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Superman II
1980
127 minutes (2 hrs 07 mins)
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Directed by
Richard Lester · Richard Donner
Starring
Release dates
US release19th June 1981
Australia release4th December 1980
France release9th December 1980
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 10th Apr '81
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £1 Million
- Total chart weeks: 27
US box office
- Box Office debut: 19th Jun '81
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $14.1 Million
- Total chart weeks: 3
Chart position history
UK box office
10 Apr, 1981
1
1
17 Apr, 1981
1
1
24 Apr, 1981
1
1
1 May, 1981
1
1
8 May, 1981
1
1
15 May, 1981
2
2
22 May, 1981
1
1
29 May, 1981
1
1
5 Jun, 1981
2
2
12 Jun, 1981
1
1
19 Jun, 1981
1
1
26 Jun, 1981
2
2
3 Jul, 1981
2
2
10 Jul, 1981
4
4
17 Jul, 1981
4
4
24 Jul, 1981
5
5
31 Jul, 1981
6
6
7 Aug, 1981
5
5
14 Aug, 1981
5
5
21 Aug, 1981
5
5
28 Aug, 1981
6
6
4 Sep, 1981
7
7
11 Sep, 1981
8
8
18 Sep, 1981
9
9
25 Sep, 1981
9
9
2 Oct, 1981
8
8
9 Oct, 1981
9
9
US box office
19 Jun, 1981
1
1
26 Jun, 1981
1
1
3 Jul, 1981
1
1
Global box office
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Certificates
US
PG
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£9.5 Million
£9.5 Million
US total gross
$108.2 Million
$108.2 Million
Global total gross
$190.4 Million
$190.4 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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