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.
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Cast
39 people
Brandon Routh
Clark Kent / Superman
Known for
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Arrow
Kate Bosworth
Lois Lane
Known for
Before I Wake
Still Alice
Kevin Spacey
Lex Luthor
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
James Marsden
Richard White
Known for
Westworld
Sonic the Hedgehog
Parker Posey
Kitty Kowalski
Known for
Lost in Space
The White Lotus
Frank Langella
Perry White
Known for
The Ninth Gate
The Americans
Sam Huntington
Jimmy Olsen
Known for
Fanboys
Being Human
Eva Marie Saint
Martha Kent
Known for
North by Northwest
On the Waterfront
Marlon Brando
Jor-El (archive footage)
Known for
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Kal Penn
Stanford
Known for
House
Designated Survivor
Tristan Lake Leabu
Jason White
Known for
The F**k-It List
The Young and the Restless
Alison Araya
Actor
Known for
Julie and the Phantoms
Riverdale
Bryan Singer Director · Michael Dougherty Screenplay Dan Harris Screenplay
Worldwide gross $391M · Budget $223M · United States release June 28, 2006
Box office
Budget
$223,000,000
Worldwide gross
$391,081,192
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio · Distribution
Legendary Pictures
Production
Peters Entertainment
Production
Bad Hat Harry Productions
Production
DC
Production
Legendary Entertainment
Production
United States · Australia
Produced in
Superman 5: Superman Returns
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · June 21, 2006
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · June 28, 2006
Theatrical
Argentina
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Australia
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Austria
August 18, 2006 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 4, 2006 · Premiere · Wilkinson American Movie Day
July 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Chile
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
China
July 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Croatia
July 21, 2006 · Premiere · Pula Film Festival
Czechia
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 4, 2006 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
July 27, 2006 · Theatrical · Santo Domingo
Egypt
June 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
France
July 12, 2006 · Theatrical
January 27, 2026 · TV · 6ter
May 26, 2026 · TV · RMC Story
Germany
August 17, 2006 · Theatrical
January 13, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Greece
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 12, 2006 · Theatrical
India
June 30, 2006 · Theatrical
Indonesia
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Israel
July 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
August 18, 2006 · Limited theatrical
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
August 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Kuwait
July 25, 2006 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 7, 2006 · Limited theatrical
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 3, 2006 · Theatrical
New Zealand
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Norway
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Panama
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Poland
August 4, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Romania
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
July 27, 2006 · Theatrical
Serbia
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 10, 2006 · Theatrical
December 30, 2025 · TV · DAJTO
Slovenia
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 7, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
July 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 12, 2006 · Theatrical · French
August 17, 2006 · Theatrical · German
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical · Italian
Thailand
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 21, 2006 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 26, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Venezuela
August 4, 2006 · Theatrical
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