So while "Superman" may have defeated "Man of Steel" domestically, Forbes argues that it's unlikely James Gunn's film is going to overtake Zack Snyder's overall box office once the current theatrical run ends.

Superman Outgrosses Man of Steel At The US Box Office . Now, on its day 18, Superman has achieved the inevitable by taking down Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel at the US box office.

Back in February, James Gunn got some big reactions from the internet with a post on social media featuring him hanging out with Zack Snyder, and more recently, the two filmmakers joined forces for cameos in an episode of Rick And Morty that had them playing versions of themselves.

Zack Snyder, writer of film Man of Steel, has shared his two cents about James Gunn’s 2025 Superman. David Corenswet starrer has been controversial since the release of its first look.

Zack Snyder gives James Gunn some unsolicited advice about his 'Superman' movie as the two cameo on 'Rick and Morty': 'He's the Man of Steel, not the Man of Conversation.'

Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel deserves a lot of credit. The Christopher Reeve Superman movies had become such cultural icons for the character that the one time prior to Man of Steel that anybody tried to make a new Superman movie, they just tried to make a Christopher Reeve movie with different actors.

James Gunn’s "Superman" just soared past "Man of Steel," setting a new record as the top-grossing solo Superman movie in U.S. box office history. The latest Superman picture has officially done what no other solo Superman film has achieved: it has overtaken “Man of Steel” to become the highest-grossing domestic Superman movie of all time.