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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Box Office History for Action Movies

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Released    Movie Name    1st Weekend    US Gross    Worldwide Gross    Budget   
3/6/1927 Metropolis $19,386 $650,422 - -
4/21/1930 All Quiet on the Western Front - - - -
10/20/1936 Charge of the Light Brigade, The - - - $1,200,000
10/20/1948 The Three Musketeers - $8,000,000 - -
1/1/1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. - $6,000,000 - -
11/19/1956 Shichinin no samurai $21,830 $271,736 - $500,000
10/7/1960 Spartacus - $30,000,000 $60,000,000 $12,000,000
9/13/1961 Yojimbo - - - -
10/4/1962 The Longest Day - $39,100,000 $50,100,000 $10,000,000
5/8/1963 Dr. No - $16,067,035 $59,567,035 $1,000,000
4/8/1964 From Russia With Love - $24,800,000 $78,900,000 $2,000,000
12/22/1964 Goldfinger - $51,100,000 $124,900,000 $3,000,000
12/29/1965 Thunderball - $63,600,000 $141,200,000 $9,000,000
1/18/1967 Per un pugno di dollari - $3,500,000 - $200,000
5/10/1967 Per qualche dollaro in più - $4,300,000 - $600,000
6/13/1967 You Only Live Twice - $43,100,000 $111,600,000 $9,500,000
12/29/1967 Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo - $6,100,000 - $1,200,000
8/3/1968 Hang 'em High - $6,800,000 - $1,800,000
10/2/1968 Coogan's Bluff - $3,110,000 - -
10/17/1968 Bullitt - $42,300,873 - -
3/12/1969 Where Eagles Dare - $7,100,000 - -
5/28/1969 C'era una volta il West - $5,321,508 - $5,000,000
6/18/1969 The Wild Bunch - $509,424 - $6,000,000
12/18/1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service - $22,800,000 $82,000,000 $8,000,000
1/1/1970 Chisum - $6,000,000 - -
6/16/1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara - $5,050,000 - -
7/2/1971 Shaft (1971) - $12,121,618 - -
12/17/1971 Diamonds Are Forever - $43,800,000 $116,000,000 $7,200,000
12/24/1971 Dirty Harry - $28,153,434 - -
1/1/1972 High Plains Drifter - $15,700,000 - $15,700,000
1/1/1972 Joe Kidd - $6,330,000 - -
12/15/1972 The Getaway - $36,734,619 - -
6/27/1973 Live and Let Die - $35,400,000 $161,800,000 $7,000,000
12/28/1973 Magnum Force - $44,680,473 - -
1/1/1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot - $25,000,000 - -
7/1/1974 Death Wish - $22,000,000 - -
12/20/1974 The Man with the Golden Gun - $21,000,000 $97,600,000 $7,000,000
1/1/1975 The Eiger Sanction - $14,200,000 - -
1/1/1976 The Enforcer - $46,200,000 - -
1/1/1977 The Gauntlet - $35,400,000 - -
6/15/1977 A Bridge Too Far - $50,800,000 - $26,000,000
7/13/1977 The Spy Who Loved Me $1,347,927 $46,800,000 $185,400,000 $14,000,000
1/1/1978 Good Guys Wear Black - $18,300,000 - -
12/22/1978 Force 10 from Navarone - $7,100,000 - $5,000,000
1/1/1979 A Force of One - $20,200,000 - -
2/2/1979 The First Great Train Robbery $391,942 $391,942 - $6,000,000
2/9/1979 The Warriors $3,529,675 $22,490,000 - -
6/15/1979 Rocky 2 $6,390,537 $85,182,160 $200,182,160 -
