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CNBC
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNBC
'Superman' launches James Gunn's DC cinematic universe with $122 million domestic opening
"Superman" soared into theaters this weekend, snapping up an estimated $122 million in domestic ticket sales and launching a new era of DC superhero flicks. The film marks the first theatrical debut of James Gunn and Peter Safran since they became co-heads of Warner Bros. Discovery's DC Comics film and TV unit in late 2022. The pair has developed a 10-year plan to reinvigorate the studio's franchises across TV and film, including fresh spins on Superman and Batman. "The road to success for DC has been a circuitous one over the years and now under the auspices of James Gunn and Peter Safran, the impressive opening weekend performance of 'Superman' allows DC Studios to hit the reset and chart a new course with this film providing the spark to ignite future success for the storied brand," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. The domestic haul of "Superman" ranks as the best performance of a solo-billed Superman film ever, outpacing 2013's "Superman: Man of Steel," which took in $116 million during its first three days in theaters, according to Comscore data. Only four DC films have performed better during their first three days in theaters — "Batman v. Superman" opened to $166 million, "The Dark Knight Rises" captured $160 million, "The Dark Knight" brought in $158.4 million and "The Batman" tallied $134 million. "Superman is fulfilling its promise as another welcome hit for the summer box office, while also serving as an effective launch pad for James Gunn's new era of DC Studios," said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory. Internationally, "Superman" generated $95 million in ticket sales, bringing its estimated global opening to $217 million.
CNBC
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNBC
'Superman' snares $22.5 million in Thursday previews on way to $140 million opening
It's not a bird or a plane that soared into cinemas Thursday night — it was Warner Bros.' "Superman." The first film in the new era of DC films under James Gunn and Peter Safran snared $22.5 million from preview showings. It's the third-best Thursday performance for a superhero flick under the DC banner ever, just behind "The Dark Knight Rises," which secured $30.6 million in 2012, and "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice," which tallied $27.7 million on its first Thursday in 2016, according to data from Comscore. It's also the best preview numbers for a Superman film ever. "Superman: Man of Steel" secured just $9 million in Thursday night preview tickets in 2013. "'With great power comes great responsibility' may be the mantra of Spider-Man, but Peter Safran and James Gunn have a similar charge and therefore the stakes are incredibly high for the new 'Superman' movie to deliver superhero style box office numbers over what will be a highly scrutinized summer movie weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. "Superman" is expected to tally between $130 million and $140 million at the box office during its full three-day opening weekend. "Man of Steel" generated $116 million during its opening weekend more than a decade ago. That range is also on par with the 2022 release of Matt Reeves' "The Batman," which took in $134 million. Only three DC films have performed better during their first three days in theaters — "Batman v. Superman" opened to $166 million, "The Dark Knight Rises" captured $160 million and "The Dark Knight" brought in $158.4 million. "Premium screens will undoubtedly be a major draw for James Gunn's hopeful superhero spectacle, and if families turn out to introduce today's younger generation of kids to Superman, we'll be looking up to box office staying power through the rest of summer," said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory. That would be a good sign for the new era of DC under Gunn and Safran. The pair took over as co-heads of Warner Bros. Discovery's DC Comics film and TV unit in late 2022. Since taking the reins for DC Studios they have developed a 10-year plan to reinvigorate its franchises across TV and film, including fresh spins on Superman and Batman. Both executives have experience with the superhero genre and have brought heroes from Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Universe to the big and small screens, including "Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Suicide Squad" and "Peacemaker." While several television projects have already debuted on WBD's streaming service HBO Max, "Superman" is the first theatrical project to come to fruition from Gunn and Safran. Critics seem on board with the reboot, as the film currently holds an 83% "Fresh" rating from more than 300 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. "It's the start of a new era for DC characters and the return of thematically hopeful stories within that canvas," said Robbins. "Superman is the perfect archetype to usher in this reboot despite the fact that every iteration of the character has faced headwinds in meeting fan demand while simultaneously courting broader audiences. This film is no different in that regard, but it certainly represents a tonal shift from the brooding era of DC films over the previous decade-plus."
