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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

Superman Box Office

Opening Weekend
$7.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$134.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$300.2M
$166M international
Domestic Legs18.0x
Budget$55M
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 15 1 $7.47M — $7.47M 508 $14.7K 1
Dec 22 2 $6.54M -12.0% $18.58M 806 $8.1K 2
Dec 29 1 $10.36M +59.0% $40.93M 817 $12.7K 3
Jan 5 1 $7.49M -28.0% $54.83M 806 $9.3K 4

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byRichard Donner
ScreenplayMario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton
Story byMario Puzo
Produced byPierre Spengler
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Music byJohn Williams
StarringMarlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder
StudioWarner Bros.

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