SATURDAY UPDATE: On Friday, Warner Bros/DC’s Superman added one other $21.5M from 78 worldwide field workplace markets. That brings the offshore flying cume to $40M by Friday.
Globally, with Friday’s home depend, the worldwide operating whole is $96.5M. Whereas we nonetheless have Saturday and Sunday to come back abroad, what’s clear right here is that home is leaning more durable into this newest iteration of the Man of Metal.
All informed, the James Gunn-directed Superman is anticipated to succeed in $210M+ in its worldwide bow. That is barely above the place we had it earlier than the weekend, and naturally might shift given Sat/Solar play.
We will’t precisely name it kryptonite, there are some areas the place Superman is dealing with a problem: Asia is tender, for instance. Although this could not come as a shock. We’ve beforehand famous that Korea is a depressed market and that Clark Kent was not anticipated to make an influence in China.
For the document, the UK opened on Friday with $3.6M, a transparent No. 1 with a 66% share of the High 5 movies. That is above all comps.
China, as famous, grossed $2.4M by Friday together with sneaks. Superman is an unsurprising non-starter out there. The final word full-run prediction there may be simply above $11M. As we all know, it occurs.
In happier information, Spain opened on Friday to $1M at No. 1 as the largest debut for Gunn and seven% increased than Justice League, 29% over Aquaman, 77% forward of Surprise Girl and 106% above Thunderbolts.
Japan, which is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the following Demon Slayer film subsequent week, had a unbelievable begin with $781K, super-passing comps.
The High 5 by Friday are: Mexico ($3.8M), UK ($3.6M), Brazil ($3M), Australia ($2.5M) and France ($2.5M).
PREVIOUS, FRIDAY: DC/Warner Bros’ Superman has begun zipping all over the world, ringing up $40.3 million by Wednesday and Thursday in North America and 57 abroad markets. The break up there’s a record-making $22.5M in home previews Thursday night time, whereas $17.8M has come from the worldwide field workplace thus far within the film’s first two days of offshore launch.
The worldwide whole up to now doesn’t embody Friday’s estimates for North America.
The James Gunn-directed newest installment concerning the Man of Metal debuted in 9 offshore markets on Wednesday, with one other 48 markets becoming a member of Thursday. At the moment provides one other 21, which takes the whole variety of worldwide territories in launch to 78.
By way of openings on Wednesday, France was a No. 1 begin at $1.3M together with previews and forward of an extended weekend for Bastille Day; the debut is 3% above Thunderbolts and in addition over the newest Venom and Aquaman films (+8%). The cume by Thursday is $1.8M.
Korea, which we proceed to emphasize is a depressed market, began at $700,000 on Wednesday. That was good for No. 1 and ranked roughly on par with Guardians of the Galaxy, and forward of Thunderbolts and Aquaman & the Misplaced Kingdom. Imax repped a powerful 18% of the field workplace from 26 places. The Korea cume by Friday, not mirrored within the worldwide and world totals above, is an estimated $1.7M.
Italy’s Wednesday opening of $519K was a No. 1 begin and roughly on par with Justice League in addition to 2% greater than Man of Metal, 51% forward of Guardians the primary, 97% greater than Surprise Girl and 159% increased than Aquaman & The Misplaced Kingdom.
Indonesia had a $462K No. 1 begin on Wednesday, rating No. 1 with outcomes on par with Thunderbolts and forward of GOTG1 & 2, Man of Metal, The Batman and High Gun: Maverick.
The Philippines on Wednesday noticed Supes dominate at No. 1 with a 78% market share. The opening day of $386K was 22% above the newest Mission: Unattainable, 29% forward of Aquaman & The Misplaced Kingdom, 31% increased than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
On Thursday, some heavy-hitters chimed in. To wit: Mexico debuted at No. 1 with $2.2M. That is the twond greatest opening day for a DC film ever and is roughly on par with The Batman.
Australia bowed to $1.3M at No. 1 and claimed the very best opening day of 2025 up to now. The launch is on par with Aquaman & The Misplaced Kingdom, 10% over The Batman, 13% forward of Man of Metal, 56% greater than Guardians 3.
Tremendous DC market Brazil got here in with a powerful No. 1 begin for Superman on Thursday of $2M — the largest opening day ever for James Gunn. The launch day was greater than all Guardians films in addition to Joker and The Batman, notably.
Within the UAE, the David Corenswet/Rachel Brosnahan/Nicholas Hoult-starrer ranked No. 1 accounting for half of the whole market. Opening day outcomes are roughly on par with The Batman and better than Aquaman and the Mission films
In Thailand, Superman dominated at No. 1 on Thursday with 58% share at $631K.
The High 5 by Thursday are: Mexico ($2.2M), Brazil ($2M), France ($1.8M), Australia ($1.3M) and Korea ($1.1M).
China, the place now we have already estimated this isn’t going to maneuver the needle, opened as we speak to $2.4M.
We’ll have extra through the weekend…
