Warner Bros./DC Studios’ Superman kept the cape aloft, earning an estimated $57.6 million in its second North‑American frame—only a 54 percent slide from opening—while fending off newcomers I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Smurfs . The sturdy hold lifts the reboot to $235 million domestic and $406 million worldwide after ten days on release.
The sophomore drop is the best for any superhero title this year, edging recent Marvel entries and surpassing the full domestic run of Thunderbolts in barely a week and a half. Industry tracker Box Office Mojo now slots Superman at No. 11 on 2025’s global chart, with plenty of playtime left.
Estimated production costs hover around $225 million, with marketing pegged near $125 million, meaning the break‑even line sits close to the mid‑$600 million mark. Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock praised the “excellent” domestic return but flagged “worrying” overseas softness for a film of this scale. Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian added that the performance helped push the year‑to‑date domestic box office beyond $4.7 billion, an encouraging benchmark for theaters.
Overseas, Superman is soaring in Latin America yet trailing projections in parts of Europe amid competition from Jurassic World: Rebirth and Apple’s F1, leaving the global split at roughly 58/42 domestic‑to‑international. Friday receipts of $16.6 million dwarfed the $6.6 million pulled by Jurassic World and the $5.9 million for the slasher revival, keeping Clark Kent firmly in first place.
Director James Gunn saluted moviegoers on Threads, writing that he is “incredibly grateful for your enthusiasm” and stressing the film’s focus on “the ‘man’ part of the equation”. Studio insiders project a domestic finish between $350 million and $400 million—shy of Man of Steel’s global haul but a solid runway for Gunn’s planned “Gods and Monsters” era.
