Box Office History for Superman Movies
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Release Date | Title | Production Budget | Opening Weekend | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Jul 11, 2025 | Superman: Legacy | ||||
Aug 23, 2020 | Superman: Man of Tomorrow | ||||
Mar 25, 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of … | $263,000,000 | $166,007,347 | $330,360,194 | $872,395,091 |
Jun 14, 2013 | Man of Steel | $225,000,000 | $116,619,362 | $291,045,518 | $667,999,518 |
Nov 9, 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Retur… | ||||
Feb 26, 2008 | Justice League - The New Fr… | ||||
Jun 28, 2006 | Superman Returns | $232,000,000 | $52,535,096 | $200,120,000 | $391,081,192 |
Jul 24, 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for … | $17,000,000 | $5,683,122 | $14,522,355 | $36,700,000 |
Nov 21, 1984 | Supergirl | $5,738,249 | $14,296,438 | $14,296,438 | |
Jun 17, 1983 | Superman III | $39,000,000 | $13,352,357 | $59,950,623 | $80,200,000 |
Jun 19, 1981 | Superman II | $54,000,000 | $14,100,522 | $108,185,706 | $190,400,000 |
Dec 15, 1978 | Superman | $55,000,000 | $7,465,343 | $134,218,018 | $300,200,000 |
Averages | $126,428,571 | $47,687,675 | $144,087,357 | $319,159,030 | |
Totals | 12 | $885,000,000 | $1,152,698,852 | $2,553,272,239 |
Video Release Breakdown
Release Date | Title | Domestic Video Sales to Date | Watch Now |
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Apr 1, 1992 | Superman III | Amazon | |
Apr 1, 1992 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Amazon | |
May 1, 2001 | Superman - The Movie | Amazon | |
May 1, 2001 | Superman II | Amazon iTunes | |
Nov 28, 2006 | Superman Returns | $82,265,012 | Netflix Amazon iTunes Google |
Nov 28, 2006 | Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition | $50,291,606 | |
Feb 26, 2008 | Justice League - The New Frontier | $5,742,605 | |
Nov 9, 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | $6,024,113 | iTunes Google |
Nov 12, 2013 | Man of Steel | $120,796,646 | Netflix Amazon iTunes Google Vudu |
Dec 2, 2013 | Man of Steel | Netflix | |
Jun 28, 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | $82,488,192 | Netflix Amazon iTunes Google Vudu |
Oct 3, 2017 | Superman: Two Film Collection | $510,343 | |
Jul 24, 2018 | Supergirl | $480,811 | Amazon iTunes Google Vudu |
Aug 23, 2020 | Superman: Man of Tomorrow | $3,440,968 | Amazon iTunes Google Vudu |
Oct 19, 2021 | Superman & Lois: Season 1 | $996,744 | Amazon |
Oct 26, 2021 | Superman: The Complete Animated Series | $3,447,041 | Vudu |
Sep 27, 2022 | Superman & Lois: Season 2 | $204,485 | |
Apr 18, 2023 | Superman 1978-1987 5-Film Collection | $1,104,838 | Vudu |
May 16, 2023 | Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 | $196,942 | |
Totals | $357,990,346 |
Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.
For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.
We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.
Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.
DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts
Date | Rank |
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May 13, 2023 | 10 |
Weekend Predictions: Can Aladdin Grant the Box Office its Wish?
May 23rd, 2019
It’s Memorial Day long weekend, which is historically one of the biggest weekends of the year. However, this year there are not a lot of prime new releases to talk about. Aladdin is the only new release expected to become even a midlevel hit, while both Booksmart and Brightburn are expected to struggle in their counter-programming roles. The three new releases will be competing for spots in the top five with three holdovers, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Avengers: Endgame, and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. That’s six films competing for five slots, so one of them will miss out. This weekend last year, Solo: A Star Wars Story led the way with $84.42 million over the three-day weekend. There are many who think Aladdin won’t make that much over four days. I’m a little more bullish than most, but I don’t think 2019 will get back in the winning column this weekend. Aladdin’s numbers haven’t picked up as they should have.
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Weekend Predictions: Logan is set to Skewer the Competition
March 2nd, 2017
The first weekend of March has three wide releases, but the one everyone is talking about is Logan. It should become the biggest hit of the year so far. The other two releases are The Shack, a faith-based film, and Before I Fall, which is essentially Groundhog Day set in high school. Neither film is expected to compete for top spot. In fact, it would be a surprise if both landed in the top five. As far as holdovers are concerned, only Get Out has a shot at $20 million, while only The Lego Batman Movie will earn more than $10 million. This weekend last year, Zootopia led the way with just over $75 million, while the other two new releases earned less than $30 million combined. 2017 will be bigger on top, won’t have as strong new releases overall, but should have about the same depth.
