Here's How Much Of A Profit SUPERMAN Has Reportedly Earned From Its Theatrical Run

Here's How Much Of A Profit SUPERMAN Has Reportedly Earned From Its Theatrical Run

Speculation has been running rampant about how profitable Superman could be with a supposed $330+ million budget, but a new report suggests the first DC Studios movie was a bona fide hit for the DCU...

By JoshWilding - Sep 08, 2025 07:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: Variety

Following a disastrous string of critical and commercial flops, Warner Bros. Pictures has managed to turn things around this year. This past weekend, The Conjuring: Last Rites earned a franchise-best $83 million in North America, making it the studio's seventh consecutive release to open above $40 million.

A Minecraft Movie has grossed $957 million worldwide this year, with F1: The Movie similarly exceeding expectations with a $617 million haul. 

Superman, meanwhile, has made $613 million, making it the highest-grossing superhero movie of 2025, topping Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Much has been said about how profitable Superman will be, thanks to a reported $330+ million combined production and marketing budget. DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has said he would be happy for the movie to break even, but it appears to have exceeded his expectations.

According to the trade, "'Sinners' is expected to generate around $60 million in theatrical profits; 'Superman' around $125 million; 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' approximately $75 million; 'Weapons' around $65 million (and counting), according to knowledgeable individuals."

"For 'F1,' Warner Bros. was paid a flat distribution fee as well as a percentage of revenues in line with certain box office benchmarks, resulting in theatrical profits of roughly $34 million," the piece adds. "A studio insider disputed these figures without providing specific numbers; the source added that Warner Bros. has made roughly $600 million in combined year-to-date theatrical profits before counting the latest "Conjuring.'"

These aren't official numbers, but if Superman really did earn over $125 million in theatrical profits, that's a stellar result for the first DCU movie. This could also explain why DC Studios is moving forward with Man of Tomorrow, a blatant Superman sequel without being billed as such, as soon as 2027.

2026 will be a big test for the DCU, as none of the movies and TV shows being released will have been written or directed by Gunn. We're getting Lanterns on HBO Max, Supergirl (part of the "Superman Saga"), and R-rated horror movie, Clayface.

How many times did you watch Superman in theaters earlier this year?

Superman, DC Studios' first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.  

"Superman is an indescribable joy," we said in our review"A beautiful, moving thrill, David Corenswet is the perfect Man of Steel in a movie packed full of ideas. Fortunately, under James Gunn’s expert direction, all of those work, creating a rousing experience that flies higher than DC has in a very long time."

The movie stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Also appearing are Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, and Milly Alcock.

Superman is now playing in theaters and available on Digital platforms.

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regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/8/2025, 7:12 AM
This should be a fun thread.

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RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 9/8/2025, 8:08 AM
@regularmovieguy - yep
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noname
noname - 9/8/2025, 8:09 AM
@regularmovieguy - To me, the greatest live action fantasy kids film of all time is "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." What Cuaron does with that film no other director in the series could duplicate. Hell, they didn't even try.

Cuaron mixed the utter goofiness of that world with some of the stories more darker themes. When it was goofy, it was goofy and fun. But when it needed to be taken seriously, it was exactly that.

The problem with James Gunn is he takes EVERYTHING as a fking joke. The best underhanded compliment I can give him is he's only 2 notches above Taika Waititi. I like James Gunn. I want him to succeed. But at his core, he's almost incapable of having an earnest, contemplative moment without undercutting it via some other ancillary character. He can't write a movie without including a whole team dynamic to it. If Gunn was forced to write Cast Away, he'd lose his mind. Gunn doesn't have reverence for any of these characters. His characters just get dumber and dumber as time goes on. Look at Vigilante this season of Peacemaker. In the first season, yes, he was a moron but there was at least something cool about him. This season he is BEYOND annoying. He went from being a moron to almost unfathomable in his stupidity. He got Draxed. Drax was a fool in the first film, then every time you saw him after that, it's like he got stupider and stupider.

If you're looking for reverence in your heroes, like what Raimi did with Spider-Man, don't look to Gunn. He can't take ANYTHING seriously. He should study Prisoner of Azkaban and learn from a master filmmaker.

SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 9/8/2025, 8:14 AM
@noname - prisoner of azkaban is a great film
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/8/2025, 8:20 AM
@noname

Cuaron is also one of the greatest living filmmakers, my guy. It’s apples and oranges. You either jive with Gunn or you don’t. A lot of people don’t. But him and Cuaron basically have no sensibilities in common - idk why he’d change now, lol.
noname
noname - 9/8/2025, 8:28 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - It sure is. I can't think of another film in that genre directed at kids that's better than this film.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 9/8/2025, 8:35 AM
@RegularPoochie - ah, MISFITS, such a great show. I need to give that a rewatch. It's had to have been over a decade now since I watched it.
noname
noname - 9/8/2025, 8:39 AM
@regularmovieguy - I use Azkaban as an example because there's a lot of goofy, weird imagery in it, but not once does it take you out of the movie.

Seeing Superman getting kicked in the balls took me out of the movie. I like all the Silver Age goofiness Gunn was going for, and in fact, I think he could've pushed it even more, but the problem is there's no seriousness at its foundation. In order for us to NOT question some of the absurdity we're seeing, it's foundation needs to be grounded. James Gunn's foundation are cute animals, superficial emotionalisms disguising itself as earnest, and jokes. It's not grounded in real shit. That's why he can have Lex murder a guy in front of Superman, and Superman still cares what he thinks of him in the end. If the foundation was grounded, Lex's opinion of him after he murdered a guy wouldn't even cross his mind. It's all superficial
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/8/2025, 8:51 AM
@noname

"It's not grounded in real shit."

What "real" shit was Prisoners of Azkaban grounded in, my guy? It's a great fantasy movie, no doubt about it. You want Gunn to become a filmmaker he isn't and isn't aspiring to be.

Again you either jive with him or you don't. We've had how many James Gunn movies now? It's like the people who watched season 1 of Peacemaker, hated it, and then decided to stick around for the premiere. We know who he is, and what his sensibilities are.
noname
noname - 9/8/2025, 9:01 AM
@regularmovieguy - Death, positive found family units vs dysfunctional biological family units, loss, friendships, betrayal, positive male role models.

Yeah, REAL shit. And this is just in the Prisoner of Azkaban.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 9/8/2025, 9:02 AM
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One of the best series there is!
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 9/8/2025, 9:04 AM
@noname - You again.

For [frick]s Sake
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/8/2025, 9:05 AM
@noname

“positive found family units vs dysfunctional biological family units, loss, friendships, betrayal, positive male role models.”

Did you just describe James Gunn’s Superman? Lmao.

“Yeah, REAL shit.”

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