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2008 • R • 1h 45m • Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Universal Pictures

Get ready for a killer ride.

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6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$12.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$36.30M

Final

Worldwide total

$72.50M

$36.20M international

Domestic legs2.9x

Budget$65M

2008 rank#84

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Cast & crew

Full Anderson filmography

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson Director

Jason Statham

Jason Statham Starring

Tyrese Gibson

Tyrese Gibson Starring

Ian McShane

Ian McShane Starring

Joan Allen

Joan Allen Starring

ScreenplayPaul W. S. Anderson Produced byPaula Wagner, Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson CinematographyScott Kevan Music byPaul Haslinger StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Aug 22-24 3 $12.6M — 2,532 $4,985 $12.6M

2 Aug 29-31 6 $6.3M −50.0% 2,537 $2,485 $23.2M

3 Sep 5-7 7 $3.7M −41.1% 2,586 $1,435 $29.9M

4 Sep 12-14 10 $2.1M −44.6% 2,007 $1,025 $33.2M

5 Sep 19-21 13 $1.0M −49.6% 1,240 $836 $34.9M

6 Sep 26-28 22 $410.1K −60.4% 667 $615 $35.6M

7 Oct 3-5 32 $160.9K −60.8% 266 $605 $35.9M

8 Oct 10-12 42 $69.6K −56.8% 142 $490 $36.1M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Aug 22 #3 $4.6M — $4.6M 2,532 $1,825 1

Sat Aug 23 #4 $4.5M −4% $9.1M 2,532 $1,760 2

Sun Aug 24 #2 $3.5M −20% $12.6M 2,532 $1,400 3

Mon Aug 25 #3 $1.3M −64% $13.9M 2,532 $500 4

Tue Aug 26 #3 $1.2M −7% $15.1M 2,532 $465 5

Wed Aug 27 #4 $924.2K −22% $16.0M 2,532 $365 6

Thu Aug 28 #4 $860.9K −7% $16.8M 2,532 $340 7

Fri Aug 29 #7 $1.7M +100% −63% $18.6M 2,537 $680 8

Sat Aug 30 #6 $2.3M +34% −48% $20.9M 2,537 $910 9

Sun Aug 31 #6 $2.3M −2% −36% $23.2M 2,537 $895 10

Mon Sep 1 #6 $1.6M −30% +25% $24.7M 2,537 $625 11

Tue Sep 2 #5 $545.6K −66% −54% $25.3M 2,537 $215 12

Wed Sep 3 #4 $469.3K −14% −49% $25.8M 2,537 $185 13

Thu Sep 4 #5 $444.0K −5% −48% $26.2M 2,537 $175 14

Fri Sep 5 #7 $1.0M +136% −39% $27.2M 2,586 $405 15

Sat Sep 6 #7 $1.6M +57% −29% $28.9M 2,586 $635 16

Sun Sep 7 #6 $1.0M −38% −55% $29.9M 2,586 $395 17

Mon Sep 8 #4 $309.8K −70% −80% $30.2M 2,586 $120 18

Tue Sep 9 #5 $349.1K +13% −36% $30.6M 2,586 $135 19

Wed Sep 10 #6 $297.0K −15% −37% $30.9M 2,586 $115 20

Thu Sep 11 #5 $311.0K +5% −30% $31.2M 2,586 $120 21

Fri Sep 12 #10 $571.5K +84% −45% $31.7M 2,586 $221 22

Sat Sep 13 #10 $902.9K +58% −45% $32.7M 2,586 $349 23

Sun Sep 14 #9 $582.0K −36% −43% $33.2M 2,586 $225 24

Mon Sep 15 #11 $150.5K −74% −51% $33.4M 2,586 $58 25

Tue Sep 16 #11 $170.6K +13% −51% $33.6M 2,586 $66 26

Wed Sep 17 #11 $160.6K −6% −46% $33.7M 2,586 $62 27

Thu Sep 18 #11 $168.6K +5% −46% $33.9M 2,586 $65 28

Fri Sep 19 #14 $291.8K +73% −49% $34.2M 1,240 $235 29

Sat Sep 20 #12 $464.8K +59% −49% $34.6M 1,240 $375 30

Sun Sep 21 #12 $279.6K −40% −52% $34.9M 1,240 $225 31

Mon Sep 22 #14 $75.0K −73% −50% $35.0M 1,240 $60 32

Tue Sep 23 #- $86.8K +16% −49% $35.1M 1,240 $70 33

Wed Sep 24 #- $73.8K −15% −54% $35.2M 1,240 $60 34

Thu Sep 25 #- $74.2K +1% −56% $35.2M 1,240 $60 35

Fri Sep 26 #- $113.4K +53% −61% $35.3M 667 $170 36

Sat Sep 27 #- $190.1K +68% −59% $35.5M 667 $285 37

Sun Sep 28 #- $106.7K −44% −62% $35.6M 667 $160 38

Mon Sep 29 #- $33.1K −69% −56% $35.7M 667 $50 39

Tue Sep 30 #- $39.8K +20% −54% $35.7M 667 $60 40

Wed Oct 1 #- $33.4K −16% −55% $35.7M 667 $50 41

Thu Oct 2 #- $33.6K +1% −55% $35.8M 667 $50 42

Fri Oct 3 #- $47.9K +43% −58% $35.8M 266 $180 43

Sat Oct 4 #- $70.5K +47% −63% $35.9M 266 $265 44

Sun Oct 5 #- $42.6K −40% −60% $35.9M 266 $160 45

Mon Oct 6 #- $13.3K −69% −60% $36.0M 266 $50 46

Tue Oct 7 #- $14.6K +9% −63% $36.0M 266 $55 47

Wed Oct 8 #- $13.4K −8% −60% $36.0M 266 $50 48

Thu Oct 9 #- $14.5K +8% −57% $36.0M 266 $55 49

Fri Oct 10 #- $18.5K +27% −61% $36.0M 142 $130 50

Sat Oct 11 #- $29.1K +58% −59% $36.0M 142 $205 51

Sun Oct 12 #- $22.0K −24% −48% $36.1M 142 $155 52

Mon Oct 13 #- $11.4K −48% −15% $36.1M 142 $80 53

Tue Oct 14 #- $7.8K −31% −46% $36.1M 142 $55 54

Wed Oct 15 #- $6.4K −18% −52% $36.1M 142 $45 55

Thu Oct 16 #- $7.1K +11% −51% $36.1M 142 $50 56

Cumulative total$36.1M

Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 2Oct 16

Weekend grossWk 8 · $69.6K

$12.6M

$6.3M

$3.7M

$2.1M

$1.0M

$410.1K

$160.9K

$69.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Theater countPeak 2,586 → 142 −94.5%

2,532 open142 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −56.8%

−50.0%

W1→2

−41.1%

W2→3

−44.6%

W3→4

−49.6%

W4→5

−60.4%

W5→6

−60.8%

W6→7

−56.8%

W7→8

Steepest −60.8%Best hold −41.1%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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