James Gunn’s Superman film budget and James Gunn’s profitability have been revealed in a new report

Regarding important films this year, it is difficult to find one that is more important than the “superman” of director James Gunn. Not only is Gunn now the co-chief of DC Studios, trying to successfully relaunch the steel man as a cinematographic franchise, but he also ready to completely restart the entire DC universe in the years to come. It starts seriously with this film. It is also of great importance for Warner Bros. in its entirety. So there is a lot of money. That being said, we now have difficult figures to let ourselves know how, in terms of dollars and hundred, goes on the film, as well as what it will take to make it a success.

According to a new report by The Wrap, “Superman” is a budget in the 225 million dollars range. It is certainly on the dear side of things for a blockbuster, but the budgets of $ 200 million are commonplace these days in the field of superhero cinema. However, this is a large number, which means that it must earn a lot of money at the box office. To this end, the report indicates that the film must be compared to around $ 700 million worldwide to be considered a success, according to an anonymous Hollywood agent. The article also indicates all that the north of northern $ 500 million worldwide will obtain profits.

In general, theaters retain about half of all money from sales of the box office. The old basic rule was to double the budget to take into account marketing, but this rule is a bit exceeded at the age of $ 200 million. Suppose that the marketing budget is somewhere in the range of $ 100 to 150 million. This means that, associated with the budget, the total WB investment would be around $ 350 million, gives or would take. Double this number to take into account theaters who get their cut, and where does that leave us? In this range of $ 700 million.

However, this number of $ 500 million looks a little low. If “Superman” was to make this amount worldwide, it could probably be carried out in profits after streaming, VOD, Blu-ray, etc., although the report notes that the nameless initiate said that the number of $ 500 million was “not inclusive of accessory income”. I doubt that mathematics do not support him.

In any case, what “Superman” must do is become the greatest success of DC in years. The latest DC film to cross the $ 700 million threshold was “The Batman” ($ 772 million worldwide) in 2022. Before that? We have to return to “Aquaman” in 2018, which made $ 1.15 billion in its time. In recent years, DC has struggled to find success, with “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, “The Flash” and “Blue Beetle” All Flopping in 2023. Then, in 2024, “Joker: Folia with two” bombed, losing between 150 and 200 million dollars for WB. So, yes, the pressure is on.

The good news is that Gunn has an impeccable assessment, after making the film trilogy “Guardians of the Galaxy” for Marvel, as well as “The Suicide Squad”, which encountered great criticisms but was hampered at the box office by the pandemic. Regarding the Superman franchise, “Man of Steel” by Zack Snyder made $ 668 million worldwide in 2013 compared to a budget of $ 225 million. Curiously, the success bar is just in this same range 12 years later.

Among those with “Superman” are David Corenswet (“Pearl”) as Clark Kent / Superman, Rachel Brosnahan (“House of Cards”) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) as Lex Luthor. Gunn wrote the script in addition to the realization.

“Superman” will be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.