Superman” will loom large again at the box office as two major newcomers, a “Smurfs” musical and the latest “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” open in theaters. After a mighty $125 million domestic start,

"Superman" is well-liked and should play for weeks in the U.S., but DC's path back to tentpole powerhouse status will take time.

The first film in the newly-rebranded DC Universe has already surpassed the lifetime grosses of six out of the company's 10 most recent films.