“Superman” Box Office Sales Fly to $125 Million Opening Weekend originally appeared on L.A. Mag. DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Superman” soared to $125 million in domestic box office sales for its opening weekend, becoming the third biggest box office opening this year. Globally, the movie made $220 million, according to Variety.

“Superman,” the newly rebooted comic book adventure starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, flew to $122 million in its first weekend of release. Those are strong ticket sales, enough to rank as the year’s third-largest debut after “A Minecraft Movie” ($162 million) and “Lilo & Stitch” ($146 million).

James Gunn's 'Superman' soared to the top of the box office this weekend, notching a win for Warner Bros. and DC Studios, which see the film as a way to revive the entire DC universe.