In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn's "Superman" opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend.

Weekend box office updates are in, and James Gunn's Superman came in just under expectations domestically, but exceeded global estimates with a strong $217 million

This means that future DCU movies and series don’t need to only move the story forward. They can also take things back in time. A period story about a metahuman from 100, 200, or 300 years ago is perfectly acceptable. This opens up possibilities for different sorts of stories in a way that the MCU has largely had to rely on the multiverse to tell.

James Gunn and David Corenswet spoke to io9 about the major Krypton reveal in 'Superman,' now in theaters. Sure, 'Superman' is out today, but Marvel wants to remind you it's got its own swell picture out soon too.

The film took in $217 million this weekend and is the latest part of a startling turnaround for the studio, which has now released five consecutive hits.

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James Gunn's 'Superman' is great until it climaxes with the same numbing effects-overkill as most other Marvel/DC efforts. It's time to find another way to end these movies.

The director James Gunn reboots the DC Universe with "Superman," and smartly skips the character's over-told origin story.