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Superman

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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: 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

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 16

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Superman

15 Dec 1978

£1,001,289

22 Dec 1978

1▲▼

£6,464,193

£9,404,740

29 Dec 1978

1▲▼

£1,385,677

£11,206,120

5 Jan 1979

1▲▼

£692,839

£12,176,095

12 Jan 1979

1▲▼

£346,420

£12,643,762

19 Jan 1979

1▲▼

£230,947

£12,943,993

26 Jan 1979

3▼

£92,379

£13,068,705

2 Feb 1979

3▲▼

£61,586

£13,151,846

9 Feb 1979

3▲▼

£30,793

£13,196,496

16 Feb 1979

3▲▼

£20,529

£13,226,263

23 Feb 1979

3▲▼

£13,686

£13,245,423

2 Mar 1979

6▼

£6,843

£13,255,003

9 Mar 1979

7▼

£3,422

£13,259,965

16 Mar 1979

7▲▼

£2,281

£13,263,044

23 Mar 1979

7▲▼

£1,141

£13,264,584

30 Mar 1979

6▲

£571

£13,265,355

7 Apr 2023

23▼

£15,399

14 Apr 2023

37▼

£5,391

£63,030

21 Apr 2023

64▼

£1,002

£64,969

16 Jun 2023

36▲

£76

£72,025

1 Nov 2024

51▼

£2,472

£76,062

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

15 Dec 1978

1▲

$7,465,343

22 Dec 1978

2▼

$6,535,784

$18,580,136

29 Dec 1978

1▲

$10,363,384

$40,925,251

23 Nov 2018

32▼

$102,223

30 Nov 2018

102▼

$64

$166,413