Superman Returns

'Superman Returns' took in 52.15 million dollars over opening weekend, lifting its 5-day total since its debut Wednesday to 84.2 million dollars. That puts the Warner Bros. film ahead of the premiere of last year's 'Batman Begins', another Warner superhero revival, which took in 48.7 million dollars over its opening weekend and 72.9 million dollars in its first 5 days. But 'Superman Returns' finished far behind Sony's 'Spider-Man 2', the record-holder for best 5-day opening, with 152.4 million dollars over 4th of July weekend in 2004.

Superman may not enjoy a long stay in the top spot. The coming weekend sees the opening of 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest', which is expected to be one of the summer's bigger films.

The first big-screen adventure for the Man of Steel in 19 years, 'Superman Returns' traces the comic-book hero's homecoming after a mysterious five-year absence. Played by newcomer Brandon Routh, Superman discovers lady love Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has a son and a new man in her life, while arch enemy Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) has hatched a plot to control the world. The film is directed by Bryan Singer, who made the blockbusters 'X-Men' and 'X2: X-Men United'.

The film is rated PG-13 for for some intense action violence. Here is the official site of the movie: supermanreturns.warnerbros.