Superman Returns (2006) - Box Office Mojo

Superman Returns

Domestic Total Gross: $200,081,192
Distributor: Warner Bros.	Release Date: June 28, 2006
Genre: Action / Adventure	Runtime: 2 hrs. 34 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13	Production Budget: $270 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$200,081,192	51.2%
+ Foreign:	$191,000,000	48.8%

= Worldwide:	$391,081,192

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$52,535,096
(#1 rank, 4,065 theaters, $12,923 average)
% of Total Gross:	26.3%
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Widest Release:

4,065 theaters

Close Date:

November 2, 2006

In Release:

128 days / 18.3 weeks

The Players

Director:	Bryan Singer
Writers:	Michael Dougherty Dan Harris
Actors:	Brandon Routh Kate Bosworth Kevin Spacey James Marsden Parker Posey Frank Langella Kal Penn
Producers:	Gilbert Adler Scott Mednick (executive) Jon Peters Bryan Singer Thomas Tull (executive)
Cinematographer:	Newton Thomas Sigel
Composers:	John Ottman John Williams* (original themes)
* Denotes minor role

2006 Academy Awards®

Nominated for One Oscar.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Comic Book Adaptation	44
IMAX (Feature-length)	96
Superhero	45

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: Superman	3
Brand: DC Comics	11
Brand: Legendary Pictures	12
Showdown: Franchise Reboot Battle	4
Showdown: Independence Day Openings	5
Showdown: Superman Vs. Himself	2
Showdown: Superman Vs. Other Wednesday Openers	5

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	205
All Time Worldwide	294
Yearly 2006	6
Yearly Opening Weekends 2006	6
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2006	4
Worldwide Openings	150
Worldwide Yearly 2006	9
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	29
Opening Weeks	152
Opening Day Gross	226
Opening Wednesdays	20
Single Day Gross	805
Non-Opening Friday Gross	91
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	62
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	75
Single Day Friday Gross	326
Single Day Monday Gross	67
Single Day Saturday Gross	311
Single Day Sunday Gross	178
Single Day Thursday Gross	79
Single Day Tuesday Gross	81
Single Day Wednesday Gross	31
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	109
Opening Weekends	214
Opening Weekends - June	34
Opening Weekends - Summer	128
Top 10-Day Grosses	144
Top 3-Day Grosses	265
Top 6-Day Grosses	118
Top 7-Day Grosses	105
Top 8-Day Grosses	115
Top 9-Day Grosses	138
Top 5-Day Grosses	140
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	19
Independence Day Opening Weekends	10
Independence Day Weekends	10
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	835
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	1,517
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	2,090
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	4,043
Rated PG-13	118
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	136
Widest Releases	105
Widest Opening Releases	94
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	63
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	68
Fastest to $100 million	105
Fastest to $150 million	145
Slowest to $100 million	595
Slowest to $200 million	10
BOM Users' Grades	339
BOM Users' Grades (2006 Releases)	62
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on October 1, 2006)	71
Yearly (Wide) 2006	6
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2006	6
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted	33
Opening Weeks Adjusted	129
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	58
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	51
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	58
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	265
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	139
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	70
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	58
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	24
Opening Weekends Adjusted - June	32
Opening Weekends Adjusted	194
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer	121
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	117
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	132