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James Gunn’s Superman Box Office: How It Compares With Marvel’s 2025 MCU Films

Box Office Mojo reports a $618.7 million worldwide gross for James Gunn’s Superman, above the three 2025 MCU theatrical releases listed by The Numbers. The comparison is about reported box-office gross, not profitability or every Marvel release.
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Superman (2025) finished with a reported worldwide theatrical gross of $618,723,803, more than each of the three 2025 Marvel Cinematic Universe theatrical releases listed by The Numbers. The closest comparison is The Fantastic Four: First Steps, at $521,858,728 worldwide. These are reported box-office grosses—not profit—and the comparison covers those three MCU films, not every Marvel-branded release of 2025.

How much did Superman make worldwide?

Box Office Mojo lists Superman’s worldwide gross at $618,723,803, comprising $354,223,803 domestically and $264,500,000 internationally. The listing was accessed October 8, 2026, and totals may be revised. Box Office Mojo’s Superman listing provides the reported breakdown.

The Numbers separately lists a $125,021,735 opening weekend and a $225 million production budget for the film. The opening-weekend figure is not the final total, and the budget is a production-cost listing rather than a measure of the film’s overall financial result. The Numbers’ Superman summary gives those details.

How does Superman compare with Marvel’s 2025 MCU films?

On reported worldwide theatrical gross, Superman came in above all three 2025 MCU theatrical releases listed by The Numbers:

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Film Reported worldwide gross Difference from Superman
Superman (2025) $618,723,803 (Box Office Mojo) —
The Fantastic Four: First Steps $521,858,728 (The Numbers) Superman grossed $96,865,075 more
Captain America: Brave New World $415,101,577 (The Numbers) Superman grossed $203,622,226 more
Thunderbolts* $382,436,917 (The Numbers) Superman grossed $236,286,886 more

The MCU figures are from The Numbers’ Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise table. The comparison pairs Box Office Mojo’s total for Superman with The Numbers’ totals for the three MCU films; it is a comparison of the cited database figures, not an audited accounting statement.

What does “beating Marvel’s 2025 releases” mean?

It means Superman’s cited worldwide theatrical gross exceeds the reported gross of the three 2025 MCU theatrical releases in The Numbers’ franchise table. It does not show that Superman outgrossed every Marvel-branded film or release in 2025, including titles outside that defined MCU theatrical group.

The films opened at different points in 2025, so opening-weekend coverage should not be confused with final reported totals. In a July 2025 report, the Associated Press described The Fantastic Four: First Steps opening to $218 million worldwide—$118 million in North America and $100 million internationally—and noted that Superman had already passed $500 million globally at that point. That was contemporaneous opening-period context, not either film’s final gross. The Associated Press report covers those opening-period figures.

Does the box-office lead mean Superman was profitable?

No conclusion about profitability follows from these gross figures alone. The Numbers lists a $225 million production budget, but comparing that number with worldwide box-office gross leaves out marketing, distribution costs, exhibitors’ share of ticket sales, and other revenue and expenses. Gross is not the amount a studio keeps, and a production-budget listing by itself does not establish a break-even point or financial return.

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What was the film’s release context?

DC identifies Superman as the first feature film from DC Studios to reach theaters, directed by James Gunn and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. DC lists a July 11, 2025 nationwide U.S. release, with international release beginning July 9. The Numbers lists its domestic wide release on July 11 and video release on August 15, 2025. See DC’s official film page and The Numbers’ release details.

In July 2025, the Associated Press quoted Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian saying, “I always say it’s bad movie fatigue, not superhero fatigue.” That was Dergarabedian’s interpretation of the releases’ performance, not a measured finding about audience preferences. The AP report includes the comment.

The same AP coverage quoted Warner Bros. distribution chief Jeffrey Goldstein saying the studio needed to regain the fanbase’s trust and reinvent itself. That statement is Goldstein’s assessment of DC’s relationship with its audience, not an independent audience measurement.

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