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Budget Note

Bryan Singer was quoted as saying the budget for Superman Returns was $250 million in late 2004. He has since denied that figure (Entertainment Weekly, January 27, 2006). Warner Bros. has unofficially put the budget at $184 million, "factoring in tax breaks offered in Australia" (Variety, February 22, 2006 and March 27, 2006). Assuming the Australian tax break is 12%, that puts the actual production budget at $209 million, which is the figure we are using. Variety (May 22, 2006) also reports an additional $40 million in "prior pay or play deals," which brings the cost to Warner Bros of $250 million. It is possible the "official" budget for the movie will be lowered when (or even after) it is released, since the studio can spread some of the costs between this release and possible sequels.

Update: In Newsweek's July 3-10, 2006 issue, Singer says, "The approved budget was $184.5 million. We had projected overages for visual effects, and there was a sequence that I wanted that was going to cost an extra $2.3 million. So the hard, honest number is $204 million." We are taking this as the official final budget. Factoring in the tax break puts the cost at $232 million, and adding the $40 million in previous costs to the studio means that the total expense on the project was in the neighborhood of $270 million.

Cast

Brandon Routh		Clark Kent/Superman
Kate Bosworth		Lois Lane
James Marsden		Richard White
Frank Langella		Perry White
Eva Marie Saint		Martha Kent
Parker Posey		Kitty Koslowski
Kal Penn		Stanford
Sam Huntington		Jimmy Olsen
Kevin Spacey		Lex Luthor
Tristan Lake Leabu		Jason White
James Karen		Ben Hubbard
David Fabrizio		Brutus
Jack Larson		Bo the Bartender
Noel Neill		Gertrude Vanderworth
Marlon Brando		Jor-El
Peta Wilson		Bobbie Faye

Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
6/30/2006	1		$52,535,096		4,065	$12,924	$84,593,540	5
7/7/2006	2		$21,815,243	-58.47%	4,065	$5,367	$141,642,667	12
7/14/2006	4		$12,288,317	-43.67%	3,765	$3,264	$164,316,103	19
7/21/2006	8		$7,375,213	-39.98%	2,826	$2,610	$178,342,711	26
7/28/2006	12		$3,788,228	-48.64%	2,005	$1,889	$185,794,683	33
8/4/2006	14		$2,158,227	-43.03%	1,710	$1,262	$190,176,570	40
8/11/2006	18		$1,242,461	-42.43%	750	$1,657	$192,594,159	47
8/18/2006	21		$848,255	-31.73%	383	$2,215	$194,165,746	54
8/25/2006	21		$780,405	-8.00%	311	$2,509	$195,388,237	61
9/1/2006	18		$874,141	+12.01%	281	$3,111	$196,576,057	68
9/8/2006	24		$453,273	-48.15%	241	$1,881	$197,430,626	75
9/15/2006	24		$386,424	-14.75%	144	$2,684	$198,008,105	82
9/22/2006	27		$301,373	-22.01%	124	$2,430	$198,447,055	89
9/29/2006	22		$403,377	+33.85%	410	$984	$198,935,940	96
10/6/2006	24		$296,502	-26.50%	388	$764	$199,394,532	103
10/13/2006	26		$216,430	-27.01%	348	$622	$199,732,905	110
10/20/2006	34		$173,300	-19.93%	303	$572	$200,006,305	117
10/27/2006	55		$40,505	-76.63%	41	$988	$200,069,408	124
11/3/2006	54		$39,000	-3.72%	40	$975	$200,120,000	131

