The Expendables (2010)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $103,068,524Details
International Box Office $165,199,650Details
Worldwide Box Office $268,268,174
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $53,684,732 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $23,592,269 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $77,277,001
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Synopsis

The only life they've known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other. They are the Expendables: leader and mastermind Barney Ross, former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas, hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang, long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitions expert Toll Road, and precision sniper Gunner Jensen. Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza. But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their souls...or destroy their brotherhood forever.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,825,135 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$82,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,270 opening theaters/3,398 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,555,328

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $103,068,524
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 640 $165,199,650
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 630 $268,268,174
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 153 $103,068,524
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 95 $165,199,650
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $268,268,174

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 2010 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: August 13th, 2010 (Wide) (Brazil)
September 1st, 2010 (Wide) (Italy)
November 26th, 2010 (Wide) (Central America)
Video Release: November 23rd, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R For strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2126, 6/22/2010)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: The Expendables
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Keywords: Directing Yourself, Ensemble, Special Ops, Voiceover/Narration, Pirates, Government Corruption, Secret Agent, Intertitle, Rescue, Hostage, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Revenge, Narcotics, Mercenaries
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Nu Image, Millennium Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Somali, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 129 $6,620,133 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 229 $9,481,310 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 111 $8,317,824 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $11,912,731 Sep 3, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 32 $34,825,135 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top Lionsgate Weekend Domestic 18 $34,825,135 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 87 $34,825,135 Aug 13, 2010 3
Biggest Domestic August Day 66 $13,330,881 Aug 13, 2010 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 1 $34,825,135   3,270 $10,650   $34,825,135 1
Aug 20, 2010 1 $16,968,032 -51% 3,270 $5,189   $65,357,117 2
Aug 27, 2010 3 $9,527,937 -44% 3,398 $2,804   $82,040,183 3
Sep 3, 2010 6 $6,620,133 -31% 3,398 $1,948   $92,187,903 4
Sep 10, 2010 8 $3,223,651 -51% 3,058 $1,054   $98,466,264 5
Sep 17, 2010 12 $1,373,298 -57% 1,854 $741   $101,020,533 6
Sep 24, 2010 16 $564,081 -59% 852 $662   $102,070,047 7
Oct 1, 2010 24 $231,662 -59% 410 $565   $102,516,720 8
Oct 8, 2010 32 $124,292 -46% 225 $552   $102,734,893 9
Oct 15, 2010 30 $190,376 +53% 306 $622   $102,981,571 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2010 P $870,000     0     $870,000  
Aug 13, 2010 1 $13,330,881     3,270 $4,077   $13,330,881 1
Aug 14, 2010 1 $11,899,925 -11%   3,270 $3,639   $25,230,806 2
Aug 15, 2010 1 $9,594,329 -19%   3,270 $2,934   $34,825,135 3
Aug 16, 2010 1 $3,940,611 -59%   3,270 $1,205   $38,765,746 4
Aug 17, 2010 1 $3,866,939 -2%   3,270 $1,183   $42,632,685 5
Aug 18, 2010 2 $3,029,099 -22%   3,270 $926   $45,661,784 6
Aug 19, 2010 1 $2,727,301 -10%   3,270 $834   $48,389,085 7
Aug 20, 2010 1 $4,932,861 +81% -63% 3,270 $1,509   $53,321,946 8
Aug 21, 2010 1 $6,677,450 +35% -44% 3,270 $2,042   $59,999,396 9
Aug 22, 2010 1 $5,357,721 -20% -44% 3,270 $1,638   $65,357,117 10
