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1978 • PG • 2h 23m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Warner Bros.

You'll believe a man can fly.

🍅 87% 86% MC 82 LB 3.73 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.50M
Limited · 508 theaters
Domestic total
$134.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$300.20M
$166.00M international
Domestic legs18.0x
Budget$55M
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Cast & crew

Full Donner filmography
Richard Donner Richard Donner Director Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Starring Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Starring Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve Starring Ned Beatty Ned Beatty Starring Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper Starring
ScreenplayMario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton Story byMario Puzo Produced byPierre Spengler CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth Music byJohn Williams StudioWarner Bros. SeriesSuperman

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 15 1 $7.5M — 508 $14,696 $7.5M
2 Dec 22 2 $6.5M −12.0% 806 $8,109 $18.6M
3 Dec 29 1 $10.4M +59.0% 817 $12,686 $40.9M
4 Jan 5 1 $7.5M −28.0% 806 $9,296 $54.8M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $7.5M
$7.5M
$6.5M
$10.4M
$7.5M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −28.0%
−12.0%
W1→2
+59.0%
W2→3
−28.0%
W3→4
Steepest −28.0%Biggest gain +59.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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