AsiaOne
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet advice about playing Superman, Entertainment News
Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman. The 42-year-old actor portrayed the superhero in a number of movies beginning with 2013's Superman: Man of Steel, and though his successor in the DC universe looked to both Henry and Tyler Hoechlin — who played Clark Kent and his alter ego in Superman + Lois — for some tips on the role, the pair encouraged David to find his own way as the character. Speaking to Heart, David said the pair were "encouraging" but added: "Both of them, interestingly, sort of said in their own words, 'I'm not gonna try and give you any tips.' "And I think that's a very Superman thing. Superman's not so much for giving advice or dictating how other people should be. "They really just conveyed to me an encouragement and a sense of 'have fun with it', which I think is Superman's way of doing it too." David hopes to meet his fellow Superman stars in the future. He added: "They were very encouraging and we had a lovely experience. "I'm excited to meet them one day. It'll be great when we can all get in a room together." David previously admitted that he found screen-testing for Superman to be an "intense" experience. The actor learnt that his wife, Julia, was pregnant shortly before he screen-tested for the role, and he confessed that it was a particularly intense period of time for him. David — who landed the role of Superman in 2023 — told People: "She told me that she was pregnant two days after I found out I was going to screen test for Superman. "For the first several months of her pregnancy, as is sort of protocol, we weren't telling anybody. We had these two quite huge secrets that we just had between the two of us. And that was intense. "For a period we had just each other for these two huge things. It was very close. It wasn't direct, but it was still very close. But it was just having to do two big unknown things at the same time. And they were both great things." David also felt the weight of pressure and expectation after he landed the role. The Hollywood star said: "I feel much more a sense of responsibility than a sense of accomplishment having done the role. I also know that so much in life and especially the life of an actor is up to chance and good luck, and certainly you get what you make of your situation." [[nid:719779]]
Perth Now
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
David Corenswet wasn't offered advice by past Superman stars
Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman. The 42-year-old actor portrayed the superhero in a number of movies beginning with 2013's Superman: Man of Steel, and though his successor in the DC universe looked to both Henry and Tyler Hoechlin - who played Clark Kent and his alter ego in Superman + Lois - for some tips on the role, the pair encouraged David to find his own way as the character. Speaking to Heart, David said the pair were "encouraging" but added: 'Both of them, interestingly, sort of said in their own words, 'I'm not gonna try and give you any tips.' "And I think that's a very Superman thing. Superman's not so much for giving advice or dictating how other people should be. 'They really just conveyed to me an encouragement and a sense of 'have fun with it', which I think is Superman's way of doing it too." David hopes to meet his fellow Superman stars in the future. He added: "They were very encouraging and we had a lovely experience. "I'm excited to meet them one day. It'll be great when we can all get in a room together.' David previously admitted that he found screen-testing for Superman to be an "intense" experience. The actor learned that his wife, Julia, was pregnant shortly before he screen-tested for the role, and he confessed that it was a particularly intense period of time for him. David - who landed the role of Superman in 2023 - told People: "She told me that she was pregnant two days after I found out I was going to screen test for Superman. "For the first several months of her pregnancy, as is sort of protocol, we weren't telling anybody. We had these two quite huge secrets that we just had between the two of us. And that was intense. "For a period we had just each other for these two huge things. It was very close. It wasn't direct, but it was still very close. But it was just having to do two big unknown things at the same time. And they were both great things." David also felt the weight of pressure and expectation after he landed the role. The Hollywood star said: "I feel much more a sense of responsibility than a sense of accomplishment having done the role. I also know that so much in life and especially the life of an actor is up to chance and good luck, and certainly you get what you make of your situation."
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Matt Bomer looks back on being outed by tabloids: 'It felt kind of unfair... that was stolen'
Matt Bomer feels he was the subject of "unfair" treatment by the media early in his career. On Monday's episode of the Dinner's on Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bomer recalled a time "when folks could kind of take over your own personal narrative before you even had a chance to." He specifically referenced "outlets like Perez Hilton," which appeared to relish in "talking about my personal life before I had ever had a chance to even do it myself. And it wasn't because I didn't want to; I didn't even have an opportunity to." Bomer publicly came out as gay during a 2012 awards speech, calling his husband, the publicist Simon Halls, and their three children "my proudest accomplishment." But by that time, the rising actor had been the subject of numerous items in celebrity news sites and gossip blogs that speculated on his sexuality. In 2024 he revealed he was told being outed this way cost him the role of Superman in a film to be directed by Brett Ratner. Though there was rampant and damaging speculation, Bomer told Ferguson that "no media outlet was ever going like, 'Hey!'" - as in, they were happy to print rumors, but not inclined to give Bomer the platform to tell his story on his own terms. "I just didn't have a career that warranted that," he explained. "And so it felt kind of unfair to me, that that was stolen by people who did have a microphone at the time." "It was a weird time," Bomer reflected, because he never hid his sexuality in public. "Even when we were walking around in the streets, you know, there'd be pictures of Simon and our kids and I," he explained. Leading up to a planned speech at the 2012 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards in Palm Springs, Calif., Bomer began thinking that he didn't want his family "to feel like they were some kind of shameful secret or, something I was sweeping under the rug so I could have a great career."Though he lost the role of Superman in 2013's Superman: Man of Steel to Henry Cavill, Bomer's career began to flourish in the early 2010s, with a plum role in the USA Network series White Collar and a big-screen break in the form of Magic Mike. But both characters had begun to cast him in the mold of "a straight leading man." "I didn't have anything to fall back on," Bomer continued. "But what I had was a loving family. That was my safety net. And I was like, you know what? If the worst that happens is that I don't work again and I have this beautiful family who I love and who loves me, then so be it."The actor has gone on to star in series like Fellow Travelers, a historical series set in the world of politics in the 1950s, which explores the deleterious psychic effect that being forced to live in the closet can have on LGBTQ people. Speaking about his character Hawk to Entertainment Weekly in 2023, Bomer noted, "Hawk does have a public persona that he needs to survive and maneuver in the world that he's in, but underneath it all is a real 'f--- you.'" The actor called that, "So refreshing to get to play, but it was also really refreshing to see — not that every intimate gay relationship is like that, but to see an aspect of gay sex brought to life in such an authentic and unflinching way." You can listen to the rest of Bomer's interview with Ferguson on the Dinner's On Me podcast above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
