“Superman” Inches Toward ₦500 Million in Nigeria

After nine weeks in Nigerian cinemas, James Gunn’s Superman has reached a cumulative gross of ₦480 million, edging closer to the ₦500 million milestone despite slowing attendance.

The film earned ₦5.6 million in its eighth weekend, a 37 percent drop from the ₦7.6 million recorded the previous week. According to the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), it grossed ₦9.4 million in its ninth week.

If it crosses the half-a-billion mark, Superman will become the second film this year to do so, following Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which closed with ₦775.8 million — the third highest-grossing foreign title in Nigeria and the country’s biggest R-rated horror.

With the film now available digitally, cinema turnout has slowed. Still, a ₦500 million finish remains within reach if it holds through its final weeks on the big screen.

Released on July 11, 2025, Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Kal-El, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, and Rachael Brosnahan as Lois Lane, alongside Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, and Isabella Merced as Hawkgirl.

Highest-Grossing Foreign Films in Nigeria (as of Sept. 4, 2025):

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): ₦1.04 billion

• Black Panther (2022): ₦818.1 million

• Sinners (2025): ₦775.8 million

• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2019): ₦750.2 million

• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024): ₦706.7 million

• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024): ₦623 million

• Avengers: Endgame (2019): ₦528million.

• Superman (2025): ₦480 million

• The Woman King (2022): ₦462 million

• Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024): ₦458 million

• Aquaman (2018): ₦452 million

• Avengers: Infinity War (2018): ₦450 million

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025): ₦435 million

• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022): ₦435 million