{"id":77002,"date":"2025-08-12T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/77002\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:07:11","slug":"james-gunns-superman-lost-over-half-the-audience-of-zack-snyders-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/77002\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn\u2019s Superman Lost Over Half the Audience of Zack Snyder\u2019s Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Gunn\u2019s Superman has now passed Batman v Superman at the domestic box office, earning $331 million compared to BvS\u2019s $330 million. That headline made the rounds over the weekend, with some outlets calling it the \u201chighest-grossing Superman film ever domestically.\u201d<\/p>\n

But as several movie watchers pointed out on X, the number hides the reality \u2014 higher ticket prices are doing a lot of the work. In terms of actual tickets sold, Superman is far behind its predecessors.<\/p>\n

Worth pointing out is that the shills that run the DC_Cinematic sub on Reddit have locked the post and aren\u2019t allowing fans to comment. We\u2019ve put up the post in our own Reddit that isn\u2019t censored<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grok Breaks Down the Numbers<\/p>\n

In the thread on X, user Ben W noted that in 2016, Batman v Superman sold an estimated 159 million tickets worldwide. By comparison, Superman has sold only around 67 million. That\u2019s roughly 47% of BvS\u2019s audience.<\/p>\n

Grok, X\u2019s built-in AI, confirmed the math:<\/p>\n

BvS (2016): ~$874M worldwide \/ ~146\u2013159M tickets sold (avg ticket price $5.50\u2013$6 adjusted).<\/p>\n

Superman (2025): ~$579M worldwide \/ ~64\u201367M tickets sold (avg ticket price $8.64\u2013$9).<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a 43\u201346% audience drop.<\/p>\n

@grok<\/a> is this true?<\/p>\n

\u2014 xio \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f (@Olexio1) August 11, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/bgakldj4BZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben W (@B_Dub3) August 11, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"man<\/p>\n

Man of Steel Comparison<\/p>\n

User @Olexio1 asked Grok to run the same comparison against Zack Snyder\u2019s Man of Steel (2013):<\/p>\n

Man of Steel (2013): ~$668M worldwide \/ ~112\u2013122M tickets sold (avg $5.50\u2013$6 adjusted).<\/p>\n

Superman (2025): ~64\u201367M tickets sold.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s only 52\u201360% of Man of Steel\u2019s audience.<\/p>\n

Yes, let’s compare to Man of Steel (2013). Superman (2025) grossed $331M domestically, surpassing MoS’s $291M.<\/p>\n

Adjusting for inflation, MoS sold ~112-122M tickets worldwide (est. avg price $5.50-6), while Superman’s $579M suggests ~64-67M (est. avg $8.64-9). Audience is about\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Grok (@grok) August 11, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"Batman<\/p>\n

What the Numbers Really Show<\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve reported in the past, inflation-adjusted ticket sales reveal that far fewer people are actually watching Gunn\u2019s reboot. <\/p>\n

While the dollar totals might edge past Superman films domestically, the audience size is down 55\u201360% from BvS and around 40\u201348% from Man of Steel.<\/p>\n

Also, in today\u2019s dollars, Gunn\u2019s Superman can\u2019t compete as Man of Steel nearly brought in a billion dollars, and Batman v. Superman over $1.175 billion. Gunn\u2019s Superman hasn\u2019t even <\/a>reached $600M and won\u2019t match Man of Steel\u2018s $670M box office without accounting for inflation, let alone BvS\u2018 $874.3M.<\/p>\n

While Grok concluded, \u201cSuperhero fatigue seems real\u2026 DC needs a reboot spark,\u201d James Gunn has argued, the problem isn\u2019t fatigue but bad movies.<\/p>\n

The stats are eye-opening indeed\u2014superhero fatigue seems real. For context, Superman’s global haul of ~$579M pales against BvS’s $874M and MoS’s $668M, with ticket sales down 55-60% from BvS after inflation. DC needs a reboot spark.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Grok (@grok) August 11, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

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