‘Batman v Superman’ Boosts Warner's DC Franchise in Debut
- `People excited to see this mash-up,' ComScore analyst says
- This is First of 10 DC superhero movies planned through 2020
'Batman v Superman' a Super Showing for Warner Bros.
“Batman v Superman,” the first of 10 superhero movies planned by Warner Bros., opened with weekend sales of $166.1 million in North American theaters, giving the studio a new foundation for future action films based on its DC Comics.
The movie, which features Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in the title roles, vaulted to the top of the box-office charts in the U.S. and Canada, researcher ComScore Inc. said Sunday in a statement. BoxOffice.com had raised it forecasts to $172 million in weekend sales, while the Hollywood Stock Exchange was forecasting $170 million. The film set a record for a DC Comics movie and marked the studio’s second biggest debut overall, after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” according to Box Office Mojo.