SUPERMAN's Runtime Has Reportedly Been Revealed (And It's One Of The Man Of Steel's Shortest Modern Movies)

SUPERMAN's Runtime Has Reportedly Been Revealed (And It's One Of The Man Of Steel's Shortest Modern Movies)

A new report claims to have revealed Superman's runtime, and while it's among the Man of Tomorrow's shortest modern movies, that may be good news for the DC Studios reboot at the box office this July.

By JoshWilding - May 27, 2025 09:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

Six weeks out from Superman's release in theaters, it's impossible to predict whether the movie will be a hit. While the buzz surrounding the first DC Studios movie is extremely positive, it will be sandwiched between Jurassic World Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The DCU reboot needs a huge opening weekend, and when tickets finally go on sale next month, we'll have a better idea of how well the movie will fare in that respect. 

Still, if the next Jurassic World movie is a runaway hit and The Fantastic Four is more Deadpool & Wolverine than Thunderbolts* in terms of box office takings, the Man of Steel will be in trouble. Fortunately, Superman's rumoured runtime could be beneficial. 

According to @DCFilmNews, Superman has a current runtime of 122 minutes (2 hours, 2 minutes). The account reports that "International distributors have just received the update," and while it likely isn't set in stone, this is probably a good ballpark figure. 

A 2-hour runtime means Superman will play on a greater number of screens in theaters. Crucially, F1: The Movie is going to vacate IMAX screens for Superman, giving it a boost that Jurassic World Rebirth won't receive. 

The Fantastic Four: First Steps, meanwhile, is currently rumoured to have a 2-hour runtime. 

“It's humorous, but it certainly is not as comic or as much a comedy as either Suicide Squad or Guardians," filmmaker James Gunn previously said of his approach to Superman. "There's plenty of humor in it. People like Rachel [Brosnahan] are so funny and David [Corenswet] is very [funny as well], so there's humor in it."

"But it's trying to create something that is grounded, but also it's an incredibly fanciful world, it's fantasy, it's taking from other things like Game of Thrones, where it's this universe where superheroes actually exist," he continued. "What are they like? There's a magic there that's undeniable."

At 122 minutes, Superman is the shortest movie featuring the character outside of Justice League (120 minutes). Superman Returns was 154 minutes, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice was 152 minutes, and Man of Steel clocked in at 143 minutes.

You can rewatch the latest Superman trailer in the player below. 

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.  

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 arrives in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/27/2025, 9:51 AM
Watch the DCU take flight
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/27/2025, 10:16 AM
@vectorsigma -

Towards the Sun.

Then watch the second DCCU's cape burn away by the Sun's heat.

Then watch the second DCCU plummet to the ground.
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/27/2025, 10:37 AM
@vectorsigma -
Look up

Nolanite out
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 5/27/2025, 9:59 AM
1 post credit scene. First steps will have 2
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 5/27/2025, 9:59 AM
Squeeze in one more fart joke!
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 5/27/2025, 10:07 AM
@Lisa89 - Superman better not be like...
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BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 5/27/2025, 10:12 AM
@TheFinestSmack - Amen.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/27/2025, 10:00 AM
That's less than two hours if you take the credits into account, so less than two hours to establish this Superman and all of those supporting characters ? I'm really hoping this doesn't end up feeling rushed.
elgaz
elgaz - 5/27/2025, 10:06 AM
@TheJok3r - Me too, though I'm pretty sure that I've read Gunn isn't doing the whole Krypton origin part again so it will basically be straight into a universe where Superman is already established. So 2 hours might be just about right, even with a lot of characters.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/27/2025, 10:23 AM
@TheJok3r - At this point there is no need to establish Superman. The others, yea, but if you dont' screw around with origin stories and just trust the audience it will work out.
Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 10:37 AM
@TheJok3r - The cracks are starting to show. I keep telling yall this is not gonna work.
Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 10:40 AM
@Goldboink - Narratively this is not gonna work. This is an origin story and I use that word origin specifically because it’s a brand new chapter in this new reboot of superman. A solo superman film that serves as the first chapter in a new series doesn’t require this many characters but hey y’all trust Gunn with your lives lol. This is so not gonna work. I’m glad some people have their eyes wide open and are starting to see how flawed this reboot truly is. Warner Bros have messed up again.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/27/2025, 10:41 AM
@Prettydeadly - yeah but you're delusional so no one is paying you mind bud
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/27/2025, 10:44 AM
@Prettydeadly -

"but hey y’all trust Gunn with your lives lol."

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Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 10:48 AM
@McMurdo - You are too predictable. You are making me feel like superman because you are acting like a Krypto following me around with every comment I make on this film. I tell you what, since I’m right about this upcoming failure, why don’t you direct the next reboot of Superman. If Warner bros reboots again which they will, they should hire you to direct and maybe just maybe everyone will get the superman film they so desperately want. A comic accurate one too!!! What do you think about that? Do you even have the filmmaking experience? I know I do as I work in film. Cmon McMurdo what else you got? We already know you’ve accepted this failure for what it is but what else? Do you even notice any flaws with this film? Are you seriously saying everything looks perfect?! Delusional. 🤦🏿‍♂️
Humperdink
Humperdink - 5/27/2025, 11:04 AM
@Prettydeadly -
@Goldboink - Narratively this is not gonna work.


