Superman Returns
Look up in the sky!
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on.Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
- Director
- Bryan Singer
- Worldwide
- $391M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Superman Returns returned 1.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $223M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $391M
- Release date
- Jun 28, 2006
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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