Superman III

Name: Superman III
Director: Richard Lester
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 1983
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O'Toole, Robert Vaughn, Annie Ross

1983 • PG • 2h 5m • Action, Adventure, Comedy • Warner Bros.

If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe.

🍅 31% 23%

2.26

5.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$13.4M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$60.0M

Final

Worldwide Total

$80.2M

$20.2M international

Domestic Legs4.5x

Budget$39M

1983 Rank#12

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Cast & Crew

Directed byRichard Lester ScreenplayDavid Newman, Leslie Newman Produced byPierre Spengler CinematographyRobert Paynter MusicKen Thorne Prod. DesignPeter Murton StarringChristopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O'Toole, Robert Vaughn, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 17-19 1 $13.4M — 1,759 $7,591 $13.4M

2 Jun 24-26 2 $9.1M −32.1% 1,752 $5,176 $29.6M

3 Jul 1-4 2 $7.3M −19.9% 1,763 $4,120 $41.4M

4 Jul 8-10 3 $3.8M −47.0% 1,612 $2,387 $47.6M

5 Jul 15-17 7 $2.8M −27.8% 1,173 $2,368 $52.5M

6 Jul 22-24 9 $2.0M −27.9% 1,029 $1,947 $56.1M

7 Jul 29-31 13 $1.3M −37.1% 803 $1,569 $58.4M

8 Aug 5-7 16 $794.3K −37.0% 613 $1,296 $60.0M

Weekend grossWk 8 · $794.3K

$13.4M

$9.1M

$7.3M

$3.8M

$2.8M

$2.0M

$1.3M

$794.3K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −37.0%

−32.1%

W1→2

−19.9%

W2→3

−47.0%

W3→4

−27.8%

W4→5

−27.9%

W5→6

−37.1%

W6→7

−37.0%

W7→8

Steepest −47.0%Best hold −19.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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