MONDAY MORNING UPDATE: “Superman” actually took in $125 million according to Warner’s, $3 mil more than announced yesterday. Total worldwide is therefore $220 million.
James Gunn’s “Superman” had leapt the box office with a single bound.
The Warner’s/DC Comics revival scored $122 million over the weekend in the US alone.
Worldwide the total is $217 million.
A movie that vexed Warner’s for years is a hit. Two more sequels are guaranteed.
David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult are officially movie stars.
Gunn and Peter Safran are vindicated. So are Warner’s chiefs Mike DeLuca and Pam Abdy. They’ve had an incredible run this year, with “Sinners,” “Minecraft Movie,” and “Final Destination Bloodline” all ruling theaters.
They can also count “F1,” actually an Apple movie which they distributed in spite of Apple’s marketing.
“Superman” will push away through Labor Day with repeat customers all summer. And wait til it hits VOD, streaming, DVD, etc.
Now Gunn can make Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash movies, etc and build the DC Universe to match Marvel. It took a long time, but success is here.
