Superman Box Office Collection Day 1: James Gunn's Movie Opens To A Strong Start In India

James Gunn's much-anticipated film, Superman hit the screens on July 11, 2025. Starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, the DC superhero film had a promising start at the Indian box office. It has performed better than Hindi releases- Rajkummar Rao's Maalik and Vikrant Massey-Shanaya Kapoor starrer Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan. The day 1 figures indicate that Indian audiences have enthusiastically welcomed Superman.

Superman (3D) day 1 box office collection India

As per a report in Sacnilk, David Corenswet starrer earned Rs 6.9 crore (rough data) in India, on the first day of its release. Rs 5 crore was collected from the English version, Rs 40 lakhs from the Telugu version and Rs 25 lakhs from the Tamil and Rs 1.25 crore from the Hindi languages.

It had an overall 19.91% English Occupancy on Friday, July 11, 2025. Night shows had 32.39%, while morning shows had the lowest occupancy of 11.46%, afternoon shows saw 15.02% of the audience, and evening shows saw 20.75% footfall.

Superman (2D) had an overall 24.96% English occupancy.

An excerpt from the Outlook India review of Superman read: "Intended as a love letter to the superhero genre and a new beginning for the franchise, it bypasses foundational storytelling and instead relies heavily on the audience’s assumed knowledge. It felt like starting a film mid-way—omitting the backstories related to the origin of Superman’s descent to Earth, the foundation of his romance with Lois, and his conflict with Luthor. While most audiences know Superman was born on Krypton and raised in Kansas, the film treats this legacy as already established, offering little emotional anchoring from the beginning itself."

Alongside David Corenswet, the film also stars Nathan Fillion, Edi Gathegi, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, Nicholas Hoult, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Terence Rosemore, Anthony Carrigan and María Gabriela de Faría, among others.