Spider-Man: Brand New Day just passed every DC movie James Gunn has ever made.
All of them.
Combined.
In one weekend.
The web-slinger blew past Supergirl in a single day, and by the time the weekend wrapped, Gunn’s Superman and The Suicide Squad were in the rearview mirror as well.
Here is the math
Gunn’s Superman finished its run with $354.2 million domestic and $264.5 million international for $618.7 million worldwide.
The Gunn-cut-produced Supergirl collapsed to $71.9 million domestic and $53.8 million overseas for $125.8 million worldwide.
Go back to 2021 and Gunn’s The Suicide Squad managed $55.8 million domestic and $112.9 million foreign for $168.7 million worldwide.
Add it all up and Gunn’s DC movies total around $913.2 million worldwide. That is three movies across five years.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day just opened to $927 million globally. One movie. One weekend. And it still had $13.8 million to spare.
So Much For Superhero Fatigue
Every time a Gunn DC movie underperforms, the excuse machine fires up about superhero fatigue.
Sorry, superhero fatigue is a myth, and Brand New Day just proved it again.
Audiences are not tired of superheroes. They are tired of movies they don’t want to see. Put Spider-Man on the screen, and the entire planet shows up.
The Foreign Fans Gunn Lost Showed Up For Spidey
Look at the splits. Brand New Day‘s debut is 61.7% international, with $572 million coming from overseas.
Gunn’s Superman pulled just 42.7% of its total from international markets. Supergirl was barely better at 42.8%.
As we have been pointing out, overseas audiences keep showing up for everything except Gunn’s DC output. The foreign fans DC lost under Gunn came out in force for Spider-Man.
The Batman Excuse
Gunn’s go-to excuse has been that he doesn’t have Batman to play with.
Whose fault is that? The DCU’s Batman still has not been cast, and Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II got pushed to February 2028.
That may finally change with Man of Tomorrow, which is already piling up cameos including Blue Beetle. If Batman finally shows up next July, Gunn officially runs out of excuses.
The Clock Is Ticking On Gunn
All of this lands while the Paramount purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery moves forward, with Gunn’s future already surfacing in merger court paperwork.
Our insiders have said it is expected to be open season at DC once David Ellison takes over, with Gunn expected to be out.
Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters in December. Gunn answers with Man of Tomorrow next summer. If this weekend told us anything, Batman alone is not going to save him.
