The $225 million budgeted “Superman” should start to turn a profit in the upcoming weeks thanks to high viewer ratings and positive reviews. “Superman” is essential to Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ 10-year plan for the comic book adaptation company. Rehabilitating the flagging operation was the responsibility assigned to co-heads Gunn and Peter Safrawer. The 2026 releases of “Supergirl” and “Clayface” are next on the schedule.
However, “Superman” is currently not doing well on its own in theaters. With $23.4 million in its third week of distribution, Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World: Rebirth” came in second this past weekend. Scarlett Johansson starred in the eighth “Jurassic” film, which managed to hold its own against “Superman.” It accumulated $648 million globally in just three weeks.
“F1: The Movie” from Apple Studios and Warner Bros. has also gained traction, particularly abroad. The Brad Pitt racing movie made $9.6 million in North America and $29.5 million abroad in its fourth weekend, a mere 26% decrease in domestic receipts. It has a total of $460.8 million worldwide.
However, Smurfs from Paramount Pictures and I Know What You Did Last Summer from Sony Pictures, the two largest recent releases, both failed.
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” made $13 million at the box office, which is a respectable amount for a film with a low $18 million budget, but it was a letdown for a popular horror franchise. The 1997 original is set 27 years later in this Jennifer Kaytin Robinson-directed movie. Teens who covered up a vehicle accident are plagued once more by Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders.
I Know What You Did Last Summer received low reviews from critics (38% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), and viewers gave it a similar rating. CinemaScore gave the movie a C+. The original’s 1997 domestic run brought in $72.6 million.
With $11 million, Paramount Pictures’ “Smurfs” had its fourth-place debut this weekend. Rihanna is the voice of Smurfette in the most recent big-screen reimagining of the wild blue critters. However, the Rotten Tomatoes reviews were awful (21% “fresh”). The film received a “B+” on CinemaScore from kinder audiences, but its international sales will be crucial to the $58 million budgeted release. The movie “Smurfs” made $22.6 million in 56 foreign markets.
“Eddington” by Ari Aster debuted on 2,111 screens for A24 with $4.2 million. Since its Cannes Film Festival debut, “Eddington” has generated a lot of controversy. Joaquin Phoenix plays the right-wing sheriff of a small New Mexico town in the pandemic-set Western, who battles the liberal mayor (Pedro Pascal).
Although Aster’s previous movie, 2018’s Hereditary ($82.8 million worldwide on a $10 million budget), helped make A24 a dominant force in the independent film industry, Eddington’s lackluster debut is Aster’s second box office setback. Despite spending $35 million to produce, his 2023 film Beau Is Afraid only made $12.4 million worldwide. The production of Eddington cost roughly $25 million. It received a C+ rating from viewers on CinemaScore. Aster has never received a higher rating for any of her earlier films.
However, Hollywood as a whole is having a great summer. The 2025 summer box office is up 15.9% from the same time last year, and sales so far this year are 15% higher than 2025, according to statistics firm Comscore. Comscore estimates that domestic summer ticket sales have reached approximately $2.6 billion.
Top 10 movies by domestic box office
According to Comscore, this list accounts for the anticipated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at cinemas in the United States and Canada, with final domestic data being revealed on Monday:
1. $57.3 million for Superman.
2. $23.4 million for Jurassic World Rebirth.
3. I am aware of what you did with $13 million last summer.
4. $11 million for Smurfs.
5. $9.6 million for F1: The Movie.
6. The $5.4 million film How to Train Your Dragon.
7. $4.3 million for Eddington.
8. Elio, two million dollars.
9. $1.5 million for Lilo & Stitch.
10. $1.3 million after 28 years.
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