So that's why they brought the red underwear back.
There's always a product placement somewhere.
Or in this case: displacement.
Posted on 07/12/2025 1:30:30 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
It’s not a bird or a plane — it’s the latest “Superman” movie soaring towards the top of the box office.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Superman” grossed an estimated $56.5 million domestically on Friday, on top of $22.5 million in Thursday previews. The 1938 comic book character, which began as a film series in 1978, is expected to gross nearly $130 million domestically for the weekend.
Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of CNN.
“Superman has been one of the most challenging movies to project,” said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder and owner of Box Office Theory, citing less recent interest in comic book films and DC Studios’ struggles compared to Marvel’s success. It’s part of the reason that James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios and director of “Superman,” unveiled new plans for the film franchise in 2023.
“This is a Superman movie for the modern era, and it also represents an opportunity for a reboot of sorts for DC Comics,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.
Early estimates had the movie earning around $90 million, said Dergarabedian. But the movie has been well-received by audiences and critics, with an 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes and 95% on the site’s Popcornmeter, boosting the opening forecast.
Gunn’s take on “Superman” varies from previous adaptations of the hero, including Zack Snyder’s 2013 “Man of Steel,” which grossed $402.6 million domestically during its run, adjusted for inflation.
This year’s “Superman” has been helped by heightened interest in blockbuster releases in recent weeks, such as“Jurassic World Rebirth,” which opened last week to $147 million domestically.
“‘Superman’ just screams ‘summer popcorn movie.’ That’s an irresistible combination for moviegoers,” said Dergarabedian.
Robbins believes “Superman” in 2025 has differentiated itself from “Man of Steel” and other comic book movies
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that must of been FUN
:)
Just got done watching this trainwreck.
Seems like a parody or satire. Actors are bad. Story bad. Nothing really good.
The 1978 version is still tops.
Warner Bros. should sell DC to Disney so good DC movies can be made.
Disney can’t even make good disney movies..
❓️
No interest in any more Superman’s... None at all.
Was the landlord’s name Luthor by any chance . . . ?
i saw the movie free, it’s actually great, my expectation was low.
i’m glad they cast a white woman for supergirl. it was funny she show up drunk after a weekend of party and missed everything.
and of course ‘superman’ is an immigrant. he’s the good white immigrant we want.
also you can watch the movie for free right now if you’re into ‘sticking it to the men in hollywood”
we’re still together!
:)
Wonderful
since AI(fake action scenes) took over, and the boring white girl black guy tokenism, and now the gay scenes, I have no interest in American films...
More by our own socialist education system.
Warner Bros. has done a terrible job. They have made some good DC movies, but the Marvel ones are better. It seems like they keep rebooting Superman and Batman. There are other DC characters out there.
They did a bad job with other DC characters. They made Batgirl but the movie was so bad that they never released it.
crash and burn
Starring David and Rachel:
Who knows.
Might be a good movie.
The actors look bland and no character faces.
The cgi looks like 1990s tv movie cgi.
My wife and I are going to go see it. I’ll reserve judgement until then. I’m glad your friend liked it. That’s hopeful.
The music- is it an arrangement of John Williams’ score, or original material?
So that's why they brought the red underwear back.
There's always a product placement somewhere.
Or in this case: displacement.
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