

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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $223M
- Box office
- $391.1M
- Language
- English
- saving the world
- superhero
- invulnerability
- based on comic
- sequel
- alien
- super power
- superhuman strength
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United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical30 Jun 2006
United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, California21 Jun 2006
- TheatricalPG-1328 Jun 2006
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A14 Jul 2006
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical26 Jul 2006
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM29 Jun 2006
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical13 Jul 2006
AustriaAT
- Theatrical18 Aug 2006
BelgiumBE
- Premiere14Wilkinson American Movie Day4 Jul 2006
- Theatrical1412 Jul 2006
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1014 Jul 2006
ChileCL
- Theatrical13 Jul 2006
ChinaCN
- Theatrical11 Jul 2006
CroatiaHR
- PremierePula Film Festival21 Jul 2006
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Superman Returns was released on 28 June 2006.
Audience reviews
4- W8/10
Wuchak
2/15/2020
***The Passion of the Christ, I mean Superman*** Superman returns to Earth after five years trying to find out what happened to his homeworld. As Clark Kent he gets his job back at the Daily Planet newspaper, but finds out Lois Lane has moved on without him -- having a live-in fiancé and a five-year-old child, not to mention winning a Pulitzer for her article "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." Meanwhile Lex Lu…
- J8/10
John Chard
4/13/2020
The light to show the way. After a five year hiatus, Superman returns to Earth to find that Lois Lane is now a soon to be married mother, but some things don't change, loony Lex Luthor is loose and his latest plan will kill billions of people. I first reviewed Superman Returns some two years after its initial release, I had first caught it on release back in 2006 and was really taken with Bryan Singer's approa…
- R6/10
r96sk
1/9/2025
<em>'Superman Returns'</em> brings an ounce of life back into the series, at least when compared to the prior three installments, but unfortunately overall it's disappointing. For such an overlong run time, I feel like nothing actually happens in this either. I doubt I'll remember it. Brandon Routh is decent as the title character, I don't have any notable positives about his performance but then I don't hold any …
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
8/1/2026
I suppose it didn't really help Brandon Routh that he looked so much like Christopher Reeve when it came to distinguishing himself in this role. Consequently try as he did, he just didn't. This largely unnecessary but perfectly watchable sequel sees him return to "Metropolis" after a five year absence in deep space to discover that "Lois" (Kate Bosworth) is married and has an enigmatic young son "Jason" (Tristan Lake…
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