‘Superman’ flies to $217m global box office debut; ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ stomps past $500m | News

Worldwide box office: July 11-13

Credit: Comscore. All figures are estimates.  

‘Superman’ continues summer box office sizzling streak

Warner Bros can celebrate an estimated $217.0m global launch for DC Studios’ Superman – a reboot of the franchise under the guidance of co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Gunn also serving as the film’s director.

While international (an estimated $95.0m from 78 markets) failed to match the domestic North America number ($122.0m), it’s an encouraging start for the first film from DC Studios, following a bumpy ride for the studio’s predecessor DC Films.

Numbers may have softened in Europe thanks to a current heatwave, while the Wimbledon men’s tennis final on Sunday will have attracted eyeballs especially in host nation UK as well as Italy and Spain, the nations of competitors Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

For cinema operators, this is the third successful blockbuster launch on consecutive weekends, following Warner Bros/Apple’s F1 and Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth. The summer period has also delivered two other massive hits with Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and Universal/DreamWorks’ How To Train Your Dragon.

In Latin America, Superman ranked number one regionally with a 50% market share, topping the box office in 13 markets. Europe also saw the film rank number one regionally.

In Asia, Superman ranked number one in the majority of markets, including in India and Indonesia, fending off local titles. The Philippines saw DC’s film achieve a 68% market share.

In China, however, Superman ranked fourth, behind Jurassic World Rebirth (in its second week of play) and F1 (in its third week) as well as local title Malice – according to local data gatherer Artisan Gateway.

Among international markets, UK/Ireland leads the way for Superman, with an estimated $9.8m, ahead of Mexico ($8.8m), China ($6.6m), Brazil ($5.9m) and Australia ($5.3m). Next come France and South Korea (both an estimated $4.2m), then India ($3.8m – a record debut for DC) and Spain ($2.9m). Japan, Italy and Philippines are tied with an estimated $2.5m.

Germany was not so excited for Superman – the film landed there in third place behind holdover titles Jurassic World Rebirth and F1.

Imax scored an estimated $30.4m globally – a 14% share. For international, the $11.3m Imax total represents a 12% share.

Gunn and Safran took the helm of the newly formed DC studios in November 2022. Under previous Warner Bros/DC iterations, Superman films include Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns (2006), and Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel (2013) and Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016). The highest-grossing solo Superman film is Man Of Steel – with $670.1m lifetime according to available data. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice eclipsed it with $874.4m.

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ stampedes to $529m total

Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth is the fifth film from a US studio to reach $500m so far this year – following A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning and How To Train Your Dragon.

Jurassic World Rebirth added an estimated $108.1m in its second session, taking its 12-day total to $529.5m.

The arrival of Superman saw the dinosaurs take a tumble – down 57% in North America and 51% in international markets. International ($297.3m so far) is pulling ahead of North America ($232.1m).

China is strongly out in front of the international pack, with $62.7m so far, and Jurassic World Rebirth will this week overtake Paramount’s Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning to become the top US film in China in 2025.

Next in the international ranking is UK/Ireland with $26.4m for Jurassic World Rebirth, ahead of Mexico ($22.8m), Germany ($15.5m), Australia ($12.6m), France ($12.4m) and South Korea ($12.1m).

Jurassic World Rebirth resisted the challenge of Superman in a number of major and mid-size markets, retaining the weekend box office top spot in China, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium and Argentina.

All three previous Jurassic World films (2015, 2018, 2022) grossed over $1bn worldwide – a feat also achieved by Jurassic Park in 1993. The two direct sequels to the original film fell tiny, and the lowest-grossing is 2001’s Jurassic Park III with $368.8m, according to available data. (These numbers are not adjusted for inflation.)

Also for Universal at the weekend, DreamWorks’ live-action remake How To Train Your Dragon added an estimated $20.8m globally, taking the total after five weeks to $560.8m. The film has now exceeded the lifetime totals of two of the three in the animated-film series, remaining tiny only of the $622m achieved worldwide by 2014’s How To Train Your Dragon 2. (These comparisons are not adjusted for inflation.)

Lilo & Stitch edges towards $1bn total

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch added another estimated $9.9m globally at the weekend, taking its total to $994.3m – less than $6m away from reaching $1bn.

Lilo & Stitch is the highest-grossing film so far this year from a US studio, eclipsing Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie ($955.1m).

Lilo & Stitch saw a gentle 32% drop at the North American box office at the weekend, and fell 38% in international markets.

The film has performed particularly well across Latin America, where it is the ninth highest-grossing film of all time for the region.

Mexico ($66.9m) leads the international league table on the title, ahead of UK/Ireland ($48.8m), France ($42.0m), Brazil ($37.2m) and Germany ($32.1m).

Also for Disney, Pixar original Elio added an estimated $9.9m worldwide (tying with Lilo & Stitch), taking its total to $117.3m. The film dropped 32% in North America and 45% in international holdover markets.

The Disney duo and also How To Train Your Dragon face competition for the family audience this coming week with the arrival of Paramount’s Smurfs, followed a week later by Universal/DreamWorks’ The Bad Guys 2. Disney/Marvel’s late-July release The Fantastic 4: First Steps should also hold plenty of appeal for families.