The Indian box office continues to see strong performances from Hollywood blockbusters in 2025, but James Gunn’s much-awaited Superman, starring David Corenswet, has fallen short of expectations when compared to the numbers posted by Scarlett Johansson’s Jurassic Park: Rebirth just a week earlier.Superman opened to Rs 7 crore nett in India on its first day — a respectable figure for a DC reboot, but notably lower than Jurassic Park: Rebirth, which had minted Rs 9.25 crore nett on its opening day last Friday. Trade experts had pegged Superman for a stronger debut, considering the legacy of the character and the buzz around James Gunn’s fresh take on the franchise. However, while the film picked up, it struggled to match the broad appeal of the dinosaur spectacle.With these figures, Jurassic Park: Rebirth retains its position as the second-biggest Hollywood opener of 2025 in India. The top spot continues to be held by Tom Cruise’sMission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which had stormed the Indian box office with a Rs 16.5 crore opening day earlier this year—the film had gotten a Saturday release keeping the global release in mind.Though Superman did manage to beat Brad Pitt’s F1 which had debuted in India with Rs 5.5 crore collection.MI:8 has been the only Hollywood film to cross Rs 100 crore mark in India, given how Jurassic Park-Rebirth has performed in it’s first week minting Rs 55 crore- one can expect it to come close to Tom Cruise’s numbers but unlikely to breach it. According to exhibitors, Jurassic Park: Rebirth had the advantage of nostalgia, Scarlett Johansson’s mass popularity, and a visual spectacle that drew audiences across formats, especially in 3D and 4DX. In contrast, while Superman enjoyed a loyal fanbase and decent advance bookings, the superhero genre’s current fatigue and mixed global reception may have tempered its initial numbers in India.Despite the difference in opening day figures, both films are expected to perform well over their opening weekends, with Superman relying on family audiences and superhero enthusiasts to drive up its collections on Saturday and Sunday.As it stands, the pecking order for Hollywood’s biggest Indian openings remains: Dead Reckoning (Rs 16.5 crore), Jurassic Park: Rebirth (Rs 9.25 crore), and Superman (Rs 7 crore). It remains to be seen whether any upcoming tentpole release in the latter half of 2025 can challenge these numbers at the Indian box office.