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2016 Preview: March
March 1st, 2016
It's March 1st, which is not only the beginning of the month, but also Super Tuesday. If you are not American and don't pay attention to American politics, Super Tuesday is sort of like the Oscar night of the primary season. I was going to write about my predictions, but it looks like the race is about to be over. On the Republicans side, if Trump gets more than 50% of the delegates, then he has won. It will be too late to stop him. If he gets less than 40%, then it becomes a real race again. If the polling is correct, then he will get closer to 50% than 40%. On the Democratic side, Sanders needs at least 45% of the delegates, or it is over for him. Anything less than that and Hillary Clinton will have too big a lead to overcome. If the South Carolina result is an indicator, Hillary Clinton could get two-thirds of the delegates awarded tonight.
As for the box office, February was amazing, thanks to Deadpool's record-breaking opening and better than expected legs. The month ended with 2016 being nearly 4% higher than 2015's pace. Additionally, there are some big releases coming out this month with both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice looking to get more than $200 million, while Allegiant should hit $100 million. Last March, there were also three films that earned more than $100 million, but only one $200 million hit, Cinderella. It should be a really close race between 2016 and 2015.
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Weekend Predictions: Will Monsters School Zombies?
June 20th, 2013
There are two potential monster hits opening this weekend: Monsters University and World War Z. Not only should both of those films score with moviegoers, but Man of Steel's sophomore stint should be strong as well resulting in a powerful weekend box office. This weekend last year was led by Brave with $66.32 million, a figure Monsters University should top. Meanwhile this year has a lot more depth at the box office than last year did, so 2013 should earn a victory in the year-over-year comparison. This is great news, because 2013 is still far behind 2012.
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Superman is Truly Super
June 17th, 2013
It was a very good week at the box office with Man of Steel breaking the record for biggest June weekend topping Toy Story 3 by more than $6 million. Nearly every film in the top five matched or beat expectations, which helped the overall box office reach $204 million. This was 37% higher than last weekend and 57% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but is has closed the gap to $150 million, or 3.1%, at $4.56 billion to $4.71 billion.
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Weekend Estimates: Man of Steel Posts Biggest June Weekend
June 16th, 2013
2013 has been a nervous time for Warner Bros.. After six straight years as the number one or number two domestic distributor, the studio's main franchise breadwinners, Batman, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and The Hangover are all coming to an end or already played out. They are running in third place for the year to date, and badly need a new money spinner if they are to avoid lean times in 2015 and beyond. This weekend they got their knight in shining armor, or, more accurately, Man of Steel. The reboot of the venerable Superman franchise will open this weekend with $113.08 million, a new record weekend in June and a huge shot in the arm for the studio.
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Weekend Predictions: Will Latest Superman Flick Live Up to Its Name?
June 13th, 2013
This week one of the biggest movies of the summer is coming out. Man of Steel is the latest film in the longest running super hero franchises of all time. Granted, Superman hasn't always been overly popular with moviegoers or critics, but it should still sell lots of tickets. This is the End is the counter-programming for the week, and it has a lot of popular actors and the reviews are strong, but it opened on Wednesday, so its weekend numbers will be softer as a result. Last year the box office was led by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Prometheus, both of which were in their second weekend of release. The new releases were Rock of Ages and That's My Boy, both of which bombed. I foresee a victory in the year-over-year comparison.
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2013 Preview: June
June 2nd, 2013
May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead.
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Note: This list contains actors who appeared in at least two movies in the franchise.
Person | Nr. of Movies | Role | Franchise Worldwide Box Office | Career Worldwide Box Office | Franchise / Career |
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Marc McClure | 5 | Jimmy Olsen | $621,796,438 | $2,602,698,657 | 23.9% |
Christopher Reeve | 4 | Superman | $607,500,000 | $755,148,272 | 80.4% |
Jackie Cooper | 4 | Perry White | $607,500,000 | $613,211,976 | 99.1% |
Margot Kidder | 4 | Lois Lane | $607,500,000 | $970,677,831 | 62.6% |
Gene Hackman | 3 | Lex Luthor | $527,300,000 | $3,215,136,716 | 16.4% |
Henry Cavill | 2 | Clark Kent/Kal-El | $1,540,394,609 | $4,102,956,293 | 37.5% |
Amy Adams | 2 | Lois Lane | $1,540,394,609 | $5,023,438,600 | 30.7% |
Ned Beatty | 2 | Otis | $490,600,000 | $2,758,031,008 | 17.8% |
Diane Lane | 2 | Martha Kent | $1,540,394,609 | $4,525,305,774 | 34.0% |
Laurence Fishburne | 2 | Perry White | $1,540,394,609 | $7,552,880,228 | 20.4% |
Terence Stamp | 2 | General Zod | $490,600,000 | $3,568,586,101 | 13.7% |
Valerie Perrine | 2 | Eve Teschmacher | $490,600,000 | $1,125,857,908 | 43.6% |
Marlon Brando | 2 | Jor-El | $691,281,192 | $1,385,923,064 | 49.9% |
Michael Shannon | 2 | General Zod | $1,540,394,609 | $4,698,525,120 | 32.8% |
Susannah York | 2 | Lara | $490,600,000 | $581,865,112 | 84.3% |
Jack O'Halloran | 2 | Non | $490,600,000 | $906,487,000 | 54.1% |
Sarah Douglas | 2 | $490,600,000 | $493,227,678 | 99.5% | |
Harry J. Lennix | 2 | General Swanwick | $1,540,394,609 | $3,237,985,446 | 47.6% |
Rebecca Buller | 2 | Jenny | $1,540,394,609 | $1,540,394,609 | 100.0% |
Christina Wren | 2 | Major Carrie Farris | $1,540,394,609 | $1,540,394,609 | 100.0% |
Aaron Smolinski | 2 | Baby Clark Kent | $968,199,518 | $968,199,518 | 100.0% |
John Ratzenberger | 2 | Controller | $490,600,000 | $16,765,400,744 | 2.9% |
Kevin Costner | 2 | Jonathan Kent | $1,540,394,609 | $4,943,311,129 | 31.2% |
Chad Krowchuk | 2 | Glen Woodburn | $1,540,394,609 | $2,090,476,222 | 73.7% |
Coburn Goss | 2 | Father Leone | $1,540,394,609 | $1,540,394,609 | 100.0% |
Carla Gugino | 2 | Voice of Kelor | $1,540,394,609 | $4,811,125,082 | 32.0% |
Joseph Cranford | 2 | Pere Ross | $1,540,394,609 | $1,540,394,609 | 100.0% |
Note: This list contains people who contributed to at least two movies in the franchise.
