Warner Bros. Pictures is celebrating this morning as the final numbers for the “Superman” opening weekend are in, with the film exceeding projections and landing with a debut of $125 million domestically and $95 million overseas – a global start of $220 million.
The film specifically made $22.5 million in previews, $33.6 million on Friday, $37.6 million Saturday and $31.3 million Sunday domestically.
The film is also expected to have a solid hold next weekend with “Smurfs,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Eddington” not expected to offer much competition. The studio is reportedly (via GVN) projecting only a 50% drop – far less than the 59% of “Superman Returns,” 65% of “Man of Steel” and 69% of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”.
It will, however, likely cede the top spot to “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” when that opens on July 25th.
The film’s star David Corenswet has received acclaim for his take on Clark Kent and a new featurette has been released online showing off the actor’s first day on set.
Similarly the first photo of Milly Alcock as Supergirl has been released online accidentally via a hair styling Instagram account. The photo was taken off by the original poster, but is still circling around online.
