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Taken


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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $145,000,989
International Box Office$80,460,472
Worldwide Box Office$225,461,461
Home Market Performance
Domestic DVD Sales: $69,989,731 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Production Budget:$25,000,000
Theatrical Release: January 30th, 2009 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 12th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language
Franchise: Taken
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Budget Source:Forbes ("$25 million")
Budget Source:THR, 4/20/2009 ("under $30 million")

Cast

Liam Neeson    Bryan
Maggie Grace    Kim
Famke Janssen    Lenore
Leland Orser    Sam
Jon Gries    Casey
David Warshofsky    Bernie
Holly Valance    Diva
Katie Cassidy    Amanda
Xander Berkeley    Stuart
Olivier Rabourdin    Jean-Claude
Gerard Watkins    Patrice St. Clair
Arben Bajraktaraj    Marko
Nathan Rippy    Victor
Camille Japy    Isabelle
Nicolas Giraud    Peter

Production and Technical Credits

Director    Pierre Morel
Screenwriter    Luc Besson
Screenwriter    Robert Mark Kamen
Producer    Luc Besson
Producer    Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Producer    India Osborne
Executive Producer    Didier Hoarau
Cinematographer    Michel Abramowicz
Editor    Frederic Thoraval
Composer    Nathaniel Mechaly
Production Designer    Hugues Tissander
Art Director    Nanci Roberts
Costume Designer    Corinne Bruand
Sound Mixer    Thomas Bernard
Sound Mixer    Alexandre Widmer
Visual Effects Supervisor    Roxane Fechner
Special Effects Supervisor    Georges Demetrau
Stunt Coordinator    Philippe Guegan
Assistant Director    Craig Borden
Second Unit Camera    Carl Bartels
Casting Director    Ferne Cassel
Casting Director    Nathalie Cheron

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2009/01/30 1 $24,717,037   3,183 $7,765   $24,717,037 3
2009/02/06 2 $20,547,346 -17% 3,184 $6,453   $53,610,944 10
2009/02/13 3 $18,985,260 -8% 3,109 $6,107   $77,660,012 17
2009/02/20 3 $11,281,262 -41% 3,102 $3,637   $95,034,161 24
2009/02/27 4 $9,864,197 -13% 3,091 $3,191   $107,796,273 31
2009/03/06 3 $7,334,814 -26% 3,016 $2,432   $117,933,922 38
2009/03/13 4 $6,568,651 -10% 2,858 $2,298   $126,752,054 45
2009/03/20 7 $4,057,695 -38% 2,858 $1,420   $133,096,403 52
2009/03/27 9 $2,695,342 -34% 2,858 $943   $137,068,886 59
2009/04/03 11 $1,544,471 -43% 1,961 $788   $139,416,323 66
2009/04/10 13 $1,083,022 -30% 872 $1,242   $141,107,779 73
2009/04/17 16 $584,153 -46% 609 $959   $142,088,804 80
2009/04/24 20 $355,149 -39% 450 $789   $142,607,741 87
2009/05/01 13 $896,888 +153% 494 $1,816   $143,623,907 94
2009/05/08 15 $448,375 -50% 385 $1,165   $144,197,013 101
2009/05/15 20 $239,966 -46% 250 $960   $144,540,399 108
2009/05/22 31 $147,679 -38% 154 $959   $144,757,826 115
2009/05/29 39 $53,169 -64% 102 $521   $144,865,957 122
2009/06/05 41 $33,394 -37% 71 $470   $144,924,285 129
2009/06/12 63 $15,297 -54% 38 $403   $144,956,351 136
2009/06/19 63 $10,218 -33% 27 $378   $144,977,147 143
2009/06/26 76 $4,842 -53% 15 $323   $144,989,009 150
2009/07/03 57 $9,048 +87% 15 $603   $145,000,989 157

