Air Force One (1997)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $172,956,409 | Details |
| International Box Office | $142,311,944 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $315,268,353 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $395,912 | |
| Total | $395,912 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $37,132,505 (21.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 54.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $85,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,919 opening theaters/2,981 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $426,148,608 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 25th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | November 16th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for violence |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Washington, D.C. |
| Plot point: | Hostage, Political, Terrorism |
| Social setting: | In a Plane |
| Subgenre: | Action Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Beacon Pictures, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1997 | 1 | $37,132,505 | 2,919 | $12,721 | $37,132,505 | 1 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | 1 | $25,731,622 | -31% | 2,919 | $8,815 | $80,738,833 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 1997 | 2 | $17,827,096 | -31% | 2,981 | $5,980 | $110,582,800 | 3 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | 2 | $12,350,122 | -31% | 2,981 | $4,143 | $130,353,620 | 4 |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 3 | $7,870,403 | -36% | 2,824 | $2,787 | $143,092,008 | 5 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 3 | $8,520,110 | +8% | 2,601 | $3,276 | $154,240,266 | 6 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 5 | $3,861,490 | -55% | 2,468 | $1,565 | $159,262,854 | 7 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 6 | $2,810,020 | -27% | 2,190 | $1,283 | $163,224,275 | 8 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 9 | $2,073,198 | -26% | 1,885 | $1,100 | $166,093,896 | 9 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 11 | $1,216,315 | -41% | 1,540 | $790 | $167,901,381 | 10 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | 13 | $756,150 | -38% | 1,094 | $691 | $169,003,294 | 11 |
| Oct 10, 1997 | 23 | $308,185 | -59% | 521 | $592 | $169,517,032 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 33 | $169,478 | -45% | 333 | $509 | $169,792,834 | 13 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 37 | $104,292 | -38% | 280 | $372 | $169,950,374 | 14 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 19 | $621,083 | +496% | 1,010 | $615 | $170,606,595 | 15 |
| Nov 7, 1997 | 27 | $252,630 | -59% | 505 | $500 | $171,013,550 | 16 |
| Nov 14, 1997 | 30 | $237,020 | -6% | 389 | $609 | $171,372,714 | 17 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | 49 | $45,081 | -81% | 118 | $382 | $171,461,309 | 18 |
| Nov 28, 1997 | 59 | $24,443 | -46% | 77 | $317 | $171,501,547 | 19 |
| Dec 26, 1997 | 30 | $189,031 | 584 | $324 | $171,769,219 | 23 | |
| Jan 2, 1998 | 30 | $203,070 | +7% | 593 | $342 | $172,144,501 | 24 |
| Jan 9, 1998 | 33 | $118,980 | -41% | 508 | $234 | $172,334,889 | 25 |
| Jan 16, 1998 | 34 | $117,992 | -1% | 383 | $308 | $172,500,454 | 26 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | 45 | $60,331 | -49% | 302 | $200 | $172,573,708 | 27 |
