James Gunn ‘s Superman has taken flight at the box office. The highly anticipated superhero tentpole, from DC Studios and Warner Bros., earned $22.5 million in Thursday previews and other sneak showings at the North American box office.

James Gunn's Superman is expected to generate more than $200M in its global premiere during the three-day weekend, according to early estimates by industry insiders. A Deadline report from Friday citing sources said box office previews for Gunn’s Superman are at least $22.

After nearly three years of development and public speculation, it is finally time to see if Warner Bros./DC Studios’ “Superman” can launch a brand-new cinematic universe and revitalize a superhero genre that is no longer the surefire box office behemoth it was in the 2010s.