Superman has soared even higher up a major box office chart. The James Gunn-directed movie, which debuted on July 11, stars David Corenswet as the titular character. It is the first theatrical installment in the DC Universe, a superhero franchise that is a soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe, which previously starred Henry Cavill in the role.

2025's Superman is already the seventh highest-grossing movie of 2025 at the time of writing as well as the highest-grossing superhero movie of the year . While Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps got the closest, the Gunn movie managed to outgross it, as well as its predecessors Thunderbolts* and Captain America: Brave New World .

Per The Numbers , as of Thursday, Superman has hit a cumulative worldwide box office total

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