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Superman III

Superman III
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1983
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Lester

Starring

Christopher Reeve · Richard Pryor · Jackie Cooper · Marc McClure · Annette O'Toole · Annie Ross

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 17th June 1983
Canada release date Canada release: 17th June 1983
Mexico release date Mexico release: 30th June 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 22nd Jul '83
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 19

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 17th Jun '83
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $13.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 7

Chart position history

UK box office

22 Jul, 1983
1
29 Jul, 1983
1
5 Aug, 1983
1
12 Aug, 1983
1
19 Aug, 1983
2
26 Aug, 1983
3
2 Sep, 1983
3
9 Sep, 1983
4
16 Sep, 1983
4
23 Sep, 1983
5
30 Sep, 1983
5
7 Oct, 1983
6
14 Oct, 1983
6
21 Oct, 1983
8
28 Oct, 1983
8
4 Nov, 1983
9
11 Nov, 1983
11
18 Nov, 1983
10
25 Nov, 1983
11

US box office

17 Jun, 1983
1
24 Jun, 1983
2
1 Jul, 1983
2
8 Jul, 1983
3
15 Jul, 1983
7
22 Jul, 1983
9
29 Jul, 1983
13

Global box office

Other movies in this series

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

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $60 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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