“Superman” dominated the national box office for the second consecutive weekend, raising an estimated 57 million dollars, making the film a very necessary success for the stagnant DC Universe and Warner Bros brand.
Key data
“Superman” remained number one position during the weekend of July 18, despite a standard 54% drop in the second weekend, raising another 57 million dollars at the national box office for a total of more than 400 million dollars worldwide, according to the first box office estimates.
Last month’s remnants led the box office lists, including “Jurassic World Rebirth”, which raised approximately 23 million dollars, less than the 92 million dollars that raised in its premiere two weeks ago.
The new releases “I know what you did last summer” and “The Smurfs” obtained third and fourth place during the weekend, but mostly they did not reach their projected opening ranges.
“F1” of Apple Studios, now the greatest success of the technological giant in theaters, remained in fifth place after raising approximately 9.6 million dollars.
Key history
“Superman” premiered last weekend with an impressive collection of 125 million dollars at the American box office, overcoming concerns that the fatigue of superheroes and the negative reaction of right -wing criticism would move the public away. The film, directed by the former director of “Guardians of the Galaxy”, James Gunn, is the attempt of Warner Bros. to restart the DC universe after years of failures, including “Madame Web” (15.3 million dollars) and “Kraven El Hunter” (11 million dollars) last year. The film had an estimated budget of 225 million dollars, according to The Wall Street Journal. The next great installment of the extended universe of Gunn and the co -director of DC Studios, Peter Safran, will be “Supergirl”, with premiere planned for June 2026.
How did new releases?
The premieres of this weekend did not achieve a great impact on the box office. The re -release of “I know what you did last summer” by Sony, which brought together the stars of the original film of 1997, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., premiered with only 13 million dollars. This was below the forecasts of Box Office Pro, which were between 15 and 20 million dollars for the horror movie. “The Smurfs” of Paramount also stayed below its collection forecasts, raising only 11 million dollars. However, “Eddington” by Ari Aster, released by the popular independent distributor A24, broadly complied with expectations after raising about 4.2 million dollars.
This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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