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Death Race

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

Get ready for a killer ride.

Death Race Box Office

Opening Weekend
$12.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$36.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$72.5M
$36.2M international
Domestic Legs2.9x
Budget$65M
2008 Rank#84
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Aug 22-24 3 $12.62M $12.62M 2,532 $5.0K 1
Aug 29-31 6 $6.30M -50.0% $23.15M 2,537 $2.5K 2
Sep 5-7 7 $3.71M -41.1% $29.91M 2,586 $1.4K 3
Sep 12-14 10 $2.06M -44.6% $33.23M 2,007 $1.0K 4
Sep 19-21 13 $1.04M -49.6% $34.92M 1,240 $836 5
Sep 26-28 22 $410K -60.4% $35.64M 667 $615 6
Oct 3-5 32 $161K -60.8% $35.94M 266 $605 7
Oct 10-12 42 $70K -56.8% $36.06M 142 $490 8

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Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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Cast & Crew

Directed byPaul W. S. Anderson
ScreenplayPaul W. S. Anderson
Produced byPaula Wagner, Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson
CinematographyScott Kevan
Music byPaul Haslinger
StarringJason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Joan Allen
StudioUniversal Pictures

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