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Superman II

Superman II
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1980
 127 minutes (2 hrs 07 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Lester · Richard Donner

Starring

Gene Hackman · Christopher Reeve · Ned Beatty · Jackie Cooper · Sarah Douglas · Margot Kidder

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 19th June 1981
Australia release date Australia release: 4th December 1980
France release date France release: 9th December 1980

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 10th Apr '81
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 27

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 19th Jun '81
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $14.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

10 Apr, 1981
1
17 Apr, 1981
1
24 Apr, 1981
1
1 May, 1981
1
8 May, 1981
1
15 May, 1981
2
22 May, 1981
1
29 May, 1981
1
5 Jun, 1981
2
12 Jun, 1981
1
19 Jun, 1981
1
26 Jun, 1981
2
3 Jul, 1981
2
10 Jul, 1981
4
17 Jul, 1981
4
24 Jul, 1981
5
31 Jul, 1981
6
7 Aug, 1981
5
14 Aug, 1981
5
21 Aug, 1981
5
28 Aug, 1981
6
4 Sep, 1981
7
11 Sep, 1981
7
18 Sep, 1981
8
25 Sep, 1981
8
2 Oct, 1981
7
9 Oct, 1981
8

US box office

19 Jun, 1981
1
26 Jun, 1981
1
3 Jul, 1981
1

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Superman
Superman II
Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £9.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $108.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $190.4 Million

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