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Superman

Domestic Total Gross: $134,218,018
Distributor: Warner Bros.Release Date: December 15, 1978
Genre: Action / AdventureRuntime: 2 hrs. 23 min.
MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $55 million

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:  $134,218,018    44.7%
+ Foreign:  $166,000,000    55.3%
= Worldwide:  $300,218,018  
Domestic Summary
Release Dates:  December 15, 1978 (limited)
 N/A (wide)
Limited Opening Weekend: $7,465,343
(#1 rank, 508 theaters, $14,695 average)
Wide Opening Weekend: $6,535,784
(#2 rank, 806 theaters, $8,108 average)
% of Total Gross: 4.9%
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Widest Release:  817 theaters
The Players
Director:Richard Donner
Writer:Robert Benton
Actors:Marlon Brando
Christopher Reeve
Composer:John Williams
1978 Academy Awards®
Nominated for Three Oscars.
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Genres
Genre Rank
Comic Book Adaptation 46
Superhero 45
Superhero - Origin 22
Franchises
Franchise Rank
Series: Superman 4
Brand: DC Comics 11
Charts
Chart Rank
All Time Domestic 379
All Time Adjusted 68
All Time Worldwide 384
Opening Weeks 1,375
Opening Weekends 2,521
Rated G and PG 128
Rated PG 101
BOM Users' Grades 103
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on January 1, 1982) 10
Opening Weekends (Limited Release) 5
Opening Weeks Adjusted 350
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December 82
Opening Weekends Adjusted 1,069
Second Weekends Adjusted 172
Rated G and PG Adjusted 36
Rated PG Adjusted 18
 
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