Aug 23, 2010 1 $1,950,768 -64% -50% 3,270 $597   $67,307,885 11
Aug 24, 2010 1 $2,077,789 +7% -46% 3,270 $635   $69,385,674 12
Aug 25, 2010 1 $1,641,501 -21% -46% 3,270 $502   $71,027,175 13
Aug 26, 2010 1 $1,485,071 -10% -46% 3,270 $454   $72,512,246 14
Aug 27, 2010 3 $2,721,341 +83% -45% 3,398 $801   $75,233,587 15
Aug 28, 2010 3 $3,972,220 +46% -41% 3,398 $1,169   $79,205,807 16
Aug 29, 2010 3 $2,834,376 -29% -47% 3,398 $834   $82,040,183 17
Aug 30, 2010 3 $915,504 -68% -53% 3,398 $269   $82,955,687 18
Aug 31, 2010 4 $1,053,179 +15% -49% 3,398 $310   $84,008,866 19
Sep 1, 2010 5 $794,627 -25% -52% 3,398 $234   $84,803,493 20
Sep 2, 2010 5 $764,277 -4% -49% 3,398 $225   $85,567,770 21
Sep 3, 2010 6 $1,651,010 +116% -39% 3,398 $486   $87,218,780 22
Sep 4, 2010 5 $2,455,923 +49% -38% 3,398 $723   $89,674,703 23
Sep 5, 2010 4 $2,513,200 +2% -11% 3,398 $740   $92,187,903 24
Sep 6, 2010 4 $1,697,691 -32% +85% 3,398 $500   $93,885,594 25
Sep 7, 2010 5 $497,432 -71% -53% 3,398 $146   $94,383,026 26
Sep 8, 2010 6 $443,432 -11% -44% 3,398 $130   $94,826,458 27
Sep 9, 2010 6 $416,155 -6% -46% 3,398 $122   $95,242,613 28
Sep 10, 2010 8 $940,960 +126% -43% 3,058 $308   $96,183,573 29
Sep 11, 2010 8 $1,473,453 +57% -40% 3,058 $482   $97,657,026 30
Sep 12, 2010 6 $809,238 -45% -68% 3,058 $265   $98,466,264 31
Sep 13, 2010 7 $267,036 -67% -84% 3,058 $87   $98,733,300 32
Sep 14, 2010 7 $325,662 +22% -35% 3,058 $106   $99,058,962 33
Sep 15, 2010 7 $281,895 -13% -36% 3,058 $92   $99,340,857 34
Sep 16, 2010 7 $306,378 +9% -26% 3,058 $100   $99,647,235 35
Sep 17, 2010 13 $399,575 +30% -58% 1,854 $216   $100,046,810 36
Sep 18, 2010 12 $630,678 +58% -57% 1,854 $340   $100,677,488 37
Sep 19, 2010 12 $343,045 -46% -58% 1,854 $185   $101,020,533 38
Sep 20, 2010 13 $114,832 -67% -57% 1,854 $62   $101,135,365 39
Sep 21, 2010 13 $128,821 +12% -60% 1,854 $69   $101,264,186 40
Sep 22, 2010 13 $119,837 -7% -57% 1,854 $65   $101,384,023 41
Sep 23, 2010 - $121,943 +2% -60% 1,854 $66   $101,505,966 42
Sep 24, 2010 15 $164,028 +35% -59% 852 $193   $101,669,994 43
Sep 25, 2010 16 $258,033 +57% -59% 852 $303   $101,928,027 44
Sep 26, 2010 16 $142,020 -45% -59% 852 $167   $102,070,047 45
Sep 27, 2010 16 $51,850 -63% -55% 852 $61   $102,121,897 46
Sep 28, 2010 15 $56,799 +10% -56% 852 $67   $102,178,696 47
Sep 29, 2010 16 $51,376 -10% -57% 852 $60   $102,230,072 48
Sep 30, 2010 17 $54,986 +7% -55% 852 $65   $102,285,058 49
Oct 1, 2010 - $66,339 +21% -60% 410 $162   $102,351,397 50
Oct 2, 2010 - $105,614 +59% -59% 410 $258   $102,457,011 51
Oct 3, 2010 - $59,709 -43% -58% 410 $146   $102,516,720 52
Oct 4, 2010 - $21,540 -64% -58% 410 $53   $102,538,260 53
Oct 5, 2010 - $25,183 +17% -56% 410 $61   $102,563,443 54
Oct 6, 2010 - $22,490 -11% -56% 410 $55   $102,585,933 55
Oct 7, 2010 - $24,668 +10% -55% 410 $60   $102,610,601 56
Oct 8, 2010 - $35,769 +45% -46% 225 $159   $102,646,370 57
Oct 9, 2010 - $54,270 +52% -49% 225 $241   $102,700,640 58
Oct 10, 2010 - $34,253 -37% -43% 225 $152   $102,734,893 59
Oct 11, 2010 - $17,626 -49% -18% 225 $78   $102,752,519 60
Oct 12, 2010 - $12,869 -27% -49% 225 $57   $102,765,388 61
Oct 13, 2010 - $12,017 -7% -47% 225 $53   $102,777,405 62
Oct 14, 2010 - $13,790 +15% -44% 225 $61   $102,791,195 63
Oct 15, 2010 - $54,253 +293% +52% 306 $177   $102,845,448 64
Oct 16, 2010 - $82,088 +51% +51% 306 $268   $102,927,536 65
Oct 17, 2010 - $54,035 -34% +58% 306 $177   $102,981,571 66
Oct 18, 2010 - $20,289 -62% +15% 306 $66   $103,001,860 67
Oct 19, 2010 - $23,818 +17% +85% 306 $78   $103,025,678 68
Oct 20, 2010 - $21,978 -8% +83% 306 $72   $103,047,656 69
Oct 21, 2010 - $20,868 -5% +51% 306 $68   $103,068,524 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 1 $48,389,083   3,270 $14,798   $48,389,083 1
Aug 20, 2010 1 $24,123,161 -50% 3,270 $7,377   $72,512,246 2
Aug 27, 2010 3 $13,055,524 -46% 3,398 $3,842   $85,567,770 3
Sep 3, 2010 6 $9,674,843 -26% 3,398 $2,847   $95,242,613 4
Sep 10, 2010 6 $4,404,622 -54% 3,058 $1,440   $99,647,235 5
Sep 17, 2010 13 $1,858,731 -58% 1,854 $1,003   $101,505,966 6
Sep 24, 2010 15 $779,092 -58% 852 $914   $102,285,058 7
Oct 1, 2010 23 $325,543 -58% 410 $794   $102,610,601 8
Oct 8, 2010 33 $180,594 -45% 225 $803   $102,791,195 9
Oct 15, 2010 31 $277,329 +54% 306 $906   $103,068,524 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 8/13/2010 $0 0 1 1 $4,739,155 12/12/2015
Central America 11/26/2010 $0 0 58 58 $227,838 12/14/2015
Italy 9/1/2010 $0 0 3 3 $3,652,483 12/11/2015
 