| Jan 30, 1998 | 57 | $34,077 | -44% | 165 | $207 | $172,620,724 | 28 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1997 | 1 | $11,981,951 | 2,919 | $4,105 | $11,981,951 | 1 | ||
| Jul 26, 1997 | 1 | $14,006,743 | +17% | 2,919 | $4,798 | $25,988,694 | 2 | |
| Jul 27, 1997 | 1 | $11,143,811 | -20% | 2,919 | $3,818 | $37,132,505 | 3 | |
| Jul 28, 1997 | 1 | $5,075,313 | -54% | 2,919 | $1,739 | $42,207,818 | 4 | |
| Jul 29, 1997 | 1 | $4,804,269 | -5% | 2,919 | $1,646 | $47,012,087 | 5 | |
| Jul 30, 1997 | 1 | $4,132,300 | -14% | 2,919 | $1,416 | $51,144,387 | 6 | |
| Jul 31, 1997 | 1 | $3,862,824 | -7% | 2,919 | $1,323 | $55,007,211 | 7 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | 2 | $7,473,778 | +93% | -38% | 2,919 | $2,560 | $62,480,989 | 8 |
| Aug 2, 1997 | 1 | $10,511,122 | +41% | -25% | 2,919 | $3,601 | $72,992,111 | 9 |
| Aug 3, 1997 | 1 | $7,746,722 | -26% | -30% | 2,919 | $2,654 | $80,738,833 | 10 |
| Aug 4, 1997 | 1 | $3,267,306 | -58% | -36% | 2,919 | $1,119 | $84,006,139 | 11 |
| Aug 5, 1997 | 1 | $3,302,994 | +1% | -31% | 2,919 | $1,132 | $87,309,133 | 12 |
| Aug 6, 1997 | 1 | $2,823,124 | -15% | -32% | 2,919 | $967 | $90,132,257 | 13 |
| Aug 7, 1997 | 1 | $2,623,447 | -7% | -32% | 2,919 | $899 | $92,755,704 | 14 |
| Aug 8, 1997 | 2 | $5,103,400 | +95% | -32% | 2,981 | $1,712 | $97,859,104 | 15 |
| Aug 9, 1997 | 1 | $7,590,798 | +49% | -28% | 2,981 | $2,546 | $105,449,902 | 16 |
| Aug 10, 1997 | 2 | $5,132,898 | -32% | -34% | 2,981 | $1,722 | $110,582,800 | 17 |
| Aug 11, 1997 | 2 | $1,924,412 | -63% | -41% | 2,981 | $646 | $112,507,212 | 18 |
| Aug 12, 1997 | 2 | $2,028,640 | +5% | -39% | 2,981 | $681 | $114,535,852 | 19 |
| Aug 13, 1997 | 2 | $1,881,812 | -7% | -33% | 2,981 | $631 | $116,417,664 | 20 |
| Aug 14, 1997 | 2 | $1,585,834 | -16% | -40% | 2,981 | $532 | $118,003,498 | 21 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | 3 | $3,504,053 | +121% | -31% | 2,981 | $1,175 | $121,507,551 | 22 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | 1 | $5,277,454 | +51% | -30% | 2,981 | $1,770 | $126,785,005 | 23 |
| Aug 17, 1997 | 3 | $3,568,615 | -32% | -30% | 2,981 | $1,197 | $130,353,620 | 24 |
| Aug 18, 1997 | 3 | $1,186,734 | -67% | -38% | 2,981 | $398 | $131,540,354 | 25 |
| Aug 19, 1997 | 3 | $1,278,443 | +8% | -37% | 2,981 | $429 | $132,818,797 | 26 |
| Aug 20, 1997 | 3 | $1,232,271 | -4% | -35% | 2,981 | $413 | $134,051,068 | 27 |
| Aug 21, 1997 | 3 | $1,170,537 | -5% | -26% | 2,981 | $393 | $135,221,605 | 28 |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 4 | $2,279,783 | +95% | -35% | 2,824 | $807 | $137,501,388 | 29 |
| Aug 23, 1997 | 3 | $3,523,860 | +55% | -33% | 2,824 | $1,248 | $141,025,248 | 30 |
| Aug 24, 1997 | 5 | $2,066,760 | -41% | -42% | 2,824 | $732 | $143,092,008 | 31 |
| Aug 25, 1997 | 5 | $638,267 | -69% | -46% | 2,824 | $226 | $143,730,275 | 32 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | 6 | $741,357 | +16% | -42% | 2,824 | $263 | $144,471,632 | 33 |
| Aug 27, 1997 | 7 | $602,112 | -19% | -51% | 2,824 | $213 | $145,073,744 | 34 |
| Aug 28, 1997 | 4 | $646,412 | +7% | -45% | 2,824 | $229 | $145,720,156 | 35 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 5 | $1,662,927 | +157% | -27% | 2,601 | $639 | $147,383,083 | 36 |
| Aug 30, 1997 | 3 | $2,714,000 | +63% | -23% | 2,601 | $1,043 | $150,097,083 | 37 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | 3 | $2,307,440 | -15% | +12% | 2,601 | $887 | $152,404,523 | 38 |
