Death Race (2008)

Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

All Releases

Domestic (47.8%)
$36,316,032
International (52.2%)
$39,698,303
Worldwide
$76,014,335
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Domestic Opening$12,621,090
Budget$45,000,000
Earliest Release DateAugust 21, 2008 (APAC)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 45 min
GenresAction Sci-Fi Thriller

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticAug 22, 2008$12,621,090$36,316,032

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomSep 26, 2008$1,259,521$3,696,666
SpainOct 3, 2008$1,200,828$2,559,203
GermanyNov 27, 2008$651,743$1,794,333
FranceOct 15, 2008$715,630$1,690,712
United Arab EmiratesOct 2, 2008$479,686$1,088,030
Middle East OtherOct 1, 2008$976,972
UkraineAug 28, 2008$391,138$966,710
PolandOct 3, 2008$234,215$670,199
PortugalOct 23, 2008$206,374$660,194
BelgiumOct 8, 2008$169,171$559,572
KuwaitSep 30, 2008$507,102
NetherlandsOct 2, 2008$163,087$469,805
TürkiyeOct 17, 2008$126,715$468,221
ItalyNov 28, 2008$210,166$418,559
HungaryOct 16, 2008$107,433$326,636
GreeceNov 20, 2008$94,597$281,836
BulgariaAug 29, 2008$81,908$247,366
South AfricaOct 31, 2008$54,915$243,684
South Africa/NigeriaOct 31, 2008$241,341
DenmarkNov 28, 2008$63,901$218,931
LithuaniaSep 26, 2008$64,954$212,587
RomaniaSep 26, 2008$210,640
Czech Republic/SlovakiaNov 20, 2008$169,676
LebanonOct 2, 2008$42,020$121,494
EgyptNov 12, 2008$36,597$101,401
Czech RepublicNov 20, 2008$42,078$91,325
CroatiaOct 16, 2008$78,842
EstoniaSep 19, 2008$21,680$75,506
SloveniaOct 2, 2008$20,463$69,468
IcelandSep 5, 2008$28,239$61,523
FinlandOct 24, 2008$24,262$59,430
SwedenOct 24, 2008$23,023$54,131
LatviaNov 21, 2008$15,021$43,835
SlovakiaNov 20, 2008$18,253$33,981
CyprusOct 17, 2008$26,031
East AfricaNov 21, 2008$5,827$20,895
NigeriaNov 10, 2008$4,794$15,152
Serbia and MontenegroOct 30, 2008$3,914$11,580

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoOct 31, 2008$291,602$1,452,336
VenezuelaNov 21, 2008$91,195$530,832
BrazilOct 17, 2008$184,084$508,858
Central America+Dec 12, 2008$252,132
ColombiaDec 25, 2008$46,661$141,589
Lesser AntillesSep 3, 2008$97,020
EcuadorJan 1, 2009$62,735
PeruJan 22, 2009$19,859$48,523
BoliviaAug 27, 2009$3,222$5,078
UruguayDec 19, 2008$1,160$1,160

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
Russia/CISSep 11, 2008$3,354,276$6,884,462
JapanNov 29, 2008$714,608$2,431,258
AustraliaOct 30, 2008$651,163$2,000,220
MalaysiaAug 21, 2008$297,011$905,861
South KoreaOct 16, 2008$324,600$791,440
ThailandAug 21, 2008$336,573$774,741
SingaporeAug 21, 2008$281,663$649,458
IndiaNov 21, 2008$647,587
PhilippinesAug 22, 2008$121,409$642,433
TaiwanOct 24, 2008$147,531$506,391
IndonesiaAug 27, 2008$505,283
New ZealandNov 6, 2008$97,808$231,705
VietnamSep 12, 2008$59,333
PakistanOct 24, 2008$24,299