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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Escape from New York

The Numbers Rating: 9.33 (3 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $25,244,700
Released July 10, 1981
Production Budget $6,000,000
Franchises Escape from New York
Keywords Hostage
Distributed by Avco Embassy
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Action
Country United Kingdom
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director John Carpenter

Cast

Kurt Russell    Snake Plissken
Donald Pleasance    President of the United States
Harry Dean Stanton    Brain/Harold Helman
Lee Van Cleef    Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine    Chabbie
Isaac Hayes    The Duke of New York
John Diehl    Punk
Adrienne Barbeau    Maggie
John Carpenter    Secret Service #2/Helicopter Pilot/Violin Player
Jamie Lee Curtis    Narrator/Computer Voice

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
7/24/1981 9 $1,926,035   476 $4,046 $11,381,096 17