James Gunn's "Superman" soared to the top of the box office this weekend, notching a win for Warner Bros. and DC Studios, which see the film as a way to revive the entire DC universe.

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 ...