6/29/1979 Moonraker $7,108,344 $70,300,000 $210,300,000 $31,000,000
8/15/1979 Apocalypse Now $118,558 $78,800,000 - $31,500,000
9/14/1979 City on Fire - - - -
12/21/1979 Cuba $527,540 $527,540 - -
1/1/1980 The Octagon - $19,000,000 - -
5/16/1980 The Long Riders $2,351,112 $15,198,912 - $10,000,000
8/29/1980 The Big Brawl $1,108,025 $8,527,743 - -
12/5/1980 Flash Gordon $3,934,030 $27,107,960 - $35,000,000
4/10/1981 Nighthawks $2,525,360 $14,600,000 $19,600,000 $5,000,000
5/22/1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger $1,423,606 $13,400,000 - $18,000,000
5/22/1981 Outland $3,059,638 $20,000,000 - -
6/19/1981 The Cannonball Run $11,765,654 $57,498,710 - -
6/26/1981 Dragonslayer $2,407,939 $6,000,000 - $18,000,000
6/26/1981 For Your Eyes Only $6,834,967 $54,800,000 $195,300,000 $28,000,000
7/10/1981 Escape from New York - $25,244,700 - $6,000,000
7/24/1981 Tarzan, The Ape Man $6,700,809 $36,565,000 - -
7/31/1981 Victory $2,488,808 $10,853,000 $27,453,000 -
8/7/1981 An Eye for an Eye $1,811,470 $7,496,681 - -
1/22/1982 Vice Squad $2,177,163 $5,568,880 - -
2/19/1982 Death Wish II - $16,100,000 - -
4/2/1982 Silent Rage $3,693,117 $10,490,791 - -
4/23/1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer $1,798,879 $36,714,025 - -
5/14/1982 Conan the Barbarian $9,479,373 $38,264,085 - $20,000,000
5/21/1982 Fighting Back $1,624,381 $3,016,496 - -
5/21/1982 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior $2,527,864 $24,600,832 - $2,000,000
5/28/1982 Rocky 3 $16,015,408 $125,049,125 - -
6/18/1982 Firefox $8,152,948 $45,785,720 - $21,000,000
6/25/1982 Megaforce $2,350,021 $5,675,599 - $18,000,000
7/9/1982 Tron $4,761,795 $26,918,576 - $17,000,000
7/23/1982 The Challenge $804,512 $3,534,852 - -
7/30/1982 Forced Vengeance $603,061 $4,388,500 - -
8/13/1982 The Soldier $886,678 $6,123,549 - -
8/20/1982 The Beastmaster $2,955,641 $10,751,126 - $5,000,000
10/1/1982 Sorceress $1,358,792 $1,358,792 - -
10/22/1982 First Blood $6,642,005 $47,212,904 $125,212,904 $14,000,000
12/8/1982 48 Hrs. $4,369,868 $75,936,265 - -
3/4/1983 Vigilante $1,588,464 $5,091,888 - -
3/11/1983 10 to Midnight $3,050,225 $7,175,592 - -
3/25/1983 Eddie Macon's Run $568,198 $1,300,000 - -
4/15/1983 Lone Wolf McQuade $4,300,000 $12,232,628 - $5,000,000
5/13/1983 Breathless $4,384,369 $19,910,002 - -
5/13/1983 Blue Thunder $8,258,149 $42,313,354 - -
6/10/1983 Octopussy $8,902,564 $67,900,000 $187,500,000 $27,500,000
7/15/1983 Deadly Force - $294,316 - -
8/5/1983 The Star Chamber $1,980,105 $5,600,000 - -
8/19/1983 Yor: Hunter From the Future $2,810,199 $2,810,199 - -
8/26/1983 Young Warriors $93,021 $238,534 - -
9/2/1983 DeathStalker $456,700 $8,890,685 - -
9/2/1983 Turkey Shoot $269,748 $1,233,657 - -
9/2/1983 Stryker $447,986 $887,080 - -
9/7/1983 Revenge of the Ninja $509,106 $10,325,628 - -
9/16/1983 Who Dares Wins $750,259 $2,108,197 - -
10/7/1983 Never Say Never Again $10,958,157 $55,500,000 $160,000,000 $36,000,000