Rest of World $156,580,174
 
International Total$165,199,650 12/14/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 28, 201021,214,198 1,214,198$20,829,931$20,829,9311
Dec 5, 20106344,637-72% 1,558,835$5,851,936$26,681,8672
Dec 12, 20106214,253-38% 1,773,088$3,554,200$30,236,0673
Dec 19, 201012200,575-6% 1,973,663$3,357,285$33,593,3524
Dec 26, 201021167,466-17% 2,141,129$2,703,286$36,296,6385
Jan 2, 201118138,508-17% 2,279,637$1,762,459$38,059,0976
Jan 9, 20112165,584-53% 2,345,221$804,178$38,863,2757
Jan 16, 20111561,200-7% 2,406,421$802,681$39,665,9568
Jan 23, 20112040,593-34% 2,447,014$624,909$40,290,8659
Jan 30, 20112732,262-21% 2,479,276$499,006$40,789,87110
Feb 6, 20112443,592+35% 2,522,868$636,147$41,426,01811
Feb 13, 20112451,496+18% 2,574,364$718,230$42,144,24812
Feb 20, 201114166,650+224% 2,741,014$2,030,564$44,174,81213
Mar 20, 20113018,621 2,824,733$276,982$45,398,87417
Aug 5, 2012984,489 3,030,469$716,467$47,870,40989
Aug 12, 20121538,884-54% 3,069,353$332,847$48,203,25690
Aug 19, 20121140,257+4% 3,109,610$338,561$48,541,81791
Aug 26, 20121436,039-10% 3,145,649$252,273$48,794,09092
Sep 2, 20122224,462-32% 3,170,111$207,682$49,001,77293
Sep 9, 20122821,581-12% 3,191,692$183,223$49,184,99594

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 28, 20101481,804 481,804$9,631,262$9,631,2621
Dec 5, 20105103,368-79% 585,172$2,066,332$11,697,5942
Dec 12, 2010853,662-48% 638,834$1,045,869$12,743,4633
Dec 19, 20101159,478+11% 698,312$1,174,089$13,917,5524
Dec 26, 201013114,646+93% 812,958$1,974,204$15,891,7565
Jan 2, 20115128,583+12% 941,541$1,697,302$17,589,0586
Jan 9, 20111518,631-86% 960,172$242,018$17,831,0767
Jan 16, 20111034,135+83% 994,307$470,375$18,301,4518
Jan 23, 20111516,783-51% 1,011,090$257,617$18,559,0689
Feb 6, 2011736,733 1,052,422$492,956$19,113,74211
Feb 13, 2011642,787+16% 1,095,209$555,809$19,669,55112
Feb 20, 20111028,715-33% 1,123,924$373,002$20,042,55313
Feb 27, 20111522,224-23% 1,146,148$301,353$20,343,90614
Mar 13, 20111512,821 1,164,179$179,364$20,596,15716
Mar 20, 2011169,394-27% 1,173,573$131,423$20,727,58017
Mar 27, 2011175,096-46% 1,178,669$71,297$20,798,87718
Aug 12, 2012717,122 1,262,057$193,646$21,765,75790
Aug 19, 20121113,990-18% 1,276,047$157,810$21,923,56791
Aug 26, 20121510,851-22% 1,286,898$116,104$22,039,67192
Nov 25, 20121299,767 1,416,122$778,186$23,047,617105

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Lead Ensemble Members

Sylvester Stallone    Barney Ross
Jason Statham    Lee Christmas
Jet Li    Yin Yang
Terry Crews    Hale Caesar
Randy Couture    Toll Road
Dolph Lundgren    Gunnar Jensen
Steve Austin    Paine
Mickey Rourke    Tool

Supporting Cast

Giselle Itie    Sandra
Eric Roberts    James Monroe
David Zayas    General Garza
Charisma Carpenter    Lacy

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sylvester Stallone    Director
David Callaham    Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
David Callaham    Story Creator
Avi Lerner    Producer
John Thomson    Producer
Kevin King-Templeton    Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Les Weldon    Executive Producer
Jon Feltheimer    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk    Executive Producer
Guymon Casady    Executive Producer
Robert Earl    Co-Producer
Matt O'Toole    Co-Producer
Jeffrey Kimball    Cinematographer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
Paul Harb    Editor
Brian Tyler    Composer
Franco-Giacomo Carbone    Production Designer
Drew Boughton    Supervising Art Director
Scott Plauche    Supervising Art Director
Andy Rhodes    Art Director
Bob Gould    Set Decorator
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Christopher Eakins    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris David    Re-recording Mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano    Re-recording Mixer
Wes C. Caefer    Visual Effects Supervisor
Chad Stahelski    Stunt Coordinator
J. Celester Salzer    Associate Producer
Richard Fox    Assistant Director
Spiro Razatos    Second Unit Director
Matthew F. Leonetti    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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The last weekend of summer is actually the Labor Day long weekend, which is next weekend. So that makes this weekend the penultimate weekend of summer, which is one of the worst weekends of the year to open a film. Last year was a bit of an exception with The Final Destination opening with $27.41 million. There's almost no chance The Last Exorcism will perform that well; in fact, if it matches Halloween 2's opening, I think the studio will be happy. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Explode on International Scene

August 25th, 2010

Powered by openings in a trio of major markets, The Expendables climbed into top spot with $35.49 million on 4501 screens in 30 markets for a still early international total of $60.30 million. At this point, reaching $100 million internationally and $200 million worldwide is practically a given. The film's best opening of the weekend came from the U.K. where it debuted in the top spot with $6.08 million on 453 screens, while it was also triumphant in France with $4.75 million on 445 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for fifth place in South Korea with $1.25 million on 298 screens over the weekend and $1.52 million in total. Next up for the film is Germany this weekend, while it opens in Italy next month and in Japan in October. More...

