Superman came in second in its third weekend as Fantastic Four: First Steps took the top spot with $118 million.
As the third weekend of Superman draws to a close, the box office estimates have rolled in. Domestically, the film earned $24.86 million over the three-day weekend, bringing its domestic total to $289.5 million. In foreign markets, the film has now reached $213.2 million, bringing the global total to $502 million.
For comparison, the third Blue Beetle weekend came in with $7.11 million, The Flash third weekend took in $5.23 million over three days. The comparisons are inevitable, but the 12-year gap between Man of Steel and Superman complicates things a bit more. The Man of Steel third weekend total was $20.73 million, or approx. $28.71 million adjusted for inflation. Blue Beetle went on to a domestic total of $72.48 million, The Flash took in $108.13 million, while Man of Steel took in $291.04 million/$401.62 million.
Using the same comps as before, Blue Beetle took in $56.28 million from foreign markets for a global final total of $128.77 million. The Flash took in $160.03 from overseas markets over the course of its run for a worldwide total of $268.16 million. Man of Steel took in $376.95 million/$520.17 million for a global total of $667.99 million/$921.79 million.
Next week the film will face competition from The Bad Guys 2 and Naked Gun.
Superman is now in wide release.
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