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Superman Returns(2006)
Released
2006 · FILM

Superman Returns

When Superman resurfaces after five years, he must thwart Lex Luthor’s plot to weaponize stolen Kryptonian crystals that plunge the East Coast into darkness—and save a world that’s already decided it doesn’t need him.

“Look up in the sky!”

Directed by
Bryan Singer
Written by
Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
154 min
ActionAdventureSci-Fi

Synopsis

Superman returns after a five-year absence to find that Lex Luthor has been released from prison. During his absence, those close to him have felt abandoned and moved on with their lives. Luthor, seeking revenge, devises a plan that could result in the deaths of millions and drastically alter the planet, all while aiming to eliminate Superman.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 53+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Elliot GrahamShot by Newton Thomas SigelScored by John OttmanDesigned by Guy Hendrix Dyas

Box Office

2006 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$391.1M

Budget$223.0M
Worldwide gross$391.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $200.1M — 51% of worldwide · International: $191.0M (49%)

Opening weekend: $32.1M — 16% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $32.1M — 16% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,915 theaters

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