United Kingdom Box Office for Superman (1978)

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Superman
Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $92,304Details
Worldwide Box Office $300,200,000Details
Further financial details...

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$55,000,000
United Kingdom Releases: April 7th, 2023 (Limited)
Video Release: May 1st, 2001 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language.
Running Time: 143 minutes
Franchise: Superman
Keywords: Visual Effects, D.C. Comics, Heroic Adventure, Unexpected Families, Adopted Family, Time Travel, Romance, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Dovemead Ltd.
Production Countries: Panama, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 7th, 2011

June 7th, 2011

The summer is usually a really weak time for home market releases, but this week is amazing. Not only are there two $100 million hits coming out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, but there are also half-a-dozen TV on DVD releases, a few limited releases, direct-to-DVD releases, and catalog titles, many of which are worth picking up, or even contenders for Pick of the Week. I tried to narrow the list of contenders down to one, but I couldn't do it. In the end I went with Leverage: Season Three on DVD and True Grit on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack as co-winners of the Pick of the Week. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2023/04/07 - $19,129   128 $149   $19,129 1
2023/04/14 - $6,694 -65% 41 $163   $78,269 2
2023/04/21 - $1,244 -81% 6 $207   $80,687 3
2023/06/16 - $97   1 $97   $92,304 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00
Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2020 $15 1 1 1 $15 12/11/2020
Italy 4/24/2023 00$0
New Zealand 7/9/2020 $0 0 1 1 $396 6/28/2023
North America 12/15/1978 $7,465,343 508 817 2,937 $134,218,018
Spain 4/16/2023 $17,052 169 169 169 $17,052 4/20/2023
United Kingdom 4/7/2023 $19,129 128 128 176 $92,304 6/21/2023
 
Rest of World $165,872,215
 
Worldwide Total$300,200,000 6/28/2023

Leading Cast

Christopher Reeve    Superman

Supporting Cast

Ned Beatty    Otis
Jackie Cooper    Perry White
Gene Hackman    Lex Luthor
Marlon Brando    Jor-El
Glenn Ford    Jonathan Kent
Trevor Howard    1st Elder
Margot Kidder    Lois Lane
Valerie Perrine    Eve Teschmacher
Maria Schell    Vond-Ah
Terence Stamp    General Zod
Phyllis Thaxter    Ma Kent
Susannah York    Lara
Jack O'Halloran    Non
Jeff East    Young Clark Kent
Marc McClure    Jimmy Olsen
Sarah Douglas    Ursa
Harry Andrews    Elder
Vass Anderson    Elder
John Hollis    Elder
James Elder    Elder
Michael Gover    Elder
David Neal    Elder
William Russell    Elder
Penelope Lee    Elder
John Stuart    Elder
Alan Cullen    Elder
Lee Quigley    Baby Kal-El
Aaron Smolinski    Baby Clark Kent
Diane Sherry    Lana Lang
Jeff Atcheson    Coach
Brad Flock    Football Player
David Petrou    Team Manager
Billy J. Mitchell    Editor
Robert Henderson    Editor
Larry Lamb    Reporter
James Brockington    Reporter
John Cassady    Reporter
John F Parker    Reporter
Antony Scott    Reporter
Ray Evans    Reporter
Sue Shifrin    Reporter
Miquel Brown    Reporter
Vincent Marzello    Copy Boy
Benjamin Feitelson    Copy Boy
Lise Hilboldt    Secretary
Leueen Willoughby    Secretary
Jill Ingham    Perry's Secretary
Pieter Stuyck    Window Cleaner
Weston Gavin    Mugger
Stephen Kahan    Officer
Ray Hassett    Officer
Randy Jurgensen    Officer
Matt Russo    News Vendor
Colin Skeaping    Pilot
Bo Rucker    Pimp
Paul Avery    TV Cameraman
David Baxt    Burglar
George Harris II    Patrolman Mooney
Michael Harrington    Hood
John Cording    Hood
Raymond Thompson    Hood
Oz Clarke    Hood
Rex Everhart    Desk Sergeant
Jayne Tottman    Little Girl
Frank Lazarus    Air Force One Pilot
Brian Protheroe    Co-pilot
Lawrence Trimble    Crewman
Robert Whelan    Crewman
David Calder    Crewman
Norwich Duff    Newscaster
G. Keith Alexander    Newscaster
Michael Ensign    Newscaster
Paul Tuerpe    Sgt. Hayley
Graham McPherson    Lieutenant
David Yorston    Petty Officer
Robert O'Neill    Admiral
Robert MacLeod    General
John Ratzenberger    Controller
Alan Tilvern    Controller
Phil Brown    State Senator
Bill Bailey    Senator
Burnell Tucker    Agent
Tug Smith    Indian Chief
Norman Warwick    Superchief Driver
Chuck Julian    Assistant
Colin Etherington    Power Co. Driver
Mark Wynter    Mate
Roy Stevens    Warden

