Warner Bros. Pictures’ Superman Returns, directed by Bryan Singer, opened with $21 million on Wednesday. The figure, which includes early Tuesday night screenings, marks the 8th biggest opening for a Wednesday, just behind last year’s War of the Worlds, which collected $21.3 million before moving on to earn $121.2 million its first seven days.
“Superman” has a slight advantage over the Steven Spielberg film, however, as next Tuesday is the Fourth of July and more people will be able to head to theaters. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will earn more over the seven days. Singer’s film debuted in 3,915 theaters and will expand to 4,064 theaters on Friday, the fourth-widest release ever.
Spider-Man 2 holds the record for a Wednesday opener. The Sam Raimi sequel made $40.4 million on June 30, 2004.
Superman Returns stars Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint, Parker Posey, Sam Huntington, Kal Penn and Kevin Spacey.
Source: ShowBIZ Data
