Super Payday for James Gunn in New Superman Movie
Experience the thrilling start of the new DC Universe with James Gunn's Superman movie, breaking records with a worldwide gross of $314.5 million after just over a week in theaters!
Carlos Mendoza · 2 min read
Record-Breaking Budget for James Gunn's Superman Film in DC Universe Premiere
James Gunn's new Superman film is slated to premiere on July 11, 2025, kickstarting the new DC Universe. The film carries a budget of $225 million, with an additional $125 million allocated for marketing. Even before its theatrical debut, it has already generated $314.5 million globally, surpassing early forecasts.
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Movie info
- Official Name
- Superman
- Brief Summary
- Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
- Released
- July 9, 2025
- Duration
- 130 minutes
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
- Production Companies
- DC Studios, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company, Domain Entertainment
- Countries of Origin
- US
- Actors
- David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, María Gabriela de Faría, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Mikaela Hoover, Zlatko Burić, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, Wendell Pierce, Christopher McDonald, Alan Tudyk, Beck Bennett, Bradley Cooper, Angela Sarafyan, Pom Klementieff, Michael Rooker, Grace Chan, Tatiana Piper, Stephen Blackehart, Giovannie Cruz, Bonnie Discepolo, Terence Rosemore, Natasha Halevi, Adriana Leonard, Paul Kim, Jonah Lees, Christian Lees, Dinesh Thyagarajan, Rudy Quintanilla, Ryan J. Pezdirc, Michael Ian Black, Martin Harris, Frank Grillo, James Hiroyuki Liao, Tinashe Kajese, Luis R. Hernandez, Mary Chatmon, Savannah Lumar, Xingu Del Rosario, Lawrence Gilligan, Suzanne Hobbs, Kimmy Suzuki, Will Reeve, Jake Tapper, Ira Amyx, Abel F. Alvarado, Karla Suyeon Kim, Jay Westbrook, Nea Dune, Darla Delgado, Ashleigh Morghan, Trevor Newlin, Lon Gowan, Taylor Valentine Lupini, Paige Mobley, Zach Lane, Theo Kypri, Michael Rosenbaum, Alexis Prewitt, Bobby Hernandez, George Howard Adams, David E. Collier, Jimmy Chhiu, Louisa Krause, AJ Bernard, Alayna Bernard, Jai Soundar, Annika Mazumdar, Fahim Fazli, Chaim Jeraffi, Melissa O. Bowen, Torsten Kellar, Johanna Braddy, Austin Freeman, Kim Brunhuber, Sean Gunn, Sharon Carpenter, Greg Clarkson, Milli M., Pierce Lackey, Oliver Diego Silva, Milly Alcock, John Cena, Jennifer Holland
- Director
- James Gunn
- Authors
- James Gunn
- Producers
- James Gunn, Peter Safran
- Ratings
- 7.472/10 (762 reviews)
- Homepage
- https://www.superman.com