10/21/1983 The Right Stuff $1,601,167 $21,500,000 - $27,000,000
12/9/1983 Sudden Impact $9,688,561 $67,642,693 - -
12/16/1983 Uncommon Valor $3,144,367 $27,900,000 - -
1/27/1984 Slayground $108,128 $108,128 - -
2/17/1984 Crackers $58,689 $58,689 - -
3/16/1984 Tank $4,035,960 $11,131,530 - -
5/4/1984 Alphabet City $1,172,292 $7,000,000 - -
6/1/1984 Streets of Fire $2,426,500 $5,600,000 - -
6/22/1984 The Karate Kid $5,031,753 $90,815,558 - -
6/29/1984 Conan the Destroyer $6,876,768 $26,400,000 - $18,000,000
8/10/1984 Red Dawn $8,239,381 $38,900,000 - -
8/10/1984 Cloak & Dagger $2,862,025 $9,719,952 - -
8/31/1984 Flashpoint $1,916,222 $3,854,833 - -
9/7/1984 The Warrior and the Sorceress $574,210 $2,886,225 - -
9/14/1984 Ninja III: The Domination $1,727,546 $7,610,785 - -
9/14/1984 Exterminator 2 $1,204,197 $3,739,406 - -
9/21/1984 The River Rat $411,466 $790,254 - -
9/21/1984 The Evil That Men Do $4,538,400 $13,102,025 - -
10/26/1984 The Terminator $4,020,663 $38,019,031 $78,019,031 $6,400,000
11/16/1984 Missing in Action $6,101,460 $22,812,411 - -
12/5/1984 Beverly Hills Cop $15,214,805 $234,760,478 $316,300,000 $15,000,000
12/7/1984 City Heat $6,301,694 $38,348,988 - -
12/14/1984 Dune $6,025,091 $27,447,471 - $45,000,000
1/11/1985 Tuff Turf $1,509,380 $9,369,329 - -
1/11/1985 Avenging Angel $1,755,264 $5,622,787 - -
2/22/1985 Into the Night $86,923 $6,720,160 - -
3/1/1985 Missing in Action 2: The Beginning $3,868,515 $10,755,447 - -
3/1/1985 Certain Fury $833,896 $1,381,091 - -
3/15/1985 Def-Con 4 $210,904 $210,904 - $1,300,000
3/22/1985 The Last Dragon $5,254,359 $33,000,000 - -
4/12/1985 Ladyhawke $3,450,536 $18,400,000 - $20,000,000
4/26/1985 Stick $3,358,299 $6,964,734 - -
5/3/1985 Gotcha $2,360,484 $8,823,269 - -
5/3/1985 Code of Silence $5,512,461 $20,345,361 - -
5/3/1985 Gymkata $1,261,845 $3,249,442 - -
5/22/1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II $25,520,843 $150,415,432 $300,400,000 $44,000,000
5/24/1985 A View to a Kill $13,294,435 $50,327,960 $152,627,960 $30,000,000
6/28/1985 Pale Rider $9,119,111 $41,410,568 - $6,900,000
6/28/1985 Red Sonja $284,662 $6,905,861 - $17,900,000
7/10/1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome $7,283,714 $36,230,219 - $10,000,000
7/10/1985 Silverado $3,522,897 $33,200,000 - $26,000,000
8/23/1985 The Protector $341,076 $829,239 - -
8/23/1985 Gojira $509,502 $2,443,200 - -
8/30/1985 Flesh & Blood - $100,000 - -
8/30/1985 American Ninja $3,234,837 $10,499,000 - -
9/27/1985 Code Name: Emerald $241,108 $515,029 - -
9/27/1985 Invasion U.S.A. $6,891,609 $17,536,256 - -
10/4/1985 Commando $7,700,015 $35,073,978 - $10,000,000
11/1/1985 To Live and Die in L.A. $3,551,761 $17,307,019 - -
11/1/1985 Death Wish 3 $5,319,116 $16,116,878 - -
12/6/1985 Runaway Train $41,854 $7,936,012 - -
1/1/1986 Bullies - $2,995,527 - -
1/10/1986 Black Moon Rising $2,775,388 $6,637,565 - -
1/17/1986 Iron Eagle $6,104,754 $24,159,872 - -