Daily Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2009/01/30 1 $9,417,370   3,183 $2,959   $9,417,370 1
2009/01/31 1 $11,655,053 +24% 3,183 $3,662   $21,072,423 2
2009/02/01 1 $3,644,614 -69% 3,183 $1,145   $24,717,037 3
2009/02/02 1 $2,222,858 -39% 3,183 $698   $26,939,895 4
2009/02/03 1 $2,141,970 -4% 3,183 $673   $29,081,865 5
2009/02/04 1 $1,965,989 -8% 3,183 $618   $31,047,854 6
2009/02/05 1 $2,015,744 +3% 3,183 $633   $33,063,598 7
2009/02/06 2 $6,202,523 +208% 3,184 $1,948   $39,266,121 8
2009/02/07 2 $9,143,991 +47% 3,184 $2,872   $48,410,112 9
2009/02/08 3 $5,200,832 -43% 3,184 $1,633   $53,610,944 10
2009/02/09 2 $1,300,744 -75% 3,184 $409   $54,911,688 11
2009/02/10 2 $1,291,257 -1% 3,184 $406   $56,202,945 12
2009/02/11 2 $1,147,936 -11% 3,184 $361   $57,350,881 13
2009/02/12 2 $1,323,871 +15% 3,184 $416   $58,674,752 14
2009/02/13 3 $4,653,538 +252% 3,109 $1,497   $63,328,290 15
2009/02/14 3 $9,069,733 +95% 3,109 $2,917   $72,398,023 16
2009/02/15 2 $5,261,989 -42% 3,109 $1,693   $77,660,012 17
2009/02/16 3 $2,836,545 -46% 3,109 $912   $80,496,557 18
2009/02/17 4 $1,195,079 -58% 3,109 $384   $81,691,636 19
2009/02/18 3 $996,620 -17% 3,109 $321   $82,688,256 20
2009/02/19 2 $1,064,643 +7% 3,109 $342   $83,752,899 21
2009/02/20 2 $3,456,405 +225% 3,102 $1,114   $87,209,304 22
2009/02/21 2 $5,178,265 +50% 3,102 $1,669   $92,387,569 23
2009/02/22 3 $2,646,592 -49% 3,102 $853   $95,034,161 24
2009/02/23 3 $733,938 -72% 3,102 $237   $95,768,099 25
2009/02/24 3 $767,559 +5% 3,102 $247   $96,535,658 26
2009/02/25 3 $664,531 -13% 3,102 $214   $97,200,189 27
2009/02/26 3 $731,887 +10% 3,102 $236   $97,932,076 28
2009/02/27 4 $2,897,842 +296% 3,091 $938   $100,829,918 29
2009/02/28 4 $4,581,374 +58% 3,091 $1,482   $105,411,292 30
2009/03/01 4 $2,384,980 -48% 3,091 $772   $107,796,272 31
2009/03/02 3 $726,642 -70% 3,091 $235   $108,522,915 32
2009/03/03 3 $743,282 +2% 3,091 $240   $109,266,197 33
2009/03/04 3 $666,657 -10% 3,091 $216   $109,932,854 34
2009/03/05 3 $666,254 n/c 3,091 $216   $110,599,108 35
2009/03/06 3 $2,306,170 +246% 3,016 $765   $112,905,278 36
2009/03/07 3 $3,407,871 +48% 3,016 $1,130   $116,313,149 37
2009/03/08 4 $1,620,773 -52% 3,016 $537   $117,933,922 38
2009/03/09 2 $525,288 -68% 3,016 $174   $118,459,210 39
2009/03/10 3 $588,665 +12% 3,016 $195   $119,047,875 40
2009/03/11 3 $549,161 -7% 3,016 $182   $119,597,036 41
2009/03/12 2 $586,367 +7% 3,016 $194   $120,183,403 42
2009/03/13 4 $2,051,263 +250% 2,858 $718   $122,234,666 43
2009/03/14 4 $2,999,605 +46% 2,858 $1,050   $125,234,271 44
2009/03/15 4 $1,517,783 -49% 2,858 $531   $126,752,054 45
2009/03/16 4 $562,308 -63% 2,858 $197   $127,314,362 46
2009/03/17 4 $521,650 -7% 2,858 $183   $127,836,012 47
2009/03/18 4 $585,350 +12% 2,858 $205   $128,421,362 48
2009/03/19 4 $617,346 +5% 2,858 $216   $129,038,708 49
2009/03/20 7 $1,347,555 +118% 2,858 $472   $130,386,263 50
2009/03/21 7 $1,821,976 +35% 2,858 $638   $132,208,239 51
2009/03/22 7 $888,164 -51% 2,858 $311   $133,096,403 52
2009/03/23 7 $302,934 -66% 2,858 $106   $133,399,337 53
2009/03/24 7 $336,125 +11% 2,858 $118   $133,735,462 54
2009/03/25 7 $311,675 -7% 2,858 $109   $134,047,137 55
2009/03/26 7 $326,407 +5% 2,858 $114   $134,373,544 56
2009/03/27 9 $821,714 +152% 1,961 $419   $135,195,258 57
2009/03/28 8 $1,244,943 +52% 1,961 $635   $136,440,201 58
2009/03/29 10 $628,685 -50% 1,961 $321   $137,068,886 59
2009/03/30 10 $189,865 -70% 1,961 $97   $137,258,751 60
2009/03/31 10 $205,702 +8% 1,961 $105   $137,464,453 61
2009/04/01 10 $200,142 -3% 1,961 $102   $137,664,595 62
2009/04/02 10 $207,257 +4% 1,961 $106   $137,871,852 63
2009/04/03 11 $537,672 +159% 1,355 $397   $138,409,524 64
2009/04/04 11 $660,541 +23% 1,355 $487   $139,070,065 65
2009/04/05 11 $346,258 -48% 1,355 $256   $139,416,323 66
2009/04/06 11 $127,410 -63% 1,355 $94   $139,543,733 67
