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Superman

1978 • PG • 2h 23m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Warner Bros.

You'll believe a man can fly.

🍅 87% 86% MC 82 LB 3.73 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$7.5M
Limited · 508 theaters
Domestic Total
$134.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$300.2M
$166.0M international
Domestic Legs18.0x
Budget$55M
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Donner Richard Donner Director Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Starring Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Starring Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve Starring Ned Beatty Ned Beatty Starring Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper Starring
ScreenplayMario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton Story byMario Puzo Produced byPierre Spengler CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth Music byJohn Williams StudioWarner Bros. SeriesSuperman
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 15 1 $7.5M — 508 $14,696 $7.5M
2 Dec 22 2 $6.5M −12.0% 806 $8,109 $18.6M
3 Dec 29 1 $10.4M +59.0% 817 $12,686 $40.9M
4 Jan 5 1 $7.5M −28.0% 806 $9,296 $54.8M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $7.5M
$7.5M
$6.5M
$10.4M
$7.5M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −28.0%
−12.0%
W1→2
+59.0%
W2→3
−28.0%
W3→4
Steepest −28.0%Biggest gain +59.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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