Expendables are Indispensable

August 23rd, 2010

If it wasn't for The Expendables, there would be very little good news to report this weekend. None of the five new releases were major hits at the box office, but on the other hand, none were complete bombs either and even the weakest of them had some reason for optimism. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $128 million, but that was close to 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has a $300 million lead on 2009 at $7.36 billion to $7.05 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Beats Five Openers to Stay Top

August 22nd, 2010

Five openers with a decidedly end-of-Summer feel to them all posted so-so numbers this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, which left The Expendables as the weekend winner. The ensemble action movie was down 53% in its second weekend to $16.5 million and has now earned a respectable $64.89 million. Vampires Suck topped the openers with $12.2 million Friday to Sunday. The spoof movie is projected to finish the weekend with $18.56 million since its opening on Wednesday. Perhaps surprisingly, none of the openers has completely disastrous weekends. More...

Will Summer End With a Bang?

August 19th, 2010

Five new releases should enter the top ten this weekend, including a few that at least have a reasonable chance at top spot. But there's also a reasonable chance that The Expendables will squeak out another win. Regardless, there's almost no chance the box office will keep up with last year's pace when Inglourious Basterds opened with nearly $40 million. We will be lucky if any film makes half of that this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Summer Slows But Blockbusters Still Reach Milestones

August 18th, 2010

As the summer blockbuster season comes to a close, there are few major releases in theaters worldwide. Regardless, there are still a few major milestones being reached, and a few more to come. For instance, Inception maintained its hold in first place with $35.51 million on 6879 screens, in 61 markets, for a total of $320.44 million internationally. It also reached a major milestone worldwide with $568.91 million, making it just one of 78 films to reach $500 million. It is still going strong in a number of major markets, including Spain, where it remained in first place with $2.72 million on 497 screens over the weekend, for a total of $10.15 million after two. It was down just 22% in Brazil adding $1.56 million on 292 screens over the weekend and $4.43 million after two. Its best market overall is the U.K. where it has made $45.53 million after a month of release, including $2.62 million on 472 screens this past weekend. By this time next week, it should have $600 million worldwide, with $700 million becoming a lot more likely. More...

Summer Nearly Ends on the Per Theater Chart

August 17th, 2010

One of the ways of telling when summer is over, is when the number one film on the overall box office chart doesn't top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. That didn't happen this weekend, but it came close, as The Expendables was the only film to earn better than $10,000 on the per theater chart, and it was close with an average of $10,650. More...

Expendables are Explosive, in a Good Way

August 16th, 2010

Two of the three wide releases that opened this past weekend were able to score at the box office and that was enough to lift the total box office to $144 million. This was 8% higher than last weekend and 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Granted, that 1% improvement is well below the rate of inflation, but a win is a win. Year-to-date, 2010 has earned $7.15 billion compared to 2009's pace of $6.85 billion. As we transition into fall, we are in an excellent position to top $10 billion for the second year in a row and set yet another record. Granted, the lack of a Avatar-like megahit coming out could be an issue, but I think 2010 has built up enough of a lead that it won't prevent the yearly box office from reaching 10 digits. More...

Will Summer Give Us One Last Hit, or are the New Releases Expendable?

August 12th, 2010

There are three wide releases this week, but fortunately they are all aimed at widely different audiences, which means they might all reach their potential. However, that potential might not be enough for the market as a whole to keep pace with last year. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

The only life they've known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other. They are the Expendables: leader and mastermind Barney Ross, former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas, hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang, long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitions expert Toll Road, and precision sniper Gunner Jensen. Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza. But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their souls...or destroy their brotherhood forever.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,825,135 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$82,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,270 opening theaters/3,398 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,555,328

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $103,068,524
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 640 $165,199,650
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 630 $268,268,174
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 153 $103,068,524
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 95 $165,199,650
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $268,268,174

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 2010 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: August 13th, 2010 (Wide) (Brazil)
September 1st, 2010 (Wide) (Italy)
November 26th, 2010 (Wide) (Central America)
Video Release: November 23rd, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R For strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2126, 6/22/2010)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: The Expendables
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Keywords: Directing Yourself, Ensemble, Special Ops, Voiceover/Narration, Pirates, Government Corruption, Secret Agent, Intertitle, Rescue, Hostage, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Revenge, Narcotics, Mercenaries
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Nu Image, Millennium Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Somali, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 129 $6,620,133 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 229 $9,481,310 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 111 $8,317,824 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $11,912,731 Sep 3, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 32 $34,825,135 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top Lionsgate Weekend Domestic 18 $34,825,135 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 87 $34,825,135 Aug 13, 2010 3
Biggest Domestic August Day 66 $13,330,881 Aug 13, 2010 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Sylvester Stallone    Barney Ross
Jason Statham    Lee Christmas
Jet Li    Yin Yang
Terry Crews    Hale Caesar
Randy Couture    Toll Road
Dolph Lundgren    Gunnar Jensen
Steve Austin    Paine
Mickey Rourke    Tool

Supporting Cast

Giselle Itie    Sandra
Eric Roberts    James Monroe
David Zayas    General Garza
Charisma Carpenter    Lacy

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sylvester Stallone    Director
David Callaham    Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
David Callaham    Story Creator
Avi Lerner    Producer
John Thomson    Producer
Kevin King-Templeton    Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Les Weldon    Executive Producer
Jon Feltheimer    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk    Executive Producer
Guymon Casady    Executive Producer
Robert Earl    Co-Producer
Matt O'Toole    Co-Producer
Jeffrey Kimball    Cinematographer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
Paul Harb    Editor
Brian Tyler    Composer
Franco-Giacomo Carbone    Production Designer
Drew Boughton    Supervising Art Director
Scott Plauche    Supervising Art Director
Andy Rhodes    Art Director
Bob Gould    Set Decorator
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Christopher Eakins    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris David    Re-recording Mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano    Re-recording Mixer
Wes C. Caefer    Visual Effects Supervisor
Chad Stahelski    Stunt Coordinator
J. Celester Salzer    Associate Producer
Richard Fox    Assistant Director
Spiro Razatos    Second Unit Director
Matthew F. Leonetti    Second Unit Camera
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 3rd, 2012

