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Film of the Day: Corpus Christi
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Superman

Superman
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1978
 143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Donner

Starring

Marlon Brando · Gene Hackman · Christopher Reeve · Ned Beatty · Jackie Cooper · Glenn Ford

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 15th December 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 15th Dec '78
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 21

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Dec '78
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $7.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Dec, 1978
1
22 Dec, 1978
1
29 Dec, 1978
1
5 Jan, 1979
1
12 Jan, 1979
1
19 Jan, 1979
1
26 Jan, 1979
3
2 Feb, 1979
3
9 Feb, 1979
3
16 Feb, 1979
3
23 Feb, 1979
3
2 Mar, 1979
6
9 Mar, 1979
7
16 Mar, 1979
7
23 Mar, 1979
7
30 Mar, 1979
6

US box office

15 Dec, 1978
1
22 Dec, 1978
2
29 Dec, 1978
1

Global box office

Other movies in this series

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

Certificates


PG age rating
US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £13.3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $134.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $300.2 Million

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US total gross
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Global total gross
$300,218,018
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Genres

Action

Drama

Sci-Fi

Adventure