James Gunn is feeling “incredibly grateful” for the initial box office success of Superman and the positive reception from audiences. The filmmaker and co-head of DC Studios took to Threads on Sunday to express his appreciation after the superhero blockbuster saw an estimated global debut of $217 million .

James Gunn’s new Superman reboot has exceeded both box office and critical expectations. Released in theaters Friday, the new DC movie stars David Corenswet as the undercover, bespectacled superhero,

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,