anticipated drop in 'Superman' box office earnings for weekend 2, weighing potential decline amount
In the exciting world of cinema, the latest addition to the Superman franchise, starring David Corenswet, is making headlines for its impressive box office performance. This weekend, Superman (2025) has already grossed approximately $177 million in the U.S. and Canada, and about $95 million internationally, bringing its total to roughly $273 million worldwide as of mid-July 2025.
This strong showing is putting Superman (2025) on track to reach a domestic total around $230–240 million by the end of its second weekend. This is already surpassing the entire domestic run of Black Adam and has a bigger first Wednesday gross ($11.75 million) than Man of Steel’s $9 million.
For comparison, the earlier Man of Steel (2013) earned a total domestic gross of about $168.8 million in its first 6 days, with a worldwide box office of about $667 million during its full run. It sold about 14.2 million tickets on its opening weekend compared to the 7.7 million tickets sold by the 2025 Superman on opening weekend, suggesting the newer movie drew higher revenue but from fewer tickets, likely due to higher ticket prices today.
Unfortunately, there is no current box office data available for I Know What You Did Last Summer, Smurfs, or Eddington for this weekend. Therefore, a direct comparison cannot be made for these films at this time.
The reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer is projected to earn anywhere from $13 million to $17 million from 3,100 North American theaters. Variety also projects a domestic opening of anywhere from $10 million to $12 million for Smurfs. Box Office Pro has a wider opening projection of anywhere between $12 million to $18 million for I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Superman had a $225 million production budget and spent $125 million on marketing, according to Variety. In its opening weekend, Superman earned $125 million from 4,135 theaters, including $22.5 million in Thursday previews. As of now, no specific box office projections for The Karate Kid: Legends were provided.
A24's Eddington is projected by Deadline to earn less than $5 million from 2,111 theaters. Variety projects a $5 million opening for Eddington. Box Office Pro predicts a Friday to Sunday projection of $45 million to $55 million for Superman in its second weekend, while Deadline projects Superman will make $60 million from Friday to Sunday in its second weekend. Variety forecasts a $15 million to $17 million opening for I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Box Office Pro predicts an opening of anywhere between $15 million to $20 million for Smurfs.
Paramount Pictures' animated feature Smurfs has a $58 million production budget before P&A. I Know What You Did Last Summer had an $18 million production budget before prints and advertising costs. The production budget information for Eddington has not been released.
In summary, Superman (2025) is outperforming Man of Steel domestically in early box office revenue this weekend and the week overall, while there is no detailed box office data available to compare the other films at this time. The reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Smurfs are anticipated to have strong openings, with specific projections varying among industry analysts.
In the ongoing cinematic clash, movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Smurfs, and Eddington are anticipated to showcase their prowess at the box office in the coming weeks, with their second weekend earnings still to be determined. Meanwhile, James Gunn and Pedro Pascal are not involved in these films, but Joaquin Phoenix recently appeared in Joker, a notable entry under the 'movies-and-tv' umbrella of entertainment.
