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 Jon Peters Bryan Singer
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	13
IMAX (Feature-length)	25
Superhero	13

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: Superman	1
Brand: DC Comics	4
Showdown: Franchise Reboot Battle	3
Showdown: Independence Day Openings	5
Showdown: Superman Vs. Other Wednesday Openers	5

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	107
All Time Worldwide	130
Yearly 2006	6
Yearly Opening Weekends 2006	6
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2006	4
Worldwide Openings	47
Worldwide Yearly 2006	9
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	20
Opening Weeks	64
Opening Day Gross	98
Opening Wednesdays	16
Single Day Gross	333
Non-Opening Friday Gross	41
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	36
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	17
Single Day Friday Gross	138
Single Day Monday Gross	27
Single Day Saturday Gross	132
Single Day Sunday Gross	74
Single Day Thursday Gross	46
Single Day Tuesday Gross	20
Single Day Wednesday Gross	19
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	172
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	64
Opening Weekends	92
Opening Weekends - June	14
Opening Weekends - Summer	64
Top 10-Day Grosses	61
Top 3-Day Grosses	120
Top 6-Day Grosses	45
Top 7-Day Grosses	37
Top 8-Day Grosses	44
Top 9-Day Grosses	59
Top 5-Day Grosses	55
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	15
Independence Day Opening Weekends	6
Independence Day Weekends	6
Second Weekends	171
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	389
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	864
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	1,325
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	3,047
Rated PG-13	56
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	55
Widest Releases	25
Widest Opening Releases	22
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	13
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	14
Fastest to $100 million	39
Fastest to $150 million	63
Slowest to $100 million	389
Slowest to $200 million	8
BOM Users' Grades	308
BOM Users' Grades (2006 Releases)	61
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on October 1, 2006)	71
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