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
6/28/2006	1		$21,037,277		3,915	$5,374	$21,037,277	1
6/29/2006	1		$11,021,167	-47.61%	3,915	$2,815	$32,058,444	2
6/30/2006	1		$16,318,426	+48.06%	4,065	$4,014	$48,376,870	3
7/1/2006	1		$18,419,067	+12.87%	4,065	$4,531	$66,795,937	4
7/2/2006	1		$17,797,603	-3.37%	4,065	$4,378	$84,593,540	5
7/3/2006	1		$12,988,054	-27.02%	4,065	$3,195	$97,581,594	6
7/4/2006	1		$10,510,117	-19.08%	4,065	$2,586	$108,091,711	7
7/5/2006	1		$6,425,270	-38.87%	4,065	$1,581	$114,516,981	8
7/6/2006	1		$5,310,443	-17.35%	4,065	$1,306	$119,827,424	9
7/7/2006	2		$6,958,372	+31.03%	4,065	$1,712	$126,785,796	10
7/8/2006	2		$8,507,643	+22.26%	4,065	$2,093	$135,293,439	11
7/9/2006	2		$6,349,228	-25.37%	4,065	$1,562	$141,642,667	12
7/10/2006	2		$2,655,288	-58.18%	4,065	$653	$144,297,955	13
7/11/2006	2		$2,628,496	-1.01%	4,065	$647	$146,926,451	14
7/12/2006	2		$2,654,150	+0.98%	4,065	$653	$149,580,601	15
7/13/2006	3		$2,447,185	-7.80%	4,065	$602	$152,027,786	16
7/14/2006	4		$3,371,146	+37.76%	3,765	$895	$155,398,932	17
7/15/2006	4		$4,950,885	+46.86%	3,765	$1,315	$160,349,817	18
7/16/2006	4		$3,966,286	-19.89%	3,765	$1,053	$164,316,103	19
7/17/2006	4		$1,701,259	-57.11%	3,765	$452	$166,017,362	20
7/18/2006	5		$1,725,372	+1.42%	3,765	$458	$167,742,734	21
7/19/2006	5		$1,567,280	-9.16%	3,765	$416	$169,310,014	22
7/20/2006	4		$1,657,484	+5.76%	3,765	$440	$170,967,498	23
7/21/2006	9		$1,961,440	+18.34%	2,826	$694	$172,928,938	24
7/22/2006	8		$3,072,413	+56.64%	2,826	$1,087	$176,001,351	25
7/23/2006	8		$2,341,360	-23.79%	2,826	$829	$178,342,711	26
7/24/2006	9		$955,084	-59.21%	2,826	$338	$179,297,795	27
7/25/2006	9		$948,160	-0.72%	2,826	$336	$180,245,955	28
7/26/2006	9		$872,210	-8.01%	2,826	$309	$181,118,165	29
7/27/2006	9		$888,290	+1.84%	2,826	$314	$182,006,455	30
7/28/2006	12		$1,030,995	+16.07%	2,005	$514	$183,037,450	31
7/29/2006	11		$1,554,791	+50.80%	2,005	$775	$184,592,241	32
7/30/2006	12		$1,202,442	-22.66%	2,005	$600	$185,794,683	33
7/31/2006	12		$558,152	-53.58%	2,005	$278	$186,352,835	34
8/1/2006	12		$568,489	+1.85%	2,005	$284	$186,921,324	35
8/2/2006	12		$554,218	-2.51%	2,005	$276	$187,475,542	36
8/3/2006	11		$542,801	-2.06%	2,005	$271	$188,018,343	37
8/4/2006	14		$617,677	+13.79%	1,710	$361	$188,636,020	38
8/5/2006	14		$882,729	+42.91%	1,710	$516	$189,518,749	39
8/6/2006	14		$657,821	-25.48%	1,710	$385	$190,176,570	40
8/7/2006	13		$347,430	-47.18%	1,710	$203	$190,524,000	41
8/8/2006	-		$303,245	-12.72%	1,710	$177	$190,827,245	42
8/9/2006	-		$261,161	-13.88%	1,474	$177	$191,088,406	43
8/10/2006	-		$263,292	+0.82%	1,474	$179	$191,351,698	44
8/11/2006	-		$348,680	+32.43%	750	$465	$191,700,378	45
8/12/2006	-		$524,510	+50.43%	750	$699	$192,224,888	46
8/13/2006	-		$369,271	-29.60%	750	$492	$192,594,159	47
8/14/2006	-		$183,322	-50.36%	750	$244	$192,777,481	48
8/15/2006	-		$184,339	+0.55%	750	$246	$192,961,820	49
8/16/2006	-		$177,400	-3.76%	750	$237	$193,139,220	50
8/17/2006	-		$178,271	+0.49%	750	$238	$193,317,491	51
8/18/2006	-		$221,360	+24.17%	383	$578	$193,538,851	52
8/19/2006	-		$376,055	+69.88%	383	$982	$193,914,906	53
8/20/2006	-		$250,840	-33.30%	383	$655	$194,165,746	54
8/21/2006	-		$112,258	-55.25%	383	$293	$194,278,004	55
8/22/2006	-		$108,202	-3.61%	383	$283	$194,386,206	56
8/23/2006	-		$107,334	-0.80%	383	$280	$194,493,540	57
8/24/2006	-		$114,292	+6.48%	383	$298	$194,607,832	58
8/25/2006	-		$205,873	+80.13%	311	$662	$194,813,705	59
8/26/2006	-		$339,932	+65.12%	311	$1,093	$195,153,637	60
8/27/2006	-		$234,600	-30.99%	311	$754	$195,388,237	61
8/28/2006	-		$88,380	-62.33%	311	$284	$195,476,617	62
8/29/2006	-		$83,206	-5.85%	311	$268	$195,559,823	63
8/30/2006	-		$72,124	-13.32%	311	$232	$195,631,947	64
8/31/2006	-		$69,969	-2.99%	311	$225	$195,701,916	65
9/1/2006	-		$176,002	+151.54%	281	$626	$195,877,918	66
9/2/2006	-		$346,555	+96.90%	281	$1,233	$196,224,473	67
9/3/2006	-		$351,584	+1.45%	281	$1,251	$196,576,057	68
9/4/2006	19		$241,087	-31.43%	281	$858	$196,817,144	69
9/5/2006	-		$58,333	-75.80%	281	$208	$196,875,477	70
9/6/2006	-		$52,490	-10.02%	281	$187	$196,927,967	71
9/7/2006	13		$49,386	-5.91%	281	$176	$196,977,353	72
9/8/2006	-		$108,771	+120.25%	241	$451	$197,086,124	73
9/9/2006	-		$214,905	+97.58%	241	$892	$197,301,029	74
9/10/2006	-		$129,597	-39.70%	241	$538	$197,430,626	75