2009/04/07 11 $150,819 +18% 1,355 $111   $139,694,552 68
2009/04/08 11 $141,033 -6% 1,355 $104   $139,835,585 69
2009/04/09 - $189,172 +34% 1,355 $140   $140,024,757 70
2009/04/10 13 $397,003 +110% 872 $455   $140,421,760 71
2009/04/11 14 $452,340 +14% 872 $519   $140,874,100 72
2009/04/12 13 $233,679 -48% 872 $268   $141,107,779 73
2009/04/13 13 $112,863 -52% 872 $129   $141,220,642 74
2009/04/14 13 $100,344 -11% 872 $115   $141,320,986 75
2009/04/15 13 $92,803 -8% 872 $106   $141,413,789 76
2009/04/16 13 $90,862 -2% 872 $104   $141,504,651 77
2009/04/17 - $191,420 +111% 609 $314   $141,696,071 78
2009/04/18 - $262,753 +37% 609 $431   $141,958,824 79
2009/04/19 - $129,980 -51% 609 $213   $142,088,804 80
2009/04/20 - $40,661 -69% 609 $67   $142,129,465 81
2009/04/21 - $45,891 +13% 609 $75   $142,175,356 82
2009/04/22 - $38,050 -17% 609 $62   $142,213,406 83
2009/04/23 - $39,186 +3% 609 $64   $142,252,592 84
2009/04/24 - $109,414 +179% 450 $243   $142,362,006 85
2009/04/25 - $161,893 +48% 450 $360   $142,523,899 86
2009/04/26 - $83,842 -48% 450 $186   $142,607,741 87
2009/04/27 - $27,550 -67% 450 $61   $142,635,291 88
2009/04/28 - $33,570 +22% 450 $75   $142,668,861 89
2009/04/29 - $29,721 -11% 450 $66   $142,698,582 90
2009/04/30 - $28,437 -4% 450 $63   $142,727,019 91
2009/05/01 12 $292,078 +927% 450 $649   $143,019,097 92
2009/05/02 12 $458,867 +57% 450 $1,020   $143,477,964 93
2009/05/03 15 $145,943 -68% 450 $324   $143,623,907 94
2009/05/04 - $32,468 -78% 450 $72   $143,656,375 95
2009/05/05 - $31,651 -3% 450 $70   $143,688,026 96
2009/05/06 - $30,407 -4% 450 $68   $143,718,433 97
2009/05/07 - $30,205 -1% 450 $67   $143,748,638 98
2009/05/08 - $154,230 +411% 385 $401   $143,902,868 99
2009/05/09 - $210,698 +37% 385 $547   $144,113,566 100
2009/05/10 - $83,447 -60% 385 $217   $144,197,013 101
2009/05/11 - $24,762 -70% 385 $64   $144,221,775 102
2009/05/12 - $28,145 +14% 385 $73   $144,249,920 103
2009/05/13 - $25,827 -8% 385 $67   $144,275,747 104
2009/05/14 - $24,686 -4% 385 $64   $144,300,433 105
2009/05/15 - $80,694 +227% 250 $323   $144,381,127 106
2009/05/16 - $101,581 +26% 250 $406   $144,482,708 107
2009/05/17 - $57,691 -43% 250 $231   $144,540,399 108
2009/05/18 - $19,864 -66% 250 $79   $144,560,263 109
2009/05/19 - $17,587 -11% 250 $70   $144,577,850 110
2009/05/20 - $16,812 -4% 250 $67   $144,594,662 111
2009/05/21 - $15,485 -8% 250 $62   $144,610,147 112
2009/05/22 - $43,600 +182% 154 $283   $144,653,747 113
2009/05/23 - $61,355 +41% 154 $398   $144,715,102 114
2009/05/24 - $42,724 -30% 154 $277   $144,757,826 115
2009/05/25 33 $26,043 -39% 154 $169   $144,783,869 116
2009/05/26 - $9,959 -62% 154 $65   $144,793,828 117
2009/05/27 - $9,290 -7% 154 $60   $144,803,118 118
2009/05/28 - $9,670 +4% 154 $63   $144,812,788 119
2009/05/29 - $15,674 +62% 154 $102   $144,828,462 120
2009/05/30 - $24,111 +54% 154 $157   $144,852,573 121
2009/05/31 - $13,384 -44% 154 $87   $144,865,957 122
2009/06/01 - $5,212 -61% 154 $34   $144,871,169 123
2009/06/02 - $6,725 +29% 154 $44   $144,877,894 124
2009/06/03 - $6,210 -8% 154 $40   $144,884,104 125
2009/06/04 - $6,787 +9% 154 $44   $144,890,891 126
2009/06/05 - $10,313 +52% 71 $145   $144,901,204 127
2009/06/06 - $14,672 +42% 71 $207   $144,915,876 128
2009/06/07 - $8,409 -43% 71 $118   $144,924,285 129
2009/06/08 - $3,986 -53% 71 $56   $144,928,271 130
2009/06/09 - $4,148 +4% 71 $58   $144,932,419 131
2009/06/10 - $3,856 -7% 71 $54   $144,936,275 132
2009/06/11 - $4,779 +24% 71 $67   $144,941,054 133
2009/06/12 - $5,198 +9% 38 $137   $144,946,252 134
2009/06/13 - $6,679 +28% 38 $176   $144,952,931 135
2009/06/14 - $3,420 -49% 38 $90   $144,956,351 136
2009/06/15 - $2,303 -33% 38 $61   $144,958,654 137
2009/06/16 - $2,750 +19% 38 $72   $144,961,404 138
2009/06/17 - $2,760 n/c 38 $73   $144,964,164 139
2009/06/18 - $2,765 n/c 38 $73   $144,966,929 140

