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.
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4 films
Cast
93 people
Christopher Reeve
Superman / Clark Kent
Known for
Village of the Damned
Somewhere in Time
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Known for
The Amityville Horror
Sisters
Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Marlon Brando
Jor-El
Known for
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Ned Beatty
Otis
Known for
Rango
Toy Story 3
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Known for
The Return of Frank James
Treasure Island
Glenn Ford
Pa Kent
Known for
The Big Heat
3:10 to Yuma
Trevor Howard
1st Elder
Known for
The Third Man
Gandhi
Jack O'Halloran
Non
Known for
King Kong
Dragnet
Valerie Perrine
Eve Teschmacher
Known for
What Women Want
Lenny
Maria Schell
Vond-Ah
Known for
White Nights
The Odessa File
Terence Stamp
General Zod
Known for
Wanted
Murder Mystery
Richard Donner Director · Mario Puzo Screenplay David Newman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $300M · Budget $55M · United States release December 15, 1978
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$300,478,449
Gross vs. budget
5.5×
Production
Dovemead Films
Production
Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions
Production
International Film Production
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
Film Export A.G.
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 10, 1978
Premiere · Washington, D.C.
United States · December 15, 1978
Theatrical
United States
December 11, 1978 · Premiere · New York City, New York
February 7, 1982 · TV · Part 1 of the extended 3-hour cut.
February 8, 1982 · TV · Part 2 of the extended 3-hour cut.
Argentina
May 24, 1979 · Theatrical
Australia
December 21, 1978 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Cameroon
December 15, 1978 · Theatrical
Canada
December 15, 1978 · Theatrical
Central African Republic
March 23, 1979 · Theatrical
Colombia
June 13, 1979 · Theatrical
Comoros
January 14, 1979 · Theatrical
Congo - Kinshasa
June 10, 1979 · Theatrical
Costa Rica
January 17, 1979 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 10, 2001 · Digital
Denmark
December 26, 1978 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 25, 1978 · Theatrical
Fiji
February 15, 1979 · Theatrical
France
January 25, 1979 · Theatrical
January 3, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Gambia
June 16, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
January 25, 1979 · Theatrical
January 13, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Greece
January 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Guam
February 12, 1979 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 3, 1979 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 26, 1992 · Theatrical
India
December 25, 1978 · Theatrical
January 1, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
Ireland
December 26, 1978 · Theatrical
Italy
February 9, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
June 30, 1979 · Theatrical
Lesotho
December 15, 1978 · Theatrical
Liberia
August 15, 1979 · Theatrical
Libya
August 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 6, 1979 · Theatrical
Maldives
January 16, 1979 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 12, 1979 · Theatrical
November 28, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
February 15, 1979 · Theatrical
January 8, 2006 · TV · Veronica
June 27, 2007 · Physical · DVD
February 8, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
January 30, 1979 · Theatrical
Peru
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 30, 1985 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 23, 1979 · Theatrical
Russia
February 2, 1992 · TV
Slovakia
November 14, 1997 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
March 31, 1979 · Theatrical
Spain
February 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 19, 1979 · Theatrical
September 5, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 13, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 12, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 21, 1978 · Theatrical
May 25, 2023 · Theatrical · re-release
Türkiye
October 27, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 13, 1978 · Premiere · London, England
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
April 7, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Uruguay
June 30, 1979 · Theatrical
Zambia
June 18, 1979 · Theatrical
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