‘Superman’ snares $22.5 million in Thursday previews on way to $140 million opening

Warner Bros.’ “Superman” generated $22.5 million in Thursday night preview sales. It’s the third-best Thursday performance of superhero flick under the DC banner ever and the best for a Superman film. “Superman” is expected to tally between $130 million and $140 million at the box office during its full three-day opening weekend. David Corenswet stars are Superman in Warner Bros.’ “Superman.” Warner Bros. Discovery

It’s not a bird or a plane that soared into cinemas Thursday night — it was Warner Bros.’ “Superman.”

The first film in the new era of DC films under James Gunn and Peter Safran snared $22.5 million from preview showings.

It’s the third-best Thursday performance for a superhero flick under the DC banner ever, just behind “The Dark Knight Rises,” which secured $30.6 million in 2012, and “Batman v. Superman: Dawn

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