January 3rd, 2012

The first Tuesday of the year is not a great time of year for new releases on the home market. It's an even worse time of year for critics, especially this year. With Christmas Day landing on the Sunday, many studios took the entire week off, so there are plenty of screeners that still haven't made it my way. (There is some good news here, as I was able to get caught up on all of the screeners that had previously arrived late.) A couple of these potential late arrivals are contenders for Pick of the Week, like Justified: Season Two - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray and Mildred Pierce - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. They also have competition from Contagion - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray, but in the end I gave that honor to The Guard - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Expendables: Extended Director's Cut

December 31st, 2011

The Expendables is a film that was tailor made for fans of 1980s action films. It was one of most expensive films Lionsgate ever made, and fortunately for them, it was also one of their biggest hits and only the second film of theirs to reach $100 million domestically. A sequel was inevitable, but while fans waited for that, they were given an Extended Director's Cut Blu-ray. Is the film worth checking out? Is the extended cut the better movie? Is it worth the double-dip? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 13th, 2011

December 12th, 2011

It is a surprisingly strong week on the home market with two $100 million hits, Kung Fu Panda 2 on Blu-ray Combo Pack or Rise of the Planet of the Apes on Blu-ray, both of which are contenders for pick of the week. There are also several smaller releases that are also contenders for that title like The Guild: Season Five on DVD. But in the end, I gave that honor to Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame on Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: Color Pulling in the Green

February 23rd, 2011

Due to a mixture of weak holdovers and depth in the new releases, we had seven DVDs debut in the top 30 sales chart this week. This includes a new number one, For Colored Girls, which sold 517,000 units and generated $8.41 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Sales: People Staying Home with Social

January 25th, 2011

While there were not many new releases on this week's sales chart, one of them, The Social Network, dominated the sales chart with 1.08 million units / $14.06 million during its opening week. More...

DVD Sales: Toys Retake Top Spot

December 7th, 2010

It was the Thanksgiving long weekend recently and the sales numbers this week include Black Friday. It should come as no surprise that there was an uptick in sales this week, with a number of older releases seeing a massive jump. This includes Toy Story 3, which shot into top spot with 1.27 million units / $21.19 million for the week and 6.78 million / $124.60 million after a month. It is now the third-best-selling DVD of the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 23rd, 2010

November 22nd, 2010

This Friday is Black Friday, but there's a lull on the home market with not a whole lot of great releases. (This is the usual pattern for Thanksgiving.) The biggest hit coming out is The Expendables, which should top the chart, while there are a number of smaller releases that are in contention for Pick of the Week. The best of these is Metropolis: The Complete Metropolis, which comes out on Blu-ray this week after being released on DVD last week. More...

Milestones and Records

September 20th, 2010

This weekend saw a new industry record set, with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse becoming the fifth film to earn $300 million in 2010 (full 2010 details here), beating the four movies that topped $300 million in 2007 (2007 details). The Expendables also became the 18th film of the year to reach $100 million at the box office, although that is off last year's record-setting pace. More...

International Box Office: Resident Evil not Going Anywhere

September 15th, 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife took top spot on the international chart. In fact, it dominated with $41.70 million on 3,935 screens in 33 markets for a total of $68.36 million worldwide. After just one weekend of release, the film is nearly halfway to catching up with Extinction for best in the franchise. It goes without saying that there will be another installment. Its biggest individual market was Japan, where it opened in first place with $13.27 million on 649 screens over the weekend and $15.58 million in total. It also took the top spot in Spain with an impressive $3.36 million on 488 screens, while it was a little softer in the U.K. with a chart topping opening of $2.61 million on 361 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Italy with $1.72 million on 270 screens during its debut there. More...

Will Resident Evil be Good for the Box Office?

September 9th, 2010

The weekend after Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend at the box office for the entire year. This time around there is only one wide release, Resident Evil: Afterlife, which will have no trouble topping the chart. In fact, it will be the only film to reach $10 million over the weekend. Will it do well enough to help 2010 keep pace with last year when there were four wide releases? More...

International Box Office: Double Milestone for Inception

September 8th, 2010

It was a busy week for Inception, as it rose to top spot on the international chart and crossed two major milestones in the process: $400 million internationally and $700 million worldwide. Over the weekend, it earned $21.00 million on 7,785 screens in 61 markets for a total of $425.15 million internationally and $702.30 million worldwide. Much of this was due to its debut in China, where it placed first with $13.6 million. It has yet to open in Italy, but it will likely start falling off at an accelerated pace from now till its premiere in that market at the end of the month. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Remain Essential

September 1st, 2010

The Expendables held on to top spot on the international chart with $24.70 million on 4823 screens in 38 markets for a total of $101.46 million after just three weeks of release. It had a few openings over the weekend, most notably in Germany where it placed third with $2.94 million on 531 screens. Meanwhile, it fell from first to fourth in the U.K., but still added $2.02 million on 453 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.52 million after two. With openings in Italy and Japan ahead, the film will have no trouble getting to $250 million worldwide, which is more than enough to ensure a profit. More...

Takers Take Top Spot

August 30th, 2010

There was an upset at the box office with Takers pulling out a last minute win. However, it wasn't enough for the overall box office, as that sunk 12% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was down nearly 10% from last year. 2010 still has a $300 million lead over 2009 at $7.53 billion to $7.23 billion and I'm not concerned about the big picture, yet. More...

