"Superman," written and directed by James Gunn, brings Clark Kent and his superhero alter ego back to the silver screen.

James Gunn’s Superman had a fairly super opening weekend. The movie grossed an estimated $122 million in domestic theaters plus another $95 million overseas for a total of $217 million. That’s a huge improvement over most of DC’s movies of late,

“Superman,” the newly rebooted comic book adventure starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, flew to $122 million in its first weekend of release. Those are strong ticket sales, enough to rank as the year’s third-largest debut after “A Minecraft Movie” ($162 million) and “Lilo & Stitch” ($146 million).