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
2006-06-29	5		$32,058,444		3,915	$8,189	$32,058,444
2006-07-06	1		$112,168,980	+249.89%	5,844	$19,194	$144,227,424
2006-07-13	2		$43,600,362	-61.13%	5,920	$7,365	$187,827,786
2006-07-20	2		$60,139,712	+37.93%	9,765	$6,159	$247,967,498
2006-07-27	2		$44,038,957	-26.77%	7,830	$5,624	$292,006,455
2006-08-03	3		$35,002,582	-20.52%	6,576	$5,323	$327,009,037
2006-08-10	6		$16,747,142	-52.15%	6,132	$2,731	$343,756,179
2006-08-17	18		$7,556,744	-54.88%	3,936	$1,920	$351,312,923
2006-08-24	9		$11,829,703	+56.54%	3,774	$3,135	$363,142,626
2006-08-31	16		$7,207,387	-39.07%	2,934	$2,457	$370,350,013
2006-09-07	10		$8,892,105	+23.37%	3,127	$2,844	$379,242,118
2006-09-14	19		$4,302,154	-51.62%	2,275	$1,891	$383,544,272
2006-09-21	38		$1,977,808	-54.03%	1,197	$1,652	$385,522,080
2006-09-28	32		$3,010,483	+52.21%			$388,532,563
2006-10-05	54		$565,467	-81.22%	410	$1,379	$389,098,030
2006-10-12	54		$418,445	-26.00%			$389,516,475
2006-10-19	53		$316,530	-24.36%	348	$910	$389,833,005
2006-10-26	62		$195,898	-38.11%	303	$647	$390,028,903
2006-11-02	70		$52,289	-73.31%	41	$1,275	$390,081,192

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