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MOVIE
Superman III
1983
125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Richard Lester
Starring
Christopher Reeve · Richard Pryor · Jackie Cooper · Marc McClure · Annette O'Toole · Annie Ross
Release dates
US release17th June 1983
Canada release17th June 1983
Mexico release30th June 1983
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 22nd Jul '83
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £1 Million
- Total chart weeks: 19
US box office
- Box Office debut: 17th Jun '83
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $13.4 Million
- Total chart weeks: 7
Chart position history
UK box office
22 Jul, 1983
1
1
29 Jul, 1983
1
1
5 Aug, 1983
1
1
12 Aug, 1983
1
1
19 Aug, 1983
2
2
26 Aug, 1983
3
3
2 Sep, 1983
3
3
9 Sep, 1983
4
4
16 Sep, 1983
4
4
23 Sep, 1983
5
5
30 Sep, 1983
5
5
7 Oct, 1983
6
6
14 Oct, 1983
6
6
21 Oct, 1983
8
8
28 Oct, 1983
8
8
4 Nov, 1983
9
9
11 Nov, 1983
11
11
18 Nov, 1983
10
10
25 Nov, 1983
11
11
US box office
17 Jun, 1983
1
1
24 Jun, 1983
2
2
1 Jul, 1983
2
2
8 Jul, 1983
3
3
15 Jul, 1983
7
7
22 Jul, 1983
9
9
29 Jul, 1983
13
13
Global box office
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Total grosses
UK total gross
£3.1 Million
£3.1 Million
US total gross
$60 Million
$60 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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