Superman has passed another major superhero movie as its box office continues to climb the highest-grossing charts. The DC Universe has seen a solid start to its theatrical efforts with the release of James Gunn’s Superman. While it is true that the movie has underperformed overseas, Superman has shown exciting signs for DC’s future movies at the domestic box office.
Since its release, Superman has beaten a few impressive performers, recently becoming the highest-grossing movie starring Superman domestically. Even though Superman comes to digital soon, the DCU’s Chapter One is not done collecting milestones, and the Man of Steel film has now passed James Gunn’s most important Marvel movie domestically. That is a great sign for a possible Superman sequel.
According to data from The Numbers, Superman has passed James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy at the domestic box office. The DC Universe movie has now reached the impressive sum of $333.8 million domestically. The MCU’s first Guardians of the Galaxy movie stands just a little below Superman, with a $333.7 million total. However, their worldwide totals tell another story.
What Superman Passing Guardians Of The Galaxy At The Domestic Box Office Means
Superman’s run at the domestic box office is quite impressive. The DC Universe movie’s performance shows that the new franchise should be able to get off the ground in North America with no major issues. However, when it comes to the international box office, Superman’s situation shifts. The comparison with Guardians of the Galaxy is a good one to measure that.
While Superman has just passed Gunn’s first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, the 2014 MCU film still reigns supreme globally. The cosmic team boats $770.9 million worldwide, while Superman’s total is at $583.2 million. With the DC movie releasing on digital on Friday, August 15, there is simply no chance for it to catch up with the Marvel Studios movie.
Superman’s box office might not match Guardians of the Galaxy’s globally, but DC’s performance domestically is strong, serving as a good sign of what is to come for the studio. Superman is a character who has often been connected to the “American Way,” something James Gunn recently noted when talking about its box office, so other DC movies could fare better internationally.
Our Take On Superman Passing Guardians Of The Galaxy At The Domestic Box Office
Guardians of the Galaxy ended up being a surprise hit for Marvel at the box office. The cosmic franchise’s two sequels would go on to surpass its domestic total. If the Superman franchise can manage to grow like Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies did at the domestic box office, then the DCU will continue to produce hits.
Guardians of the Galaxy also had the task of setting up a new franchise. Given how the Marvel team was quite obscure before the characters joined the MCU, the project was an even more complicated one for Gunn than Superman. Still, Guardians of the Galaxy was an absolute success, so the fact that Superman passed it domestically is exciting for its future.
