Superman is set to continue climbing up a major box office chart. The latest movie to bring the iconic DC Comics superhero to the big screen, Superman was written and directed by James Gunn, who became the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios after helming 2021’s The Suicide Squad and creating its HBO Max spinoff series Peacemaker.

2025’s Superman stars David Corenswet in the тιтle role opposite Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. After premiering on July 11, it quickly rose to become the highest-grossing superhero movie of the year, surpᴀssing Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* and weathering compeтιтion from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which debuted two weeks later.

Per ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, as of Saturday morning, Superman is projected to earn a 3-day gross of $5.1 million at the domestic box office during its sixth weekend in theaters. This won’t be enough for it to break back into the Top 5 after it was pushed from No. 4 to No. 6 by the arrival of Weapons and Freakier Friday during its fifth weekend.

However, this total will bring its cumulative domestic gross to $340.7 million, making it only the third 2025 movie to pᴀss the $340 domestic milestone, behind Lilo & Sтιтch and A Minecraft Movie. Additionally, it will surpᴀss the $337.6 million gross of 2007’s Spider-Man 3 to become the 26th highest-grossing superhero movie of all time at the domestic box office.

What This Means For Superman

Not only has Superman surpᴀssed the Tobey Maguire movie Spider-Man 3, it seems highly likely to continue climbing the chart. It could very well break into the Top 25 domestic superhero movies of all time, as it would only need to outgross 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder ($343.2 million) in order to do so, which would require just $2.5 million more.

However, it remains to be seen if the James Gunn superhero movie can earn a place in the Top 20. In order to do so, it would need to earn more than the 2023 animated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which grossed $381.6 million in domestic theaters by the end of its run.

In order for Superman to break into the Top 20, therefore, it would need to earn an additional $40.9 million. That would require it to have about eight more weekends that match the level of its sixth weekend, which would be highly unlikely given the fact that it is already available for purchase and rental at home on VOD.

Our Take On The Superman Box Office Milestone

Even though it will probably not be able to climb much higher, the Superman box office is remarkable. In fact, it is already the highest-grossing movie featuring any version of the тιтle superhero (who has been played in the past by Christopher Reeve, Henry Cavill, and more), having surpᴀssed the $330.4 domestic haul of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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