"I'm incredibly grateful for your enthusiasm and kind words over the past few days," Gunn wrote in an Instagram Threads post following the film's successful opening weekend

Writer and director James Gunn is celebrating after Superman — the first film under his watch as DC Studios launches its Gods and Monsters phase — soared to a US$122 million box office opening at North American movie theatres over the weekend.

"Superman," written and directed by James Gunn, brings Clark Kent and his superhero alter ego back to the silver screen.