Superman Director James Gunn 'Incredibly Grateful' After $217 Million Box Office Opening, Says Film's Message 'Resonates So Powerfully'

Superman manager James Gun has offered his archetypal comments connected the film's $217 cardinal planetary container bureau opening, and said he's "incredibly grateful" for the film's aboriginal response.

That awesome fig includes a $122 cardinal haul from the US — capable to marque Gunn's movie the biggest home motorboat ever for a solo Superman film, not adjusted for inflation, and the third-largest home motorboat of 2025, down A Minecraft Movie and the live-action Lilo & Stitch.

Now, Gunn has taken to societal media to springiness his effect to Superman's opening, and said the absorption had proved the film's connection was resonating with audiences.

"I'm incredibly grateful for your enthusiasm and benignant words implicit the past fewer days," Gunn wrote. "We've had a batch of 'Super' successful Superman implicit the years, and I'm blessed to person made a movie that focuses connected the 'man' portion of the equation - a benignant idiosyncratic ever looking retired for those successful need.

"That that resonates truthful powerfully with truthful galore radical crossed the satellite is successful itself a hopeful testament to the kindness and prime of quality beings. Thank you. ❤️"

Superman's aboriginal numbers besides look to person pleased DC Studios' genitor institution Warner Bros. Discovery, with CEO David Zaslav commenting helium "couldn't beryllium much excited" to present spot the remainder of Gunn's DCU plans unfold.

"This weekend, we watched Superman soar arsenic James Gunn's passionateness and imaginativeness came to beingness connected the large screen," Zaslav said, via Deadline. "Superman is conscionable the archetypal step.

"Over the adjacent twelvemonth alone, DC Studios volition present the films Supergirl and Clayface successful theaters and the bid Lanterns connected HBO Max, each portion of a bold 10-year plan. The DC imaginativeness is clear, the momentum is real, and I couldn't beryllium much excited for what's ahead."

For present astatine least, Superman appears to person done what it needs to bash — though it remains to beryllium seen however the movie performs implicit its 2nd play and beyond, and whether a comparatively brushed planetary container bureau show picks up.

But, for his part, Gunn has antecedently suggested that the rumors surrounding precisely however overmuch wealth Superman needs to marque are wide of the mark, and dubbed 1 fig — an eventual container bureau full of $700 cardinal — arsenic "just implicit and utter nonsense".

Check retired IGN's Superman reappraisal to find retired what we think, and past caput implicit to our Superman Ending and Post-Credits Explained to find retired what it each means.

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