1/17/1986 The Adventures of the American Rabbit $291,126 $1,023,042 - -
1/31/1986 Eliminators $1,987,072 $4,601,256 - -
2/7/1986 F/X $3,240,695 $20,603,715 - -
2/14/1986 Knights of the City $412,258 $601,451 - -
2/14/1986 The Delta Force $5,959,505 $17,005,599 - -
2/14/1986 The Vindicator - - - -
3/7/1986 The Naked Cage $897,589 $897,589 - -
3/7/1986 Highlander $2,453,021 $5,900,000 - $16,000,000
4/11/1986 Band of the Hand $2,235,720 $4,865,912 - -
4/18/1986 Murphy's Law $3,388,907 $9,947,631 - -
5/2/1986 Blue City $2,748,096 $6,947,000 - -
5/2/1986 No Retreat, No Surrender $793,723 $2,273,045 - -
5/16/1986 Top Gun $8,193,052 $176,786,701 $353,786,701 $15,000,000
5/23/1986 Cobra $15,652,147 $49,042,224 - -
5/30/1986 Thunder Run $145,975 $145,975 - -
6/6/1986 Raw Deal $5,438,978 $16,209,459 - -
6/20/1986 The Karate Kid, Part II $12,652,336 $115,103,979 - -
7/1/1986 Big Trouble in Little China - $11,100,000 - -
7/18/1986 Aliens $10,052,042 $85,160,248 $183,316,455 $17,000,000
8/1/1986 Howard the Duck $5,070,136 $16,295,774 - $30,000,000
8/29/1986 Born American $2,225,475 $3,401,376 - -
9/12/1986 Avenging Force $1,131,502 $4,679,650 - -
10/1/1986 8 Million Ways to Die - $1,305,114 - -
10/31/1986 Sky Bandits $1,468,500 $1,468,500 - -
11/7/1986 52 Pick-Up $1,654,835 $5,000,000 - -
11/21/1986 The Wraith $1,402,535 $3,500,000 - -
12/5/1986 Heartbreak Ridge $8,100,840 $42,724,017 - -
12/12/1986 The Golden Child $11,549,711 $79,817,937 - $12,000,000
12/19/1986 No Mercy $2,198,069 $12,303,904 - -
1/1/1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation - $4,000,000 - $350,000
1/1/1987 Cherry 2000 - $14,000 - -
1/9/1987 Assassination $2,787,449 $6,075,793 - -
1/16/1987 Wanted: Dead or Alive $2,845,826 $6,000,000 - -
2/13/1987 Over the Top $5,149,200 $16,057,580 - -
2/20/1987 Death Before Dishonor $1,847,950 $3,261,973 - -
3/6/1987 Lethal Weapon $6,829,949 $65,192,350 $120,192,350 $15,000,000
3/13/1987 Heat $1,354,375 $34,493,095 - -
4/24/1987 Extreme Prejudice $3,498,957 $11,307,844 - -
5/1/1987 Malone $1,377,691 $3,000,000 - -
5/20/1987 Beverly Hills Cop II $26,348,555 $153,665,036 $276,665,036 $20,000,000
6/3/1987 The Untouchables $10,023,094 $76,270,454 - $25,000,000
6/12/1987 Predator $12,031,638 $59,735,548 - $18,000,000
7/3/1987 Innerspace $4,739,913 $19,816,619 - -
7/17/1987 RoboCop $8,008,721 $53,424,681 - $13,000,000
7/17/1987 Nowhere to Hide - $847,468 - -
7/24/1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace $5,683,122 $11,227,824 - $17,000,000
7/31/1987 The Living Daylights $11,051,284 $51,185,000 $191,200,000 $40,000,000
8/7/1987 Masters of the Universe $4,883,168 $17,336,370 - -
8/14/1987 The Monster Squad - $3,769,990 - -
9/18/1987 The Principal $4,697,710 $19,214,194 - -
10/9/1987 Someone to Watch Over Me $2,908,796 $10,278,549 - -
10/23/1987 The Sicilian $1,720,351 $5,406,879 - -
10/30/1987 Fatal Beauty $2,693,714 $12,046,526 - -