Cameos

Rex Reed    Rex Reed
Larry Hagman    Major

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Donner    Director
Mario Puzo    Screenwriter
David Newman    Screenwriter
Leslie Newman    Screenwriter
Robert Benton    Screenwriter
Pierre Spengler    Producer
Mario Puzo    Story by
John Williams    Composer
Ilya Salkind    Executive Producer
John Barry    Production Designer
Geoffrey Unsworth    Director of Photography
Charles Greenlaw    Associate Producer
David Tomblin    Assistant Director
Dominic Fulford    Assistant Director
Vincent Winter    Assistant Director
Michael Dryhurst    Assistant Director
Allan James    Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy    Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey    Assistant Director
Michael Rauch    Assistant Director
Bud Grace    Assistant Director
David Tomblin    Second Unit Director
John Glen    Second Unit Director
John Barry    Second Unit Director
David Lane    Second Unit Director
Robert Lynn    Second Unit Director
Dusty Symonds    Production Manager
Peter Runfolo    Production Manager
Les Kimber    Production Manager
Austen Jewell    Production Manager
Robert Simmonds    Production Supervisor
Timothy Burrill    Production Supervisor
Tim Hampton    Production Supervisor
Maurice Fowler    Supervising Art Director
Bill Brodie    Supervising Art Director
Norman Dorme    Art Director
Norman Reynolds    Art Director
Ernest Archer    Art Director
Tony Reading    Art Director
Leslie Dilley    Art Director
Stuart Craig    Art Director
Gene Rudolf    Art Director
Philip Bennet    Art Director
Stan Jolley    Art Director
Peter Howitt    Set Decorator
Fred Weiler    Set Decorator
Alex Thomson    Additional Photography
Jack Atcheler    Additional Photography
Bob Collins    Additional Photography
Reginald Morris    Additional Photography
Sol Negrin    Additional Photography
Les Bowie    Visual Effects Supervisor-Mattes and Composites
Denys Coop    Visual Effects Supervisor-Process Photography
Roy Field    Visual Effects Supervisor-Optical Visual Effects
Zoran Perisic    Visual Effects Supervisor-Zoptic Effects
Derek Meddings    Special Effects-Model Effects
Colin Chilvers    Special Effects-Creative Supervisor and Director of Special Effects
Yvonne Blake    Costume Designer
Betty Adamson    Costume Designer-Additional Costume Designer
Betty Adamson    Costume Supervisor
Stuart Baird    Editor
Michael Ellis    Editor
Gordon McCallum    Sound Mixer
Roy Charman    Sound Mixer
Norman Bolland    Sound Mixer
Brian Marshall    Sound Mixer
Richard Raguse    Sound Mixer
Chris Large    Sound Mixer
Charles Schmitz    Production Manager
Gordon McCallum    Re-recording Mixer
Graham V. Hartstone    Re-recording Mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Greenham    Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Pennell    Sound Effects Editor
Stan Fiferman    Sound Effects Editor
John Foster    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Hopkins    Dialogue Editor
Pat Foster    Dialogue Editor
Stuart Freeborn    Make up-Creative Supervisor
Leslie Bricusse    Song Writer
Jerry Siegel    Based on the Character Created by
Joe Shuster    Based on the Character Created by
Lynn Stalmaster    Casting Director
Mary Selway    Casting Director
Alf Joint    Stunt Coordinator
Vic Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
Alex Stevens    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.