Superman III
If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe.
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects.Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
- Director
- Richard Lester
- Signature
- Wonder · Action · Humour
- Worldwide
- $80M
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Cast
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29 billed performers
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Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Superman III returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $39M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $80M
- Release date
- Jun 17, 1983
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United Kingdom, Netherlands
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