GAN 2.0 $1,423,395 / $22,446,600
10. Materialists $720,498 / $35,172,973
by Rebecca Rubin
July 13, 2025
Superman can lift up collapsing buildings, Godzilla-sized monsters and, now, the box office.
Superman, the newly rebooted comic book adventure starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, flew to $125 million in its first weekend of release. Monday’s actual tally was above Sunday’s estimate of $122 million.
Those are strong ticket sales, enough to rank as the year’s third-largest debut after A Minecraft Movie ($162 million) and Lilo & Stitch ($146 million).
Turnout was slightly softer than expected at the international box office with $95 million from 78 markets, bringing its global tally to $220 million.
Last weekend’s champion, Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth, added $40 million from 4,324 venues in its second weekend of release, a painful 57% drop from its debut.
The film has sunk its teeth into a mighty $232 million domestically and $529 million worldwide.
Third place went to Apple’s F1 with $13 million from 3,412 theaters in its third lap around the track, marking a 50% decline from the prior weekend. The film, which Warner Bros. is distributing theatrically, has generated $136 million in North America and $393 million worldwide.
Though F1, starring Brad Pitt as a has-been Formula One driver, carries a massive $250 million price tag (and requires many laps around the track to justify its cost), these are notable ticket sales for an adult-skewing tentpole that’s not part of an existing film franchise.
It’s by far Apple’s highest-grossing movie to date.
In the No. 4 spot, How to Train Your Dragon collected $7.8 million from 3,285 theaters in its fourth weekend on the big screen.
The live action remake of the 2010 film has powered to $239 million domestically and $560 million globally to date.
Elio landed in fifth place with $4 million from 2,730 screens in its fourth outing. The intergalactic tale has grossed just $63 million in North America and finally surpassed the $100 million mark globally after a month of release.
With $117 million in worldwide ticket sales, the $150 million-budgeted tentpole will end its theatrical run as a major money loser for Disney and Pixar.
Disney's Lilo & Stitch live-action remake is imminently joining the billion-dollar club. The live-action remake has grossed $414.6 million in North America and $994 million globally after eight weeks of release.
A live-action sequel is already in the works
https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/superman-box-office-opening-weekend-1236459080/
July 11-13, 2025: Weekend Studio Estimates
1. Superman $125,021,735
2. Jurassic World: Rebirth $40,334,710 / $232,448,420
3. F1: The Movie $13,061,682 / $136,256,528
4. How to Train Your Dragon $7,906,735 / $239,914,935
5. Elio $4,036,724 / $63,802,915
6. 28 Years Later $2,761,843 / $65,773,606
7. Lilo & Stitch $2,713,493 / $2,713,493
8. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning $1,481,204 / $194,038,579
9. M3GAN 2.0 $1,423,395 / $22,446,600
10. Materialists $720,498 / $35,172,973