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Superman Vs. Other Wednesday Openers
| Movie Summary |  Superman Returns |  King Kong |  War of the Worlds |  Batman Begins |  Spider-Man 2 |  Terminator 3 |
| Genre | Action / Adventure | Period Adventure | Sci-Fi Horror | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure | Sci-Fi Action |
| Studio | Warner Bros. | Universal | Paramount | Warner Bros. | Sony / Columbia | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | June 28, 2006 | December 14, 2005 | June 29, 2005 | June 15, 2005 | June 30, 2004 | July 2, 2003 |
| Domestic Gross | $200,081,192 | $218,080,025 | $234,280,354 | $205,343,774 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 |
| Production Budget | $270 million | $207 million | $132 million | $150 million | $200 million | $200 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 34 min. | 3 hrs. 7 min. | 1 hr. 57 min. | 2 hrs. 20 min. | 2 hrs. 7 min. | 1 hr. 49 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | R |
| MPAA Reason | some intense action violence | frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images | frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images | intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements | stylized action violence | strong sci-fi violence and action, language and brief nudity |
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| Domestic Summary | Superman Returns | King Kong | War of the Worlds | Batman Begins | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 |
| Total Gross | $200,081,192 | $218,080,025 | $234,280,354 | $205,343,774 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 |
| Opening Weekend* | $52,535,096 | $50,130,145 | $64,878,725 | $48,745,440 | $88,156,227 | $44,041,440 |
| Theaters | 4,065 | 3,568 | 3,908 | 3,858 | 4,152 | 3,504 |
| Average | $12,923 | $14,049 | $16,601 | $12,634 | $21,232 | $12,568 |
| Opening % of Total | 26.3% | 23.0% | 27.7% | 23.7% | 23.6% | 29.3% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -58.5% | -57.6% | -53.0% | -43.4% | -48.7% | -55.8% |
| Widest Release | 4,065 | 3,627 | 3,910 | 3,858 | 4,166 | 3,504 |
| Close Date | November 2, 2006 | April 6, 2006 | November 22, 2005 | October 30, 2005 | December 19, 2004 | October 30, 2003 |
| In Release | 128 days / 18 weeks | 114 days / 16 weeks | 149 days / 21 weeks | 142 days / 20 weeks | 159 days / 23 weeks | 121 days / 17 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Superman Returns | King Kong | War of the Worlds | Batman Begins | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 |
| Worldwide Gross | $391,081,192 | $550,517,357 | $591,745,540 | $372,710,015 | $783,766,341 | $433,371,112 |
| Foreign Gross | $191,000,000 | $332,437,332 | $357,465,186 | $167,366,241 | $410,180,516 | $283,000,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 48.8% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 44.9% | 52.3% | 65.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $200,081,192 | $218,080,025 | $234,280,354 | $205,343,774 | $373,585,825 | $150,371,112 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 51.2% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 55.1% | 47.7% | 34.7% |
| People Summary | Superman Returns | King Kong | War of the Worlds | Batman Begins | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 |
| Composer: James Newton Howard | - | #6 | - | #7 | - | - |
| Composer: John Williams | n/a | - | #16 | - | - | - |
| Producer: Colin Wilson | - | - | #2 | - | - | #4 |
| Genres & Franchises | Superman Returns | King Kong | War of the Worlds | Batman Begins | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 |
| Brand: DC Comics | #5 | - | - | #4 | - | - |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | #17 | - | - | #16 | #6 | - |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #40 | - | - | #38 | - | - |
| Genre: Superhero | #17 | - | - | #16 | #6 | - |
| Showdown: Franchise Reboot Battle | #4 | - | - | #3 | - | - |
| Showdown: Independence Day Openings | #5 | - | #3 | - | #1 | #6 |
| Showdown: Superman Vs. Other Wednesday Openers | #5 | #3 | #2 | #4 | #1 | #6 |
| Chart Rankings | Superman Returns | King Kong | War of the Worlds | Batman Begins | Spider-Man 2 | Terminator 3 |
| All Time Domestic | #132 | #104 | #88 | #124 | #22 | #241 |
| All Time Adjusted | - | - | #192 | - | #55 | - |
| All Time Worldwide | #176 | #93 | #79 | #189 | #43 | #148 |
| Yearly 2005 | - | #5 | #4 | #8 | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2005 | - | #8 | #4 | #9 | - | - |
| Yearly PG-13 Rated 2005 | - | #4 | #3 | #5 | - | - |
| Worldwide Openings | #75 | #50 | #29 | - | #36 | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2005 | - | #5 | #4 | #9 | - | - |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | - | #35 | #25 | - | - | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #24 | #29 | #16 | #32 | #7 | #40 |
| Opening Weeks | #85 | #135 | #62 | #137 | #21 | #179 |
| Opening Day Gross | #134 | - | #93 | - | #24 | - |
| Opening Wednesdays | #17 | #32 | #12 | #20 | #5 | #25 |