11/6/1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown $2,466,557 $6,880,310 - -
11/6/1987 Steel Dawn $311,892 $562,187 - -
11/13/1987 The Running Man $8,117,465 $38,122,000 - $27,000,000
12/11/1987 Cold Steel $137,186 $285,885 - -
1/1/1988 Bulletproof - $807,947 - -
1/1/1988 Hero and the Terror - $5,000,000 - -
1/22/1988 Braddock: Missing in Action III $2,208,116 $6,000,000 - -
2/12/1988 Shoot to Kill $5,781,628 $29,300,000 - -
2/12/1988 Action Jackson $5,424,783 $20,257,000 - $7,000,000
2/26/1988 Bloodsport - $11,806,119 - $1,500,000
3/11/1988 Off Limits $2,796,111 $7,242,035 - -
4/8/1988 Above the Law $2,037,938 $18,869,631 - -
4/15/1988 Colors $4,747,118 $46,616,067 - -
4/22/1988 The Unholy $2,353,452 $6,000,000 - -
5/6/1988 Shakedown $3,017,800 $10,068,039 - -
5/6/1988 Dead Heat $1,667,036 $3,588,626 - -
5/25/1988 Rambo III $16,745,418 $53,715,611 $188,715,611 $58,000,000
6/17/1988 Red Heat $8,133,822 $34,994,648 - -
7/13/1988 The Dead Pool $9,071,330 $37,903,000 - -
7/15/1988 Die Hard - $81,350,242 $137,350,242 $28,000,000
7/20/1988 Midnight Run $5,506,290 $38,413,606 $81,613,606 $30,000,000
8/5/1988 The Rescue $2,194,036 $5,855,392 - -
8/12/1988 Young Guns $7,011,393 $44,726,644 - $13,000,000
11/11/1988 Iron Eagle II $3,530,016 $10,000,000 - -
12/31/1988 Watchers - $940,173 - -
1/1/1989 American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt - $902,000 - -
1/13/1989 Deepstar Six $3,306,320 $7,724,847 - -
1/13/1989 Gleaming the Cube $734,920 $2,454,590 - -
1/27/1989 No Retreat, No Surrender 2 $108,154 $108,154 - -
3/24/1989 Dead Bang $2,847,690 $6,935,216 - -
4/7/1989 Cyborg $3,179,811 $10,030,875 - -
4/19/1989 Red Scorpion $1,972,994 $4,192,000 - -
5/12/1989 Fist Fighter $115,544 $221,163 - -
5/19/1989 Road House $5,957,656 $30,050,028 - $10,000,000
5/19/1989 For Queen and Country - $191,051 - -
6/2/1989 Renegades $3,075,030 $9,015,164 - -
6/2/1989 No Holds Barred $4,957,052 $16,093,651 - -
6/9/1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier $17,375,648 $52,210,049 $70,200,000 $30,000,000
6/23/1989 Batman $40,505,884 $251,188,924 $413,200,000 $35,000,000
6/30/1989 The Karate Kid, Part III $10,364,544 $38,793,278 - -
7/7/1989 Lethal Weapon 2 $20,388,800 $147,253,986 $227,300,000 -
7/14/1989 License to Kill $8,774,776 $34,667,015 $156,167,015 $42,000,000
8/4/1989 Lock Up $6,025,520 $21,717,616 - -
8/9/1989 The Abyss $9,319,797 $54,243,125 - $70,000,000
8/25/1989 The Package $1,851,673 $10,647,219 - -
9/1/1989 Cage $278,188 $618,178 $647,032 -
9/8/1989 Kickboxer $4,134,098 $14,533,681 - $1,500,000
10/20/1989 Next of Kin $4,805,516 $15,942,628 - -
10/25/1989 L'Ours $3,676,530 $29,564,471 - -
11/3/1989 Race for Glory - $100,326 - -
11/8/1989 Henry V - $10,161,099 - $9,000,000
11/10/1989 Best of the Best - $1,700,000 - -
12/14/1989 Glory - $26,593,580 - $18,000,000
12/22/1989 Tango & Cash $6,628,918 $63,408,614 - $55,000,000
1/19/1990 Tremors $3,731,520 $16,667,084 - $10,000,000
1/19/1990 Streets - $808,730 - -
