James Gunn’s Superman continues its impressive domestic box office run with a strong $12.9 million on its first Monday, the #5 biggest Monday in DC movie history.
The total puts the DCU reboot just behind Suicide Squad ($13.1M) and ahead of Man of Steel ($12.6M), with only The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and Batman v Superman earning more on their respective Mondays (not counting inflation).
This $12.9M haul also came with a solid -58.8% drop from Sunday, which outperformed other comic book openers like Thor: Love and Thunder (-62.5%) and The Batman (-68.3%).
Update: Superman scores biggest Tuesday in 2025.
Third Biggest Monday of 2025
Superman also notched the #3 biggest Monday of the year, beating out:
- Jurassic World: Rebirth ($11.7M)
- Captain America: Brave New World ($11.2M, holiday)
- Minecraft ($9.9M)
It’s actually the biggest Monday of the year when you don’t count a Monday holiday.
Only Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning ($15M) and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch ($36.5M) remake posted higher Monday numbers in 2025, which landed on the Memorial Day holiday.
One of the Top Solo Superhero Mondays Ever
Among all solo superhero movies, Superman now holds the #8 biggest Monday of all time. That puts it ahead of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Man of Steel, and just below Shang-Chi and Deadpool (again, not counting inflation).
Top solo CBM Mondays (domestic):
- Black Panther – $40.1M (President’s Day)
- No Way Home – $37.1M
- Spider-Man 2 – $27.7M
- The Dark Knight – $24.5M
- Deadpool – $19.8M (President’s Day)
- The Dark Knight Rises – $19.4M
- Shang-Chi – $19.2M (Labor Day)
- Superman – $12.9M
$200M Incoming by Saturday
With a 4-day domestic total of $137.9 million, Superman is on track to cross $150M tonight, and is projected to hit $200M by Saturday at the latest, a strong sign for the DCU’s box office health heading into the weekend.
Note: Luiz Fernando on X put the numbers together.
As of Sunday, Superman brought in $95M internationally. The worldwide box office is now up to $232,923,363.
