They bet everything on it's success and it paid off; quickly becoming as popular as the movies they played before. While a bit dated by today's standards they still hold their own as worthwhile wholesome entertainment.
“while it marks a new chapter in a franchise that began with the iconic Christopher Reeve in Richard Donner’s well received 1978 classic Superman: The Movie”
The Superman franchise didn’t begin in 1978. It goes way back, even further than the 1950’s George Reeve series. Even the theme song used in this latest movie is the same as the one used in the old Bud Collier radio program from the 1940’s.
They bet everything on it's success and it paid off; quickly becoming as popular as the movies they played before. While a bit dated by today's standards they still hold their own as worthwhile wholesome entertainment.