Taken 2
Domestic Total Gross: $139,854,287 Distributor: Fox Release Date: October 5, 2012 Genre: Action Runtime: 1 hrs. 31 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $45 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
The Bourne Legacy
Uni.
$113,203,870
3,753
$38,142,825
3,745
8/10/12
2
The Bourne Ultimatum
Uni.
$227,471,070
3,701
$69,283,690
3,660
8/3/07
3
Salt
Sony
$118,311,368
3,612
$36,011,243
3,612
7/23/10
4
A Good Day to Die Hard
Fox
$67,349,198
3,555
$24,834,845
3,553
2/14/13
5
Skyfall
Sony
$304,360,277
3,526
$88,364,714
3,505
11/9/12
6
Quantum of Solace
Sony
$168,368,427
3,501
$67,528,882
3,451
11/14/08
7
Casino Royale
Sony
$167,445,960
3,443
$40,833,156
3,434
11/17/06
8
Live Free or Die Hard
Fox
$134,529,403
3,411
$33,369,559
3,408
6/27/07
9
Jack Reacher
Par.
$80,070,736
3,352
$15,210,156
3,352
12/21/12
10
Transporter 2
Fox
$43,095,856
3,320
$16,540,720
3,303
9/2/05
11
The Grey
ORF
$51,580,236
3,208
$19,665,101
3,185
1/27/12
12
Taken
Fox
$145,000,989
3,184
$24,717,037
3,183
1/30/09
13
The Bourne Supremacy
Uni.
$176,241,941
3,304
$52,521,865
3,165
7/23/04
14
Safe House
Uni.
$126,373,434
3,121
$40,172,720
3,119
2/10/12
15
Olympus Has Fallen
FD
$98,407,356
3,106
$30,373,794
3,098
3/22/13
16
Edge of Darkness
WB
$43,313,890
3,066
$17,214,384
3,066
1/29/10
17
Unknown
WB
$63,686,397
3,043
$21,856,389
3,043
2/18/11
18
Man on Fire
Fox
$77,911,774
2,986
$22,751,490
2,980
4/21/04
19
Law Abiding Citizen
Over.
$73,357,727
2,890
$21,039,502
2,890
10/16/09
20
Contraband
Uni.
$66,528,000
2,870
$24,349,815
2,863
1/13/12
21
Firewall
WB
$48,751,189
2,840
$13,635,463
2,840
2/10/06
22
Shooter
Par.
$47,003,582
2,806
$14,523,571
2,806
3/23/07
23
Don't Say a Word
Fox
$55,001,642
2,842
$17,090,474
2,802
9/28/01
24
The Brave One
WB
$36,793,804
2,837
$13,471,488
2,755
9/14/07
25
From Paris with Love
LGF
$24,077,427
2,722
$8,158,860
2,722
2/5/10
26
The Mechanic
CBS
$29,121,498
2,704
$11,422,006
2,703
1/28/11
27
Ransom
BV
$136,492,681
2,768
$34,216,088
2,676
11/8/96
28
The Bourne Identity
Uni.
$121,661,683
2,663
$27,118,640
2,638
6/14/02
29
Savages (2012)
Uni.
$47,382,068
2,635
$16,016,910
2,628
7/6/12
30
Transporter 3
LGF
$31,715,062
2,626
$12,063,452
2,626
11/26/08
31
Colombiana
TriS
$36,665,854
2,614
$10,408,176
2,614
8/26/11
32
The Transporter
Fox
$25,296,447
2,610
$9,107,816
2,573
10/11/02
33
The Next Three Days
LGF
$21,148,651
2,564
$6,542,779
2,564
11/19/10
34
Die Hard: With A Vengeance
Fox
$100,012,499
2,579
$22,162,245
2,525
5/19/95
35
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Fox
$117,540,947
2,507
$21,744,661
2,507
7/6/90
36
Haywire
Rela.
$18,942,396
2,441
$8,425,370
2,439
1/20/12
37
Lockout
FD
$14,326,864
2,335
$6,231,836
2,308
4/13/12
38
Safe (2012)
LGF
$17,142,080
2,271
$7,892,539
2,266
4/27/12
39
Trapped
Sony
$7,073,251
2,227
$3,210,765
2,227
9/20/02
40
Dead Man Down
FD
$10,895,295
2,188
$5,345,250
2,188
3/8/13
41
Hostage
Mira.
$34,639,939
2,183
$10,214,734
2,123
3/11/05
42
Breakdown
Par.
$50,159,144
2,348
$12,307,128
2,108
5/2/97
43
Death Sentence
Fox
$9,534,258
1,823
$4,231,321
1,822
8/31/07
44
The Cold Light of Day
LG/S
$3,763,583
1,511
$1,831,588
1,511
9/7/12
45
Commando
Fox
$35,100,000
1,504
$7,700,015
1,495
10/4/85
46
The Professional
Sony
$19,501,238
1,220
$5,306,558
1,158
11/18/94
47
Frantic
WB
$17,637,950
1,101
$4,359,424
1,101
2/26/88
48
Spartan
WB
$4,434,432
832
$2,011,435
832
3/12/04
49
Die Hard
Fox
$83,008,852
1,713
$601,851
21
7/15/88
50
White House Down
Sony
n/a
0
n/a
0
6/28/13
Averages: $71,028,645 2,639 $20,859,884 2,637
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