James Gunn’s Superman has achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first superhero film of 2025 to cross the $600 million worldwide mark.
The film reached the figure early Friday, after ending Thursday with $599.6 million in global earnings. Out of this, $343.6 million came from North America, while $256 million was earned internationally, proving its wide appeal across markets.
The achievement is a major victory for DC Studios, which has been working to reshape its cinematic universe under the leadership of Gunn and Peter Safran. Superman is the first release under their new direction and has set a strong foundation for the future of the franchise, especially after recent titles struggled to make an impact.
In recent years, films like The Flash, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Blue Beetle, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods failed to meet expectations at the box office. Against this backdrop, Superman’s massive success has given DC a much-needed revival.
Despite its triumph, the movie arrived at a time when the superhero genre has been showing signs of fatigue, with audiences less enthusiastic than in the past. Even so, Gunn’s reimagined take on the Man of Steel managed to stand out, emerging as the highest-grossing comic book film of 2025.
Reportedly made on a production budget of at least $225 million before marketing, the film’s impressive global earnings mark a critical financial win for the studio. It also surpassed the box office performance of Marvel’s 2025 releases, including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts, and Captain America: Brave New World, all of which struggled to sustain momentum after opening weekends.
For context, Superman is the first DC film to cross the $600 million mark since The Batman in 2022 and the first in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) to do so since Aquaman in 2018.
With its global success, Gunn’s Superman not only cements itself as a blockbuster hit but also signals a new, more promising era for DC’s cinematic future.