“Superman” will easily defeat last week’s box office champion, Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which is looking to make $35 million to $45 million in its second weekend, a 50% to 60% from its debut.

But Hollywood will always have a place for the kind of good guy who delivers what Gunn, 58, can at the box office. Starting in 2014, he made three hugely popular films in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Together, they earned $2.5bn. Now the chance has come for Gunn to put his stamp on Superman — the most super of all heroes.

The last solo Superman movie, 2013's Man of Steel, opened to $116 million domestically, while 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made $166 million at the US box office over its opening weekend, breaking records for a Superman movie. Will Gunn's take on Big Blue match up?

James Gunn's Superman is expected to generate more than $200M in its global premier during the three-day weekend, according to a media reports on Friday.

Cincinnati only makes a couple of cameos in the film, which was mostly shot in Cleveland. "We liked Cincinnati a lot, but we really liked Cleveland," said Superman director/writer James Gunn.

The newly released Superman film, directed by James Gunn, has made a strong debut at the Indian box office, earning Rs 7 crore on its first day., Box Office News - Times Now

Warner Bros./DC Studios’ “Superman” is off and flying at the box office with $22.5 million from preview screenings, the most for any film this year. That total is nearly double the $11.5 million preview total of Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” and the $12 million preview total of “Captain America: Brave New World.”

This July, three mega Hollywood releases from three studios - Universal, DC, and Marvel - will vie for attention at the box office.