Not Quite the Last Weekend of Summer

August 26th, 2010

The last weekend of summer is actually the Labor Day long weekend, which is next weekend. So that makes this weekend the penultimate weekend of summer, which is one of the worst weekends of the year to open a film. Last year was a bit of an exception with The Final Destination opening with $27.41 million. There's almost no chance The Last Exorcism will perform that well; in fact, if it matches Halloween 2's opening, I think the studio will be happy. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Explode on International Scene

August 25th, 2010

Powered by openings in a trio of major markets, The Expendables climbed into top spot with $35.49 million on 4501 screens in 30 markets for a still early international total of $60.30 million. At this point, reaching $100 million internationally and $200 million worldwide is practically a given. The film's best opening of the weekend came from the U.K. where it debuted in the top spot with $6.08 million on 453 screens, while it was also triumphant in France with $4.75 million on 445 screens. On the other hand, it had to settle for fifth place in South Korea with $1.25 million on 298 screens over the weekend and $1.52 million in total. Next up for the film is Germany this weekend, while it opens in Italy next month and in Japan in October. More...

Expendables are Indispensable

August 23rd, 2010

If it wasn't for The Expendables, there would be very little good news to report this weekend. None of the five new releases were major hits at the box office, but on the other hand, none were complete bombs either and even the weakest of them had some reason for optimism. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $128 million, but that was close to 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has a $300 million lead on 2009 at $7.36 billion to $7.05 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Expendables Beats Five Openers to Stay Top

August 22nd, 2010

Five openers with a decidedly end-of-Summer feel to them all posted so-so numbers this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, which left The Expendables as the weekend winner. The ensemble action movie was down 53% in its second weekend to $16.5 million and has now earned a respectable $64.89 million. Vampires Suck topped the openers with $12.2 million Friday to Sunday. The spoof movie is projected to finish the weekend with $18.56 million since its opening on Wednesday. Perhaps surprisingly, none of the openers has completely disastrous weekends. More...

Will Summer End With a Bang?

August 19th, 2010

Five new releases should enter the top ten this weekend, including a few that at least have a reasonable chance at top spot. But there's also a reasonable chance that The Expendables will squeak out another win. Regardless, there's almost no chance the box office will keep up with last year's pace when Inglourious Basterds opened with nearly $40 million. We will be lucky if any film makes half of that this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Summer Slows But Blockbusters Still Reach Milestones

August 18th, 2010

As the summer blockbuster season comes to a close, there are few major releases in theaters worldwide. Regardless, there are still a few major milestones being reached, and a few more to come. For instance, Inception maintained its hold in first place with $35.51 million on 6879 screens, in 61 markets, for a total of $320.44 million internationally. It also reached a major milestone worldwide with $568.91 million, making it just one of 78 films to reach $500 million. It is still going strong in a number of major markets, including Spain, where it remained in first place with $2.72 million on 497 screens over the weekend, for a total of $10.15 million after two. It was down just 22% in Brazil adding $1.56 million on 292 screens over the weekend and $4.43 million after two. Its best market overall is the U.K. where it has made $45.53 million after a month of release, including $2.62 million on 472 screens this past weekend. By this time next week, it should have $600 million worldwide, with $700 million becoming a lot more likely. More...

Summer Nearly Ends on the Per Theater Chart

August 17th, 2010

One of the ways of telling when summer is over, is when the number one film on the overall box office chart doesn't top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. That didn't happen this weekend, but it came close, as The Expendables was the only film to earn better than $10,000 on the per theater chart, and it was close with an average of $10,650. More...

Expendables are Explosive, in a Good Way

August 16th, 2010

Two of the three wide releases that opened this past weekend were able to score at the box office and that was enough to lift the total box office to $144 million. This was 8% higher than last weekend and 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Granted, that 1% improvement is well below the rate of inflation, but a win is a win. Year-to-date, 2010 has earned $7.15 billion compared to 2009's pace of $6.85 billion. As we transition into fall, we are in an excellent position to top $10 billion for the second year in a row and set yet another record. Granted, the lack of a Avatar-like megahit coming out could be an issue, but I think 2010 has built up enough of a lead that it won't prevent the yearly box office from reaching 10 digits. More...

Will Summer Give Us One Last Hit, or are the New Releases Expendable?

