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Superman II

Superman II
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1980
 127 minutes (2 hrs 07 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Lester · Richard Donner

Starring

Gene Hackman · Christopher Reeve · Ned Beatty · Jackie Cooper · Sarah Douglas · Margot Kidder

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 19th June 1981
Australia release date Australia release: 4th December 1980
France release date France release: 9th 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: 18

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
17 Apr, 1981
1
24 Apr, 1981
1
1 May, 1981
1
8 May, 1981
1
15 May, 1981
2
22 May, 1981
1
29 May, 1981
1
5 Jun, 1981
2
12 Jun, 1981
1
19 Jun, 1981
1
26 Jun, 1981
2
3 Jul, 1981
2
10 Jul, 1981
4
17 Jul, 1981
4
24 Jul, 1981
5
31 Jul, 1981
6
7 Aug, 1981
5

US box office

19 Jun, 1981
1
26 Jun, 1981
1
3 Jul, 1981
1

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Superman
Superman II
Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £9.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $108.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $190.4 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 18

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Superman II
10 Apr 1981
1N
£1,008,333
£1,008,333
17 Apr 1981
1▲▼
£1,009,166
£2,370,707
24 Apr 1981
1▲▼
£922,917
£3,662,791
1 May 1981
1▲▼
£873,134
£4,797,865
8 May 1981
1▲▼
£744,791
£5,840,572
15 May 1981
2▼
£655,730
£6,791,381
22 May 1981
1▲
£611,197
£7,585,937
29 May 1981
1▲▼
£589,932
£8,411,842
5 Jun 1981
2▼
£150,015
£8,614,362
12 Jun 1981
1▲
£138,891
£8,794,920
19 Jun 1981
1▲▼
£102,780
£8,928,534
26 Jun 1981
2▼
£84,722
£9,051,381
3 Jul 1981
2▲▼
£75,695
£9,161,139
10 Jul 1981
4▼
£71,180
£9,260,791
17 Jul 1981
4▲▼
£68,924
£9,353,838
24 Jul 1981
5▼
£40,564
£9,410,628
31 Jul 1981
6▼
£27,794
£9,449,540
7 Aug 1981
5▲
£7,232
£9,459,303
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
19 Jun 1981
1▲
$14,100,523
$14,100,523
26 Jun 1981
1▲▼
$10,765,687
$34,774,959
3 Jul 1981
1▲▼
$10,905,892
$53,472,435