How do you know? Have you seen a screening of the latest cut?

Spiderman Homecoming was an origin film based on your definition and it was 13 minutes longer than this Superman film. It still worked.

2hrs is fine is fine if they do this right and we don't have enough information to know if they have yet.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/27/2025, 11:11 AM
@Prettydeadly - tell us you are a hurt snyder cultist without telling us you are a hurt snyder cultist

Lolz 😂😂😂
Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 11:33 AM
@vectorsigma - please keep mocking me i like the attention boosts my ego even more. In July I’ll send you screenshots of your comments to me and then we will see who’s laughing then. 😎
Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 11:36 AM
@Humperdink - I’m glad you mentioned homecoming. That film was done by Disney. That’s exactly my point. With the MCU they know how to make competent superhero films. Their tried and tested formula works. Warner Bros are incompetent. They don’t know what they are doing and their handling of the IP is bad. If Disney was making this film I’d be far more optimistic. The trailers for the flash convinced me that the film was gonna be good and then I found out the hard way. I won’t make that mistake again. In July you’ll find out the hard way. What else you got anyway?
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/27/2025, 12:04 PM
@Prettydeadly - I agree with what you're saying, but JG already said this wasn't going to be an origin story. I rather would see a Superman movie with just him and Lex, but that's not what we're getting. I just hope whatever this turns out to be is good.
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/27/2025, 12:06 PM
@Humperdink - an origin story with no Uncle Ben. the world we live in.
Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 1:08 PM
@JacobsLadder - Spider-Man homecoming was great without uncle Ben. What’s with all the simping for the Kent’s or the bens or whoever for whatever origin story? Why does every reboot need to incorporate the exact same elements over and over again. Homecoming without Ben and a younger aunt May was utterly refreshing to me.
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/27/2025, 1:12 PM
@Prettydeadly - yeah, forget the source material and just make up your own shit. [frick] those "same elements" that have kept people coming back for generations. What do the creators know. Father figures...who needs them. Young Aunt May fighting the Green Goblin is really what Peter needed all along. Maybe Martha Kent can get in on some action in Superman.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/27/2025, 1:32 PM
@Prettydeadly - there's no need to follow you around kiddo. You make dumb comments in every supes article. I know you have an inflated sense of self so I apologize if that revelation comes as a bit of a letdown.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/27/2025, 10:03 AM
Interesting , idk if I buy it since it seems a bit early for us to get an official runtime but we’ll see..

If true then it is the same runtime as the first Guardians film just for the sake of comparison to Gunn’s previous works.

Anyway , what matters for both this & FF (or pretty much any film) is how the runtime is utilized and on what rather then how long it is imo.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/27/2025, 10:04 AM
That just means more screens lmao 700m is a cake walk. GG Man of Steel
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/27/2025, 10:19 AM
@bobevanz -

What does GG mean?

"The cakewalk was a dance developed from the "prize walks" (dance contests with a cake awarded as the prize) held in the mid-19th century, generally at get-togethers".
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 5/27/2025, 10:07 AM
OMG 2 HOURS THE MOVIE HAS BEEN CHOPPED TO DEATH AND IT SUCKS just getting it over with
Prettydeadly
Prettydeadly - 5/27/2025, 10:41 AM
@TheCoonII - Good. You are not disillusioned with faith that this will be the best superhero movie ever made. Instead it will be the opposite.
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 5/27/2025, 10:07 AM
Movies need to get back to a nice tight length, imo. 90 to 120 minutes is more than enough.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/27/2025, 10:15 AM
@FrankenDad - If this was a traditional Superman movie focused exclusively on him and his supporting cast, then I'd agree than 120 would be enough. The problem is that it isn't, it's setting up an entire universe on top of that as well. Batman Begins, which had far less going on, was 140 minutes long.
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 5/27/2025, 10:11 AM
Superman IV was 90 minutes
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/27/2025, 10:17 AM
@philinterrupted - That masterpiece is beyond the understanding of any filmmaker working today.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/27/2025, 10:25 AM
@TheJok3r -
How can we forget Jon Cryer as Lenny Luthor inventing the Gameboy.

Next Level!

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MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/27/2025, 10:28 AM
@philinterrupted -

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is less woke than Superman's James Gunn, uh, I mean, James Gunn's Superman.
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 5/27/2025, 10:16 AM
Glad to see Gunn acknowledge its humorous but not Suicide Squad/Guardians level. This was a big concern of mine. Too much humor. So hopefully its not over kill.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/27/2025, 10:29 AM
@AgentofSH1ELD -

Yeah, Supermeh will only be 90% as jokey as Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/27/2025, 10:16 AM
Who cares.

The shorter, the [frick]ing better.

Straight to the [frick]ing point and filled with action and a [frick]ing good story.

It's not the [frick]ing time to [frick]ing stretch it out; this is not an origin story per se; it's a [frick]ing reboot with the start with the basic [frick]ing story we already know.

So no one should start [frick]ing bitching.

We are on [frick]ing track.

For [frick]s Sake
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/27/2025, 10:39 AM
@THEKENDOMAN -
I [frick]ing knew it!

You are also on the hype train for Superman like me!

Nolanite out
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/27/2025, 11:11 AM
@Nolanite - 😂😂

You [frick]ing got me 😂🙌

For [frick]s Sake….out👊🏿
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