You can feel all of that behind-the-scenes chaos in the movie, which is weirdly about nuclear de-escalation and makes very little sense otherwise. At least Gene Hackman returned as Lex Luthor and some of the Nuclear Man stuff is fun.

"Man of Steel" opened in 2013 with a respectable $200 million global cumulative, but also received middling reviews from critics.

Director Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie, which premiered in 1978, is a classic piece of cinema that continues to shape the superhero genre today. Most recently, it led the way for writer-director James Gunn to release Superman, a more modern imagining of the Man of Steel’s adventures, with David Corenswet portraying the titular hero.

Superman soared into theaters this weekend and had a record-breaking debut — despite some political opposition. DC Studios is off to a great start under director James Gunn, notching a $122 million opening weekend stateside,

Director James Gunn used a number of Cleveland landmarks while filming "Superman" last year in Ohio. Did you spot them?

Now that Superman is finally back in theaters, it’s time to revisit his old adventures.

The box office is blowing up, audiences are raving, and Superman looks like it’s going to be the mega-hit the DCU needs. I loved it.

An A-lister makes an appearance in the new "Superman" movie, in reference to the hero's origin story.

Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.