🎟️ Box Office Breakdown: It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a $122M opening…

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The Dailies reports on the latest box office news from this week.

Superman (Warner Bros.)

1. 🦸‍♂️ Superman: 🆕 $122M domestic opening, $217M global debut. James Gunn's DC reboot delivers an impressive launch, coming in just shy of 2013's ‘Man of Steel’ ($128M, without inflation adjustments). Overseas was a bit disappointing at $95M across 78 markets, with ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ still hogging international screens. Excellent audience scores should fuel strong word-of-mouth.
2. 🦕 Jurassic World Rebirth: (Wk 2) $40M domestic weekend (-57%), $232.1M domestic total, $529.5M global. Universal's sequel takes a significant sophomore slump.
3. 🏎️ F1: The Movie: (Wk 3) $13M domestic weekend (-50%), $136.2M domestic total, $393.3M global.
4. 🐲 How to Train Your Dragon: (Wk 5) $7.8M domestic weekend (-31%), $239.8M domestic total, $560M global.
5. 🛸 Elio: (Wk 4) $3.9M domestic weekend (-33%), $63.7M domestic total, $117M global.
6. 🧟‍♂️ 28 Years Later: (Wk 4) $2.7M domestic weekend (-40%), $65.7M domestic total, $138.3M global.
7. 🌺 Lilo & Stitch: (Wk 8) $2.7M domestic weekend (-32%), $414.6M domestic total, $994.2M global.
8. 🕴️ Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning: (Wk 8) $1.45M domestic weekend (-47%), $194M domestic total, $584M global.
9. 🤖 M3GAN 2.0: (Wk 3) $1.35M domestic weekend (-66%), $22.4M domestic total, $36M global. Universal's horror sequel takes a steep drop in its third weekend, losing 1,475 theaters.
10. 💎 Materialists: (Wk 5) $720K domestic weekend (-46%), $35.2M domestic total, $49.5M global.

The big picture: ‘Superman’ boosted the box office to an impressive $197.4M weekend. That’s a pretty big jump from last week’s $155M and up 37.7% from the same frame last year. While 2025 is still trailing 2024's overall totals, this weekend finally gives the industry a much-needed win after months of disappointing year-over-year comparisons.

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