Superman III (1983)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $59,950,623Details
International Box Office $20,249,377Details
Worldwide Box Office $80,200,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,352,357 (22.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$39,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,759 opening theaters/1,763 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $200,406,360

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 17th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: April 1st, 1992 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Franchise: Superman
Comparisons: vs. Superman II
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Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 188 $7,263,821 Jul 1, 1983 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 116 $26,057,518 Jul 1, 1983 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 1983 1 $13,352,357   1,759 $7,591   $13,352,357 1
Jun 24, 1983 2 $9,068,726 -32% 1,752 $5,176   $29,593,059 2
Jul 1, 1983 2 $7,263,821 -20% 1,763 $4,120   $41,425,689 3
Jul 8, 1983 3 $3,847,074 -47% 1,612 $2,387   $47,550,350 4
Jul 15, 1983 7 $2,777,741 -28% 1,173 $2,368   $52,461,461 5
Jul 22, 1983 9 $2,003,754 -28% 1,029 $1,947   $56,117,851 6
Jul 29, 1983 13 $1,260,000 -37% 803 $1,569   $58,435,322 7
Aug 5, 1983 16 $794,301 -37% 613 $1,296   $59,950,623 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 1983 1 $20,524,333   1,759 $11,668   $20,524,333 1
Jun 24, 1983 2 $13,637,535 -34% 1,752 $7,784   $34,161,868 2
Jul 1, 1983 2 $9,541,408 -30% 1,763 $5,412   $43,703,276 3
Jul 8, 1983 3 $5,980,444 -37% 1,612 $3,710   $49,683,720 4
Jul 15, 1983 7 $4,430,377 -26% 1,173 $3,777   $54,114,097 5
Jul 22, 1983 10 $3,061,225 -31% 1,029 $2,975   $57,175,322 6
Jul 29, 1983 13 $1,981,000 -35% 803 $2,467   $59,156,322 7

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Annette O'Toole    Lana Lang
Robert Vaughn    Ross Webster
Margot Kidder    Lois Lane
Jackie Cooper    Perry White
Marc McClure    Jimmy Olsen
Richard Pryor    Gus Gorman
Gavan O'Herlihy    Brad
Christopher Reeve    Superman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Lester    Director
Chris Corbould    Special Effects

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

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...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,352,357 (22.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$39,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,759 opening theaters/1,763 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $200,406,360

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Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 17th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: April 1st, 1992 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Franchise: Superman
Comparisons: vs. Superman II
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Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 188 $7,263,821 Jul 1, 1983 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 116 $26,057,518 Jul 1, 1983 17

Uncategorized

Annette O'Toole    Lana Lang
Robert Vaughn    Ross Webster
Margot Kidder    Lois Lane
Jackie Cooper    Perry White
Marc McClure    Jimmy Olsen
Richard Pryor    Gus Gorman
Gavan O'Herlihy    Brad
Christopher Reeve    Superman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Lester    Director
Chris Corbould    Special Effects

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

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...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 1983 1 $13,352,357   1,759 $7,591   $13,352,357 1
Jun 24, 1983 2 $9,068,726 -32% 1,752 $5,176   $29,593,059 2
Jul 1, 1983 2 $7,263,821 -20% 1,763 $4,120   $41,425,689 3
Jul 8, 1983 3 $3,847,074 -47% 1,612 $2,387   $47,550,350 4
Jul 15, 1983 7 $2,777,741 -28% 1,173 $2,368   $52,461,461 5
Jul 22, 1983 9 $2,003,754 -28% 1,029 $1,947   $56,117,851 6
Jul 29, 1983 13 $1,260,000 -37% 803 $1,569   $58,435,322 7
Aug 5, 1983 16 $794,301 -37% 613 $1,296   $59,950,623 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 1983 1 $20,524,333   1,759 $11,668   $20,524,333 1
Jun 24, 1983 2 $13,637,535 -34% 1,752 $7,784   $34,161,868 2
Jul 1, 1983 2 $9,541,408 -30% 1,763 $5,412   $43,703,276 3
Jul 8, 1983 3 $5,980,444 -37% 1,612 $3,710   $49,683,720 4
Jul 15, 1983 7 $4,430,377 -26% 1,173 $3,777   $54,114,097 5
Jul 22, 1983 10 $3,061,225 -31% 1,029 $2,975   $57,175,322 6
Jul 29, 1983 13 $1,981,000 -35% 803 $2,467   $59,156,322 7

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records