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Elsewhere, 'Jurassic World Rebirth' celebrates crossing $600 million worldwide, while new offerings 'I know What You Did Last Summer' and 'Smurfs' open to meh numbers.
Warner Bros./DC Studios’ “Superman” is keeping a red hot July box office humming with a $56.5 million opening day that includes $22.5 million from Thursday previews. Independent projections now have the first film in James Gunn’s new DC cinematic universe earning a $122 million domestic opening from 4,135 locations.
Superman' ruling supreme with $55M second weekend. 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Ho-Hum $13M, 'Smurfs' $12M Opening.
Elsewhere, new offerings 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and 'Smurfs' are no match for the Man of Steel and are both eyeing a domestic opening in the $12 million range.
James Gunn's superhero becomes the third Hollywood film to surpass its Bollywood competition at the Indian box office within a month.
DC/Warner's Superman flew a bit higher in the Sunday actuals, reaching a $220M global start. The upward shift is powered by domestic which came in at $125M while the international box office take remained set in steel at $95M.