Superman Vs. Other Wednesday Openers
Superman Returns | King Kong | War of the Worlds | Batman Begins | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | |
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Release Summary | ||||||
| Genre | IMAX Adventure Superhero Comic Book Adaptation | Adventure Creature Feature Past Remake | Remake Horror Book Adaptation Alien Invasion Disaster | Origin Story Adventure IMAX Superhero Prequel Comic Book Adaptation | Superhero Comic Book Adaptation Adventure | Action Robot Chase Person vs. Machine Time Travel |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. | Universal Pictures | Paramount Pictures | Warner Bros. | Sony Pictures Releasing | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | Jun 28, 2006 | Dec 14, 2005 | Jun 29, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 | Jun 30, 2004 | Jul 2, 2003 |
| Gross To Date | $200,081,192 | $218,080,025 | $234,280,354 | $205,343,774 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 |
| Production Budget | $270,000,000 | $207,000,000 | $132,000,000 | $150,000,000 | $200,000,000 | $200,000,000 |
| Running Time | 2 hr 34 min | 3 hr 7 min | 1 hr 56 min | 2 hr 20 min | 2 hr 7 min | 1 hr 49 min |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | R |
Domestic Summary | ||||||
| Total Gross | $200,081,192 | $218,080,025 | $234,280,354 | $205,343,774 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 |
| Opening Weekend | $52,535,096 | $50,130,145 | $64,878,725 | $48,745,440 | $88,156,227 | $44,041,440 |
| Opening % of Total | 26.3% | 23% | 27.7% | 23.7% | 23.6% | 29.3% |
| Widest Release | 4,065 | 3,627 | 3,910 | 3,858 | 4,166 | 3,504 |
| Close Date | Nov 2, 2006 | Apr 6, 2006 | Nov 22, 2005 | Oct 30, 2005 | Dec 19, 2004 | Oct 30, 2003 |
| In Release | 187 days / 26 weeks | 383 days / 54 weeks | 191 days / 27 weeks | 200 days / 28 weeks | 191 days / 27 weeks | 183 days / 26 weeks |
| Weekends at #1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Weekends in Top 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Worldwide Summary | ||||||
| Worldwide Gross | $391,081,192 | $556,906,378 | $603,873,119 | $373,443,774 | $788,618,317 | $433,371,112 |
| Foreign Gross | $191,000,000 | $338,826,353 | $369,592,765 | $168,100,000 | $415,032,492 | $283,000,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 48.8% | 60.8% | 61.2% | 45% | 52.6% | 65.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $200,081,192 | $218,080,025 | $234,280,354 | $205,343,774 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 51.2% | 39.2% | 38.8% | 55% | 47.4% | 34.7% |
