'Superman' Heads For $21+ Million In North America Previews: Comparison With James Gunn's Previous Comic Book Movies
Los Angeles, July 11 - Director James Gunn's superhero movie Superman might top even the most optimistic box office projections after a huge start in previews at the domestic (North America) box office, thanks to the overwhelmingly positive audience reception and reviews. ## According to Deadline, the first film under James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe (DCU) is heading for $21+ million in overall previews domestically. The figure includes Tuesday night's Amazon Prime members screenings cash of $2.8 million, plus monies from showtimes, which began today at 2 PM on Thursday. ## Warner Bros. projected $100+ million while tracking and exhibition were spotting around $130 million 3-day opening weekend domestically. However, Deadline reports that Superman looks to be leaving all those projections in the dust and might open even higher. ## In comparison to director James Gunn's previous comic book movies, Superman has the biggest previews, besting "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"'s $17.5 million. It is also easily ahead of the preview box office of Zack Snyder's 2013 "Man of Steel" ($9 million). ## Here is a preview box office collection of James Gunn's all comic book movies - ## 1. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - $11.2 million ## 2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - $17 million ## 3. The Suicide Squad (2021) - $4.1 million (covid pandemic) ## 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - $17.5 million ## 5. Superman (2025)* - $21+ million ## Stay tuned...