2/2/1990 Flashback $2,910,116 $6,476,134 - -
2/9/1990 Hard To Kill $9,213,631 $47,381,386 - -
2/23/1990 The Blood of Heroes $471,775 $882,290 - $7,700,000
3/16/1990 Blue Steel $2,895,744 $7,701,707 - -
3/16/1990 Blind Fury $868,380 $2,345,628 - -
5/18/1990 Bird on a Wire $15,338,160 $70,978,012 $138,697,012 -
5/24/1990 Fire Birds $6,358,761 $14,760,451 - -
6/1/1990 Total Recall $25,533,700 $119,394,839 $261,400,000 $65,000,000
6/8/1990 Another 48 Hrs. $19,470,596 $80,818,974 $153,518,974 -
6/15/1990 Dick Tracy $22,543,911 $103,738,726 $162,738,726 $47,000,000
6/22/1990 RoboCop 2 $14,145,411 $45,681,173 - -
6/27/1990 Days of Thunder $15,490,445 $82,670,733 $157,670,733 $60,000,000
7/4/1990 Die Hard 2 $21,744,661 $117,323,878 $237,523,878 $70,000,000
7/20/1990 Navy SEALs $6,543,832 $24,824,126 - -
8/1/1990 Young Guns II $8,017,438 $44,143,410 - -
8/10/1990 Air America $8,064,480 $30,506,847 $32,914,515 -
8/24/1990 Delta Force 2 $1,854,379 $6,154,944 - -
8/24/1990 Darkman $8,054,860 $32,942,739 - -
9/14/1990 Death Warrant $5,019,902 $15,394,200 - -
9/14/1990 Hardware $2,557,498 $5,649,801 - -
9/28/1990 King of New York $411,597 $2,389,850 - -
9/28/1990 Dark Angel $1,912,421 $4,372,561 - $7,000,000
10/5/1990 Marked for Death $11,790,047 $43,224,499 - -
10/12/1990 Memphis Belle $5,026,846 $27,385,582 - -
11/16/1990 Rocky V $14,073,170 $40,946,358 $119,946,358 -
11/21/1990 Predator 2 $8,784,943 $28,317,513 - $35,000,000
1/1/1991 American Ninja 4: The Annihilation - $358,000 - -
1/11/1991 Lionheart $7,094,552 $22,545,360 - -
1/18/1991 Flight of the Intruder $5,725,133 $14,471,440 - $35,000,000
3/8/1991 New Jack City $7,039,622 $47,624,253 - -
3/15/1991 The Perfect Weapon $3,934,572 $14,061,361 - -
3/15/1991 If Looks Could Kill $2,246,819 $7,781,025 - -
4/12/1991 Out for Justice $10,524,026 $39,673,161 - -
4/26/1991 Toy Soldiers $4,182,300 $15,073,942 - -
5/3/1991 One Good Cop $3,360,277 $11,276,846 - -
5/10/1991 F/X2 $5,455,058 $21,075,831 - -
5/17/1991 Stone Cold $2,811,154 $9,286,314 - $25,000,000
5/24/1991 Hudson Hawk $7,082,820 $17,218,916 - $65,000,000
5/24/1991 Thelma & Louise $6,101,297 $45,361,000 - -
6/14/1991 Kickboxer 2 $444,239 $1,206,817 - -
6/21/1991 The Rocketeer $9,600,754 $46,573,027 - -
7/3/1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $31,765,506 $204,859,496 $516,816,151 $100,000,000
7/12/1991 Point Break $8,514,616 $43,218,387 $83,531,958 -
8/9/1991 Double Impact $7,574,703 $29,090,445 - $16,000,000
8/23/1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man $2,200,549 $7,018,525 - $23,000,000
10/11/1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills $462,424 $939,277 - -
10/25/1991 The Hitman $1,290,442 $4,654,288 - -
11/1/1991 Highlander II: The Quickening $5,280,490 $14,184,134 - -
12/6/1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country $18,162,837 $74,888,996 $96,900,000 $27,000,000
12/13/1991 The Last Boy Scout $7,923,669 $59,509,925 - -
1/10/1992