August 12th, 2010

There are three wide releases this week, but fortunately they are all aimed at widely different audiences, which means they might all reach their potential. However, that potential might not be enough for the market as a whole to keep pace with last year. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 1 $34,825,135   3,270 $10,650   $34,825,135 1
Aug 20, 2010 1 $16,968,032 -51% 3,270 $5,189   $65,357,117 2
Aug 27, 2010 3 $9,527,937 -44% 3,398 $2,804   $82,040,183 3
Sep 3, 2010 6 $6,620,133 -31% 3,398 $1,948   $92,187,903 4
Sep 10, 2010 8 $3,223,651 -51% 3,058 $1,054   $98,466,264 5
Sep 17, 2010 12 $1,373,298 -57% 1,854 $741   $101,020,533 6
Sep 24, 2010 16 $564,081 -59% 852 $662   $102,070,047 7
Oct 1, 2010 24 $231,662 -59% 410 $565   $102,516,720 8
Oct 8, 2010 32 $124,292 -46% 225 $552   $102,734,893 9
Oct 15, 2010 30 $190,376 +53% 306 $622   $102,981,571 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2010 P $870,000     0     $870,000  
Aug 13, 2010 1 $13,330,881     3,270 $4,077   $13,330,881 1
Aug 14, 2010 1 $11,899,925 -11%   3,270 $3,639   $25,230,806 2
Aug 15, 2010 1 $9,594,329 -19%   3,270 $2,934   $34,825,135 3
Aug 16, 2010 1 $3,940,611 -59%   3,270 $1,205   $38,765,746 4
Aug 17, 2010 1 $3,866,939 -2%   3,270 $1,183   $42,632,685 5
Aug 18, 2010 2 $3,029,099 -22%   3,270 $926   $45,661,784 6
Aug 19, 2010 1 $2,727,301 -10%   3,270 $834   $48,389,085 7
Aug 20, 2010 1 $4,932,861 +81% -63% 3,270 $1,509   $53,321,946 8
Aug 21, 2010 1 $6,677,450 +35% -44% 3,270 $2,042   $59,999,396 9
Aug 22, 2010 1 $5,357,721 -20% -44% 3,270 $1,638   $65,357,117 10
Aug 23, 2010 1 $1,950,768 -64% -50% 3,270 $597   $67,307,885 11
Aug 24, 2010 1 $2,077,789 +7% -46% 3,270 $635   $69,385,674 12
Aug 25, 2010 1 $1,641,501 -21% -46% 3,270 $502   $71,027,175 13
Aug 26, 2010 1 $1,485,071 -10% -46% 3,270 $454   $72,512,246 14
Aug 27, 2010 3 $2,721,341 +83% -45% 3,398 $801   $75,233,587 15
Aug 28, 2010 3 $3,972,220 +46% -41% 3,398 $1,169   $79,205,807 16
Aug 29, 2010 3 $2,834,376 -29% -47% 3,398 $834   $82,040,183 17
Aug 30, 2010 3 $915,504 -68% -53% 3,398 $269   $82,955,687 18
Aug 31, 2010 4 $1,053,179 +15% -49% 3,398 $310   $84,008,866 19
Sep 1, 2010 5 $794,627 -25% -52% 3,398 $234   $84,803,493 20
Sep 2, 2010 5 $764,277 -4% -49% 3,398 $225   $85,567,770 21
Sep 3, 2010 6 $1,651,010 +116% -39% 3,398 $486   $87,218,780 22
Sep 4, 2010 5 $2,455,923 +49% -38% 3,398 $723   $89,674,703 23
Sep 5, 2010 4 $2,513,200 +2% -11% 3,398 $740   $92,187,903 24
Sep 6, 2010 4 $1,697,691 -32% +85% 3,398 $500   $93,885,594 25
Sep 7, 2010 5 $497,432 -71% -53% 3,398 $146   $94,383,026 26
Sep 8, 2010 6 $443,432 -11% -44% 3,398 $130   $94,826,458 27
Sep 9, 2010 6 $416,155 -6% -46% 3,398 $122   $95,242,613 28
Sep 10, 2010 8 $940,960 +126% -43% 3,058 $308   $96,183,573 29
Sep 11, 2010 8 $1,473,453 +57% -40% 3,058 $482   $97,657,026 30
Sep 12, 2010 6 $809,238 -45% -68% 3,058 $265   $98,466,264 31
Sep 13, 2010 7 $267,036 -67% -84% 3,058 $87   $98,733,300 32
Sep 14, 2010 7 $325,662 +22% -35% 3,058 $106   $99,058,962 33
Sep 15, 2010 7 $281,895 -13% -36% 3,058 $92   $99,340,857 34
Sep 16, 2010 7 $306,378 +9% -26% 3,058 $100   $99,647,235 35
Sep 17, 2010 13 $399,575 +30% -58% 1,854 $216   $100,046,810 36
Sep 18, 2010 12 $630,678 +58% -57% 1,854 $340   $100,677,488 37
Sep 19, 2010 12 $343,045 -46% -58% 1,854 $185   $101,020,533 38
Sep 20, 2010 13 $114,832 -67% -57% 1,854 $62   $101,135,365 39
Sep 21, 2010 13 $128,821 +12% -60% 1,854 $69   $101,264,186 40
Sep 22, 2010 13 $119,837 -7% -57% 1,854 $65   $101,384,023 41
Sep 23, 2010 - $121,943 +2% -60% 1,854 $66   $101,505,966 42
Sep 24, 2010 15 $164,028 +35% -59% 852 $193   $101,669,994 43
Sep 25, 2010 16 $258,033 +57% -59% 852 $303   $101,928,027 44
Sep 26, 2010 16 $142,020 -45% -59% 852 $167   $102,070,047 45
Sep 27, 2010 16 $51,850 -63% -55% 852 $61   $102,121,897 46
Sep 28, 2010 15 $56,799 +10% -56% 852 $67   $102,178,696 47
Sep 29, 2010 16 $51,376 -10% -57% 852 $60   $102,230,072 48
Sep 30, 2010 17 $54,986 +7% -55% 852 $65   $102,285,058 49
Oct 1, 2010 - $66,339 +21% -60% 410 $162   $102,351,397 50
Oct 2, 2010 - $105,614 +59% -59% 410 $258   $102,457,011 51
Oct 3, 2010 - $59,709 -43% -58% 410 $146   $102,516,720 52
Oct 4, 2010 - $21,540 -64% -58% 410 $53   $102,538,260 53
Oct 5, 2010 - $25,183 +17% -56% 410 $61   $102,563,443 54
Oct 6, 2010 - $22,490 -11% -56% 410 $55   $102,585,933 55
Oct 7, 2010 - $24,668 +10% -55% 410 $60   $102,610,601 56
Oct 8, 2010 - $35,769 +45% -46% 225 $159   $102,646,370 57
Oct 9, 2010 - $54,270 +52% -49% 225 $241   $102,700,640 58
Oct 10, 2010 - $34,253 -37% -43% 225 $152   $102,734,893 59
Oct 11, 2010 - $17,626 -49% -18% 225 $78   $102,752,519 60
Oct 12, 2010 - $12,869 -27% -49% 225 $57   $102,765,388 61
Oct 13, 2010 - $12,017 -7% -47% 225 $53   $102,777,405 62
Oct 14, 2010 - $13,790 +15% -44% 225 $61   $102,791,195 63
Oct 15, 2010 - $54,253 +293% +52% 306 $177   $102,845,448 64
Oct 16, 2010 - $82,088 +51% +51% 306 $268   $102,927,536 65
Oct 17, 2010 - $54,035 -34% +58% 306 $177   $102,981,571 66
Oct 18, 2010 - $20,289 -62% +15% 306 $66   $103,001,860 67
Oct 19, 2010 - $23,818 +17% +85% 306 $78   $103,025,678 68
Oct 20, 2010 - $21,978 -8% +83% 306 $72   $103,047,656 69
Oct 21, 2010 - $20,868 -5% +51% 306 $68   $103,068,524 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 1 $48,389,083   3,270 $14,798   $48,389,083 1
Aug 20, 2010 1 $24,123,161 -50% 3,270 $7,377   $72,512,246 2
Aug 27, 2010 3 $13,055,524 -46% 3,398 $3,842   $85,567,770 3
Sep 3, 2010 6 $9,674,843 -26% 3,398 $2,847   $95,242,613 4
Sep 10, 2010 6 $4,404,622 -54% 3,058 $1,440   $99,647,235 5
Sep 17, 2010 13 $1,858,731 -58% 1,854 $1,003   $101,505,966 6
Sep 24, 2010 15 $779,092 -58% 852 $914   $102,285,058 7
Oct 1, 2010 23 $325,543 -58% 410 $794   $102,610,601 8
Oct 8, 2010 33 $180,594 -45% 225 $803   $102,791,195 9
Oct 15, 2010 31 $277,329 +54% 306 $906   $103,068,524 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 8/13/2010 $0 0 1 1 $4,739,155 12/12/2015
Central America 11/26/2010 $0 0 58 58 $227,838 12/14/2015
Italy 9/1/2010 $0 0 3 3 $3,652,483 12/11/2015
 
