Superman has officially outpaced Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel at the domestic box office. Directed by James Gunn, the reboot earned more in its first weekend than the 2013 film, marking a strong start for DC Studios. The early success sets the stage for the franchise’s next chapter under Gunn’s direction.

Superman can lift up collapsing buildings, Godzilla-sized monsters and, now, the box office. “Superman,” the newly rebooted comic book adventure starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, flew to $122 million in its first weekend of release.

"Superman" is off to a solid start at the box office with $217 million worldwide on opening weekend, in line wiht projections.