Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,522,355Details
International Box Office $22,177,645Details
Worldwide Box Office $36,700,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,683,122 (39.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,511 opening theaters/1,511 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $40,038,612

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: April 1st, 1992 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Superman
Comparisons: vs. Superman III
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Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects, Development Hell, Famously Bad, Action Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: The Cannon Group, Golan Films, Globus, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1987 4 $5,683,122   1,511 $3,761   $5,683,122 1
Jul 31, 1987 7 $2,891,836 -49% 1,511 $1,914   $11,227,824 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1987 5 $8,335,988   1,511 $5,517   $8,335,988 1
Jul 31, 1987 7 $4,576,355 -45% 1,511 $3,029   $12,912,343 2
Aug 7, 1987 8 $1,610,012 -65% 888 $1,813   $14,522,355 3

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Lead Ensemble Members

Christopher Reeve    Superman
Gene Hackman    Lex Luthor
Jon Cryer    Lenny
Sam Wanamaker    David Warfield
Mariel Hemingway    Lacy Warfield
Margot Kidder    Lois Lane

Supporting Cast

Jackie Cooper    Perry White
Marc McClure    Jimmy Olsen
Mark Pillow   
Jim Broadbent    Jean Pierre Dubois

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney J. Furie    Director
Menahem Golan    Producer
Yoram Globus    Producer
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Christopher Reeve    Story by
Lawrence Konner    Story by
Mark Rosenthal    Story by
Michael J. Kagan    Associate Producer
Graham Easton    Associate Producer
John Graysmark    Production Designer
Ernest Day    Director of Photography
Harrison Ellenshaw    Visual Effects Supervisor
John Williams    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,683,122 (39.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,511 opening theaters/1,511 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $40,038,612

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: April 1st, 1992 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Superman
Comparisons: vs. Superman III
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Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects, Development Hell, Famously Bad, Action Adventure
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: The Cannon Group, Golan Films, Globus, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Christopher Reeve    Superman
Gene Hackman    Lex Luthor
Jon Cryer    Lenny
Sam Wanamaker    David Warfield
Mariel Hemingway    Lacy Warfield
Margot Kidder    Lois Lane

Supporting Cast

Jackie Cooper    Perry White
Marc McClure    Jimmy Olsen
Mark Pillow   
Jim Broadbent    Jean Pierre Dubois

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney J. Furie    Director
Menahem Golan    Producer
Yoram Globus    Producer
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Christopher Reeve    Story by
Lawrence Konner    Story by
Mark Rosenthal    Story by
Michael J. Kagan    Associate Producer
Graham Easton    Associate Producer
John Graysmark    Production Designer
Ernest Day    Director of Photography
Harrison Ellenshaw    Visual Effects Supervisor
John Williams    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 7th, 2011

June 7th, 2011

The summer is usually a really weak time for home market releases, but this week is amazing. Not only are there two $100 million hits coming out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, but there are also half-a-dozen TV on DVD releases, a few limited releases, direct-to-DVD releases, and catalog titles, many of which are worth picking up, or even contenders for Pick of the Week. I tried to narrow the list of contenders down to one, but I couldn't do it. In the end I went with Leverage: Season Three on DVD and True Grit on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack as co-winners of the Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1987 4 $5,683,122   1,511 $3,761   $5,683,122 1
Jul 31, 1987 7 $2,891,836 -49% 1,511 $1,914   $11,227,824 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1987 5 $8,335,988   1,511 $5,517   $8,335,988 1
Jul 31, 1987 7 $4,576,355 -45% 1,511 $3,029   $12,912,343 2
Aug 7, 1987 8 $1,610,012 -65% 888 $1,813   $14,522,355 3

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records