Though “Superman” had the third-highest opening weekend in the U.S. for 2025 at $125 million, the film only grossed about $95 million internationally over the same weekend, according to Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gunn acknowledged that the film is “definitely performing better domestically,” but argued that there were additional factors that led to it underperforming in some countries, such as Superman\u2019s status as an American figure.<\/p>\n ‘SUPERMAN’ DIRECTOR’S BROTHER SAYS ANTI-IMMIGRANT MAGA PEOPLE ARE ‘AGAINST THE AMERICAN WAY’<\/a><\/p>\n James Gunn attends the “Superman” Fan Event in London’s Leicester Square on July 2, 2025, in London, England.\u00a0 (Photo by Kate Green\/Getty Images for Warner Bros)<\/p>\n “Superman is not a known commodity in some places,” Gunn told Rolling Stone Magazine<\/a>. “He is not a big known superhero in some places like Batman is. That affects things. And it also affects things that we have a certain amount of anti-American sentiment around the world right now. It isn\u2019t really helping us.”<\/p>\n Gunn added that the film opened well in Brazil and the U.K., with rising numbers in other countries due to positive word of mouth.<\/p>\n Warner Bros. Discovery declined to comment on the matter when asked by Fox News Digital<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gunn originally faced backlash for his film just days before its release after saying that the movie would be “about politics<\/a>” and how the “Superman” story is about immigration.<\/p>\n![\"Director](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/james-gunn-superman.jpg\")
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