It’s up, up and away for Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ “Superman,” which got off the ground with $56.5 million across Friday and preview screenings in 4,135 theaters. That’s the second-biggest such figure for the calendar year,

Director Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie, which premiered in 1978, is a classic piece of cinema that continues to shape the superhero genre today. Most recently, it led the way for writer-director James Gunn to release Superman, a more modern imagining of the Man of Steel’s adventures, with David Corenswet portraying the titular hero.

Now that Superman is finally back in theaters, it’s time to revisit his old adventures.

James Gunn's film includes two additional scenes after the end of the movie. You should plan to stick around for about 10 minutes to catch both. If you missed the clips or just want all the spoilers,

An A-lister makes an appearance in the new "Superman" movie, in reference to the hero's origin story.

This story discusses major plot developments, including the ending, in "Superman," currently playing in theaters. In the climax of "Superman" - the first feature film under the DC Studios banner, and the official big screen launch of the new DC Universe - the city of Metropolis is split in two.

Although James Gunn's Superman is the first live-action movie in the new DCU, some of the events seen in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker season 1 are still part of the continuity (for the most part).