Superman
You'll believe a man can fly.
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane.Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $300M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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The record
Awards
4 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
Saturn Awards
2 wins
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Set Decoration
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Superman returned 5.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $55M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $300M
- Release date
- Dec 14, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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