The agricultural sun shines brightly this summer, and although it can melt the brains of us ordinary people, it seems that it gives power to our planet cryptonian. Superman began in theaters this week, starting the hopes and dreams of the freshly restarted DC Universe with him, and is excluded at the strong start of the box office.

Written and directed by the Jameseiyes Gun, and Introducing David Corpens in the title roleSuperman earned $ 56.5 million from opening day and Thursday (Per The wrapper), putting it on the right track for about $ 122 million open weekend. The film has a $ 225m -based production budget, putting its point around the $ 500m brand.

Superman also received A-Kinemascar based voting on the day of opening, which is the best result for the 2022 DC film in Batman (which also received A-). Also play well with critics (Read /review the movie here!) and currently has a "authorized fresh" score of 82% of rotten tomatoes.

This is the third time the Superman film franchise is restarting this century, which means we have some convenient comparison points. "Superman Return" in 2006 was presented as a direct sequel to Richard Donner's "Superman" film "Superman" in 1980, but was still an effective restart, introducing Brandon Ruth as new Clark Kent. That film made $ 52.5 million in its open weekend ($ 83.7 million, adapted for inflation) and earned $ 391 million worldwide, but was still considered a financial disappointment over the mass budget. He received Chinakur B+ from the audience.

Then there is "The Man of Steel" in 2013, which opened at the same level as Gun Superman - but just before adjusting for inflation. He earned $ 128.6 million in his open weekend, equivalent to a $ 177 million debut today and received A-Kinoskour. His global treasurer of $ 670.1 million ($ 924.55 million, adapted for inflation) was Successful enough to make the film launching a DC's expanded universeThe star Henry Caville continued to repeat the role of Superman in two more films (plus Kimo in "Black Adam").

DCE may have proved to be enough turbulent to guarantee this last reset, but "steel man" cannot be guilty of a strong starting point for the franchise. If Superman plays similar to the box office in the coming weeks, and if it manages to draw abroad the audience, the DC Universe will be excluded at a solid start.