According to James Gunn, the live-action introduction to the new DC Universe is off to a huge start. The filmmaker announced on his social media platforms on Friday that the teaser trailer for “Superman” was viewed over 250 million times in its first day.

“Crypto really brought us home: With over 250 million views and one million social media posts, ‘Superman’ is officially the most-watched and talked-about trailer in DC and Warner Bros. history,” Gunn wrote. “It’s up to all of you: thank you! We are incredibly grateful and especially excited to share this film with you in July. Happy Holidays!”

According to Gunn, the Superman teaser views blew a lot of this year’s studio tentpoles out of the water. For example, the first “Joker: Folie à Deux” trailer opened with 167 million views in the first 24 hours, while “Inside Out 2,” the highest-grossing film of the year, took in $1.6 billion at the global box office , trailer premiered with 157 million views. Marvel’s Deadpool and Wolverine trailer still holds the record for the biggest trailer launch of all time with 365 million views.

The “Superman” teaser offered the first shots of David Corenswet as the new Man of Steel, as well as the first glimpses of Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor and various heroes who will populate the new DC Universe, from Krypto the Superdog to Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced). ), Green Lantern Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillon), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) and Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan). The teaser also previewed the romance between Superman and Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane.

“We embrace the entire Superman mythology,” Gunn said diversity about the film. “He has friends who are other superheroes. He has people he doesn’t get along with very well who are other superheroes. He created a lot of the things that we love about the Superman comics that we haven’t been able to see as much in the filmed media and that we definitely haven’t been able to see in an informed way that we hope we’ve created.”

Gunn’s Superman hits theaters July 11 from Warner Bros.