Rest of World $156,580,174
 
International Total$165,199,650 12/14/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 28, 201021,214,198 1,214,198$20,829,931$20,829,9311
Dec 5, 20106344,637-72% 1,558,835$5,851,936$26,681,8672
Dec 12, 20106214,253-38% 1,773,088$3,554,200$30,236,0673
Dec 19, 201012200,575-6% 1,973,663$3,357,285$33,593,3524
Dec 26, 201021167,466-17% 2,141,129$2,703,286$36,296,6385
Jan 2, 201118138,508-17% 2,279,637$1,762,459$38,059,0976
Jan 9, 20112165,584-53% 2,345,221$804,178$38,863,2757
Jan 16, 20111561,200-7% 2,406,421$802,681$39,665,9568
Jan 23, 20112040,593-34% 2,447,014$624,909$40,290,8659
Jan 30, 20112732,262-21% 2,479,276$499,006$40,789,87110
Feb 6, 20112443,592+35% 2,522,868$636,147$41,426,01811
Feb 13, 20112451,496+18% 2,574,364$718,230$42,144,24812
Feb 20, 201114166,650+224% 2,741,014$2,030,564$44,174,81213
Mar 20, 20113018,621 2,824,733$276,982$45,398,87417
Aug 5, 2012984,489 3,030,469$716,467$47,870,40989
Aug 12, 20121538,884-54% 3,069,353$332,847$48,203,25690
Aug 19, 20121140,257+4% 3,109,610$338,561$48,541,81791
Aug 26, 20121436,039-10% 3,145,649$252,273$48,794,09092
Sep 2, 20122224,462-32% 3,170,111$207,682$49,001,77293
Sep 9, 20122821,581-12% 3,191,692$183,223$49,184,99594

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 28, 20101481,804 481,804$9,631,262$9,631,2621
Dec 5, 20105103,368-79% 585,172$2,066,332$11,697,5942
Dec 12, 2010853,662-48% 638,834$1,045,869$12,743,4633
Dec 19, 20101159,478+11% 698,312$1,174,089$13,917,5524
Dec 26, 201013114,646+93% 812,958$1,974,204$15,891,7565
Jan 2, 20115128,583+12% 941,541$1,697,302$17,589,0586
Jan 9, 20111518,631-86% 960,172$242,018$17,831,0767
Jan 16, 20111034,135+83% 994,307$470,375$18,301,4518
Jan 23, 20111516,783-51% 1,011,090$257,617$18,559,0689
Feb 6, 2011736,733 1,052,422$492,956$19,113,74211
Feb 13, 2011642,787+16% 1,095,209$555,809$19,669,55112
Feb 20, 20111028,715-33% 1,123,924$373,002$20,042,55313
Feb 27, 20111522,224-23% 1,146,148$301,353$20,343,90614
Mar 13, 20111512,821 1,164,179$179,364$20,596,15716
Mar 20, 2011169,394-27% 1,173,573$131,423$20,727,58017
Mar 27, 2011175,096-46% 1,178,669$71,297$20,798,87718
Aug 12, 2012717,122 1,262,057$193,646$21,765,75790
Aug 19, 20121113,990-18% 1,276,047$157,810$21,923,56791
Aug 26, 20121510,851-22% 1,286,898$116,104$22,039,67192
Nov 25, 20121299,767 1,416,122$778,186$23,047,617105

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