| Single Day Gross | #445 | #349 | #244 | #480 | #44 | #502 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | #53 | - | #22 | - | #4 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #42 | - | #17 | #60 | #3 | #33 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #26 | - | #55 | - | #16 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #188 | - | #86 | - | #33 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #36 | #45 | #42 | - | #1 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #174 | #135 | #98 | #187 | #31 | #195 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #98 | - | #70 | - | #52 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #56 | - | #23 | #76 | #8 | #44 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #32 | - | #63 | - | #21 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #21 | #62 | #14 | #25 | #5 | #41 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | - | #195 | #119 | - | #54 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | - | #171 | #107 | - | #52 | - |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #79 | - | - | #151 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #124 | #139 | #78 | #146 | #35 | #178 |
| Opening Weekends - July | - | - | #14 | - | #6 | #33 |
| Opening Weekends - June | #22 | - | - | #27 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #86 | - | #52 | #101 | #25 | #121 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #80 | - | #49 | - | #14 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #159 | - | #96 | - | #29 | - |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | - | - | #62 | - | #20 | - |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #63 | - | #44 | - | #10 | - |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #53 | #127 | #44 | #98 | #8 | #117 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #61 | - | #45 | - | #10 | - |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #77 | - | #49 | - | #14 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #74 | - | #46 | #103 | #17 | #117 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday | #16 | - | #13 | #23 | #5 | #24 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | #189 | - | #192 | #151 | - |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | #183 | - | #187 | #138 | - |
| Independence Day Opening Weekends | #8 | - | #4 | - | #2 | #12 |
| Independence Day Weekends | #8 | - | #4 | #51 | #2 | #12 |
| Second Weekends | - | - | #107 | #132 | #31 | - |
| Third Weekends | - | #40 | #168 | #161 | #39 | - |
| Fourth Weekends | - | #90 | - | #184 | #54 | - |
| Fifth Weekends | - | #156 | - | - | #103 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #522 | #509 | #424 | #234 | #334 | #476 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1089 | #1061 | #912 | #525 | #741 | #1006 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1591 | #1548 | #1334 | #798 | #1098 | #1468 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3362 | #3297 | #2955 | #2032 | #2537 | #3171 |
| Rated PG-13 | #73 | #59 | #50 | #69 | #15 | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #79 | #90 | #55 | #94 | #27 | - |
| Widest Releases | #42 | #158 | #69 | #76 | #21 | #226 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #37 | #171 | #68 | #72 | #22 | #209 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #25 | #91 | #36 | #38 | #17 | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #28 | #87 | #37 | #41 | #16 | - |
| Fastest to $100 million | #56 | #146 | #48 | #122 | #29 | #135 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #83 | #94 | #47 | #106 | #18 | - |
| Fastest to $200 million | - | #78 | #60 | - | #11 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #456 | #366 | #464 | #390 | #483 | #377 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #9 | #49 | #67 | #20 | #116 | - |
| BOM Users' Grades | #339 | #211 | #418 | #20 | #71 | #449 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2005 Releases) | - | #24 | #82 | #1 | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2005 | - | #5 | #4 | #8 | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2005 | - | #8 | #4 | #9 | - | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #31 | #33 | #22 | #36 | #5 | #44 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #87 | #145 | #61 | #148 | #11 | #177 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | - | - | #24 | - | #2 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #46 | #110 | #21 | #65 | #3 | #31 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #27 | #72 | #61 | - | #15 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | - | #72 | #71 | - | #26 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | - | - | #82 | - | #23 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #42 | #49 | #46 | #177 | #1 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #184 | #143 | #94 | #185 | #20 | #163 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #95 | - | #74 | - | #43 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #56 | #129 | #27 | #80 | #7 | #38 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #34 | #81 | #70 | - | #19 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #20 | #71 | #15 | #25 | #4 | #35 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #167 | - | #63 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - July | - | - | #15 | - | #5 | #37 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - June | #23 | - | - | #27 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #133 | #145 | #81 | #156 | #29 | #175 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #93 | - | #56 | #108 | #20 | #121 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday Adjusted | - | - | #14 | - | #2 | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #119 | #161 | #32 | - |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | - | #58 | - | - | #43 | - |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | - | #162 | - | - | #79 | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #90 | #73 | #62 | #80 | #12 | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #93 | #98 | #59 | #105 | #22 | - |
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