However, it's not all bad for Fantastic Four: First Steps. Before Superman flew in like a speeding bullet to steal the title, First Steps held the largest pre-sale ticket numbers of 2025.

First Steps," clobbered the box office competition on Friday, reporting first-day ticket sales of $57 million, according to The Numbers.

In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket ...

Those are strong ticket sales, enough to rank as the year’s third-largest debut after “A Minecraft Movie” ($162 million) and “Lilo & Stitch” ($146 million).

A version of this article appears in print on July 14, 2025, Section B, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Superman’ Helps Save Warner Bros. as Sales Fly In at $217 Million.

James Gunn’s “ Superman ” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas ...