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Superman is having a big moment at the box office. Warner Bros and DC Studios’ latest superhero movie opened with $125 million, which is actually higher than what many people expected just a day before, according to Deadline.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's actually a decent movie. I wonder how people are liking the sci-fi parts of it though.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's pretty high praise. DC live-action movies are usually terrible.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago

This movie is like a comic book brought to life. Hopefully the rest of their movies can match or exceed it, and theyll be fine.

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

I can just imagine the guerrilla marketing campaign for Super Girl:

"This movie is about an anchor baby that fights crime while trying to obtain citizenship..."

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

It's outperforming the 2013 "Man of Steel" ($116M), although lower than the 2016 "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ($166M) and 2022 "The Batman" ($134M) releases. So... shrug

At $225M to produce and another $200M to market, that train better keep rolling if they want to stick the landing.