New Superman Muscles Its Way to $278m at Global Box Office

The new Superman movie from Warner Bros has hauled in an estimated US$122 million (S$156 million) to lead weekend box-office charts in the United States and Canada.

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LOS ANGELES - The strong North American debut kicks off a new era for DC comic book heroes on the big screen.

The movie, which introduces American actor David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, added US$95 million in international markets for global ticket sales to reach US$217 million (S$278 million) through July 13, Warner Bros said.

Superman is a reboot of the movie franchise based on the hero who debuted in comic books in 1938. The film's performance is critical to the future of Warner Bros and its DC Studios division.

Despite a stable of iconic characters including Batman and Wonder Woman, DC has not been able to match the box-office power of Walt Disney's Marvel superhero films.

The new Superman was written and directed by James Gunn, the American film-maker known for the three offbeat Guardians Of The Galaxy movies (2014 to 2023) for Marvel. He was tapped as co-chief executive of DC Studios in 2022, alongside producer Peter Safran, and billed as the hero who could bring consistent success to its film and TV projects.