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2008-03-06 39 $2,560,072   350 $7,314 $2,560,072
2008-03-13 50 $1,726,318 -32.57% 350 $4,932 $4,286,390
2008-03-20 36 $2,124,276 +23.05% 350 $6,069 $6,410,666
2008-03-27 55 $1,302,557 -38.68%     $7,713,223
2008-04-03 71 $664,720 -48.97%     $8,377,943
2008-04-10 55 $1,183,031 +77.97%     $9,560,974
2008-04-17 24 $3,745,928 +216.64% 346 $10,826 $13,306,902
2008-04-24 17 $3,975,625 +6.13% 547 $7,268 $17,282,527
2008-05-01 25 $3,323,097 -16.41% 428 $7,764 $20,605,624
2008-05-08 21 $3,181,663 -4.26% 483 $6,587 $23,787,287
2008-05-15 20 $1,985,605 -37.59% 397 $5,002 $25,772,892
2008-05-22 36 $1,165,844 -41.29% 365 $3,194 $26,938,736
2008-05-29 21 $1,424,902 +22.22% 294 $4,847 $28,363,638
2008-06-05 37 $697,232 -51.07% 269 $2,592 $29,060,870
2008-06-12 81 $110,824 -84.11%     $29,171,694
2008-06-26 11 $9,095,478 +8,107.14%     $29,375,413
2008-07-03 106 $37,446 -99.59%     $29,412,859
2008-07-10 115 $9,902 -73.56%     $29,422,761
2008-07-17 137 $293 -97.04%     $29,423,054
2008-08-07 82 $127,493 +43,412.97%     $29,550,547
2008-08-14 31 $2,372,108 +1,760.58% 318 $7,459 $31,795,162
2008-08-21 23 $5,097,302 +114.88% 791 $6,444 $36,892,464
2008-08-28 24 $4,540,911 -10.92% 1,134 $4,004 $41,433,375
2008-09-04 27 $3,526,784 -22.33% 1,016 $3,471 $44,960,159
2008-09-11 93 $200,837 -94.31% 768 $262 $45,160,996
2008-09-18 32 $3,074,229 +1,430.71%     $48,235,225
2008-09-25 36 $2,234,483 -27.32% 873 $2,560 $50,469,708
2008-10-02 17 $5,381,421 +140.84% 1,099 $4,897 $55,851,129