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Looking back at previous Superman films, Man of Steel (2013), for instance, made more internationally than domestically—$378 million internationally versus $291 million domestically. Similarly, Batman v Superman earned over $554 million abroad compared to its US gross. Even Superman (1978), the original blockbuster, generated higher international earnings than domestic. The claim that Superman is only popular in America thus oversimplifies and largely contradicts historical performance.
Industry analysts have pointed out that Warner Bros. is preemptively lowering expectations, suggesting that a $500 million global haul would be considered a success—an explicitly conservative outlook given that previous installments consistently surpassed that figure worldwide.