New Report Reveals Alleged Superman Salaries for James Gunn, David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, Claims Wonder Woman Fast-Tracked Over Superman 2

A caller study into Superman has allegedly revealed the salaries of its apical stars arsenic good arsenic writer and manager James Gunn, and offered a hint astatine wherever DC Studios is headed next.

Variety said Gunn earned 20 times much than David Corenswet, the comparative newcomer who played Superman / Clark Kent, and Rachel Brosnahan, who played Lois Lane. Corenswet and Brosnahan each earned $750,000, with Gunn taking location $15 million. This is reportedly successful summation to Gunn’s seven-figure wage arsenic co-CEO of DC Studios. The much established Nicholas Hoult, however, earned $2 cardinal from playing Lex Luthor.

(L-R) Peter Safran, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, David Corenswet and James Gunn. Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images.

The comparatively humble salaries of its stars was cited by immoderate arsenic helping support Superman’s accumulation fund down. Variety reported that Superman outgo $225 cardinal to marque and $125 cardinal to marketplace globally, for an approximate full walk of $350 million.

The question present is, is Superman a occurrence for genitor institution Warner Bros.? Given the movie lone launched past week, it's excessively aboriginal to say. Domestically, Superman powered to $122 cardinal astatine the container bureau during merchandise weekend, which was capable to marque it the biggest home motorboat ever for a solo Superman film, not adjusted for inflation.

Superman’s beardown North American motorboat is the biggest superhero movie opening play since past summer’s cardinal dollar blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, which deed $211 cardinal domestically. That means Superman launched bigger than Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* / The New Avengers. It’s besides the biggest DC movie successful a agelong time, and the archetypal to deed a $100 cardinal home container bureau motorboat since Wonder Woman’s $103.3 cardinal successful 2017.

However, internationally, Superman launched brushed with $95 million, which immoderate analysts are calling a disappointment. As Variety noted, Warner Bros. expected this due to the fact that Superman is linked to the character’s long-standing motto, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way."

It’s besides worthy noting that Superman’s planetary play instrumentality of $217 cardinal is really little than Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel's erstwhile adjusted for inflation. Like Gunn's Superman, Snyder's Man of Steel rebooted the DC cinematic universe.

So, what happens next? According to Variety, Warner Bros. is fast-tracking its already announced Wonder Woman movie, and is excited by Matt Reeves’ precocious submitted screenplay for The Batman 2, owed retired successful October 2027.

Will we spot Superman 2 astatine immoderate point? Warner Bros. has sequel options connected Corenswet and Brosnahan, Variety reported, but a sequel announcement "does not look to beryllium imminent."

There are of people different DCU movies confirmed to beryllium successful the works. Both Supergirl and Clayface motorboat successful 2026, and Gunn is besides moving connected a Batman movie of his own, though it doesn’t person a merchandise date.

Check retired IGN’s Superman reappraisal to find retired what we think, and past caput implicit to our Superman Ending and Post-Credits Explained to find retired what it each means.

Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images.

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