Person | Nr. of Movies | Technical Role | Franchise Worldwide Box Office | Career Worldwide Box Office | Franchise / Career |
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Jerry Siegel | 4 | Character Creator (4) | $2,231,675,801 | $2,542,238,897 | 87.8% |
Joe Shuster | 4 | Character Creator (4) | $2,231,675,801 | $2,746,130,486 | 81.3% |
Chris Corbould | 3 | Special Effects (3) | $284,896,438 | $17,066,438,244 | 1.7% |
Zack Snyder | 2 | Director (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $6,529,930,452 | 23.6% |
Richard Donner | 2 | Director (2) | $490,600,000 | $2,995,679,259 | 16.4% |
Charles Roven | 2 | Producer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $9,861,152,410 | 15.6% |
Deborah Snyder | 2 | Producer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $6,426,477,577 | 24.0% |
Emma Thomas | 2 |
Producer (1) Executive Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $7,657,804,870 | 20.1% |
Christopher Nolan | 2 |
Story Creator (1) Producer (1) Executive Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $7,658,097,223 | 20.1% |
Thomas Tull | 2 | Executive Producer (2) | $1,059,080,710 | $15,278,292,369 | 6.9% |
David S. Goyer | 2 |
Screenwriter (2) Story Creator (1) Executive Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $5,607,621,032 | 27.5% |
Jon Peters | 2 |
Producer (1) Executive Producer (1) |
$1,059,080,710 | $3,433,768,901 | 30.8% |
John Williams | 2 | Composer (2) | $336,900,000 | $28,893,623,603 | 1.2% |
Wesley Coller | 2 |
Co-Producer (1) Executive Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $4,242,068,441 | 36.3% |
David Brenner | 2 | Editor (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $9,053,401,937 | 17.0% |
Michael Wilkinson | 2 | Costume Designer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $6,745,939,079 | 22.8% |
Hans Zimmer | 2 | Composer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $35,542,857,980 | 4.3% |
John 'DJ' DesJardin | 2 | Visual Effects Supervisor (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $2,874,725,624 | 53.6% |
Kristy Carlson | 2 | Casting Director (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $3,367,406,017 | 45.7% |
Lora Kennedy | 2 | Casting Director (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $3,581,660,523 | 43.0% |
Jim Rowe | 2 |
Unit Production Manager (2) Co-Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $3,023,107,914 | 51.0% |
Gregor Wilson | 2 |
Unit Production Manager (2) Co-Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $1,653,705,156 | 93.1% |
Bruce G. Moriarty | 2 | First Assistant Director (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $4,653,365,254 | 33.1% |
Curt Kanemoto | 2 |
Associate Producer (1) Co-Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $2,196,339,818 | 70.1% |
Misha Bukowski | 2 | Second Assistant Director (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $7,432,937,404 | 20.7% |
Josh R. Jaggars | 2 | Visual Effects Producer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $1,540,394,609 | 100.0% |
Damon Caro | 2 |
Second Unit Director (2) Stunt Coordinator (2) |
$1,540,394,609 | $3,330,004,611 | 46.3% |
Scott Hecker | 2 |
Sound Designer (2) Sound Supervisor (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $3,829,569,304 | 40.2% |
Chris Jenkins | 2 | Re-recording Mixer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $9,495,754,704 | 16.2% |
Andrea Wertheim | 2 |
Post-Production Supervisor (2) Associate Producer (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $1,636,086,341 | 94.2% |
Carlos Castillon | 2 |
Assistant Director (1) Assistant Editor (1) |
$1,540,394,609 | $2,672,244,311 | 57.6% |
Robert Johnson | 2 | Set Designer (2) | $1,263,476,283 | $1,530,327,751 | 82.6% |
Michael McGee | 2 | Sound Mixer (2) | $1,540,394,609 | $4,174,461,430 | 36.9% |