James Gunn‘s Superman has taken flight at the box office. The highly anticipated superhero tentpole, from DC Studios and Warner Bros., earned $22.5 million in Thursday previews and other sneak showings at the North American box office.

This week's "Screen Talk" podcast debates the new "Superman" and the New York Times' list of the 100 best movies of the century, and previews Lena Dunham's TV return.

Warner Bros is seeing $22.5M all in for previews for James Gunn’s Superman. Not only is that still the best previews YTD and a record for James Gunn, but it’s higher than the previews for Barbie ($22.