| Sep 1, 1997 | 3 | $1,835,743 | -20% | +188% | 2,601 | $706 | $154,240,266 | 39 |
| Sep 2, 1997 | 5 | $426,627 | -77% | -42% | 2,501 | $171 | $154,666,893 | 40 |
| Sep 3, 1997 | 4 | $376,629 | -12% | -37% | 2,601 | $145 | $155,043,522 | 41 |
| Sep 4, 1997 | 4 | $357,842 | -5% | -45% | 2,601 | $138 | $155,401,364 | 42 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 5 | $1,033,398 | +189% | -38% | 2,468 | $419 | $156,434,762 | 43 |
| Sep 6, 1997 | 4 | $1,927,805 | +87% | -29% | 2,468 | $781 | $158,362,567 | 44 |
| Sep 7, 1997 | 5 | $900,287 | -53% | -61% | 2,468 | $365 | $159,262,854 | 45 |
| Sep 8, 1997 | 5 | $247,621 | -72% | -87% | 2,468 | $100 | $159,510,475 | 46 |
| Sep 9, 1997 | 4 | $323,206 | +31% | -24% | 2,468 | $131 | $159,833,681 | 47 |
| Sep 10, 1997 | 4 | $287,665 | -11% | -24% | 2,468 | $117 | $160,121,346 | 48 |
| Sep 11, 1997 | 4 | $292,909 | +2% | -18% | 2,468 | $119 | $160,414,255 | 49 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 6 | $797,922 | +172% | -23% | 2,190 | $364 | $161,212,177 | 50 |
| Sep 13, 1997 | 5 | $1,400,593 | +76% | -27% | 2,190 | $640 | $162,612,770 | 51 |
| Sep 14, 1997 | 7 | $611,505 | -56% | -32% | 2,190 | $279 | $163,224,275 | 52 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | 7 | $168,538 | -72% | -32% | 2,190 | $77 | $163,392,813 | 53 |
| Sep 16, 1997 | 6 | $225,353 | +34% | -30% | 2,190 | $103 | $163,618,166 | 54 |
| Sep 17, 1997 | 6 | $194,786 | -14% | -32% | 2,190 | $89 | $163,812,952 | 55 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | 6 | $207,746 | +7% | -29% | 2,190 | $95 | $164,020,698 | 56 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 8 | $552,385 | +166% | -31% | 1,885 | $293 | $164,573,083 | 57 |
| Sep 20, 1997 | 8 | $1,083,717 | +96% | -23% | 1,885 | $575 | $165,656,800 | 58 |
| Sep 21, 1997 | 9 | $437,096 | -60% | -29% | 1,885 | $232 | $166,093,896 | 59 |
| Sep 22, 1997 | 9 | $128,957 | -70% | -23% | 1,885 | $68 | $166,222,853 | 60 |
| Sep 23, 1997 | 8 | $175,333 | +36% | -22% | 1,885 | $93 | $166,398,186 | 61 |
| Sep 24, 1997 | 8 | $145,274 | -17% | -25% | 1,885 | $77 | $166,543,460 | 62 |
| Sep 25, 1997 | 8 | $141,606 | -3% | -32% | 1,885 | $75 | $166,685,066 | 63 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 11 | $321,203 | +127% | -42% | 1,540 | $209 | $167,006,269 | 64 |
| Sep 27, 1997 | 11 | $633,150 | +97% | -42% | 1,540 | $411 | $167,639,419 | 65 |
| Sep 28, 1997 | - | $261,962 | -59% | -40% | 1,540 | $170 | $167,901,381 | 66 |
| Sep 29, 1997 | - | $77,356 | -70% | -40% | 1,540 | $50 | $167,978,737 | 67 |
| Sep 30, 1997 | - | $92,740 | +20% | -47% | 1,540 | $60 | $168,071,477 | 68 |
| Oct 1, 1997 | - | $82,410 | -11% | -43% | 1,540 | $54 | $168,153,887 | 69 |
| Oct 2, 1997 | - | $93,257 | +13% | -34% | 1,540 | $61 | $168,247,144 | 70 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | - | $217,225 | +133% | -32% | 1,094 | $199 | $168,464,369 | 71 |
| Oct 4, 1997 | - | $376,523 | +73% | -41% | 1,094 | $344 | $168,840,892 | 72 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | - | $162,402 | -57% | -38% | 1,094 | $148 | $169,003,294 | 73 |
| Oct 6, 1997 | - | $43,839 | -73% | -43% | 1,094 | $40 | $169,047,133 | 74 |
| Oct 7, 1997 | - | $57,854 | +32% | -38% | 1,094 | $53 | $169,104,987 | 75 |
| Oct 8, 1997 | - | $48,026 | -17% | -42% | 1,094 | $44 | $169,153,013 | 76 |
| Oct 9, 1997 | - | $55,834 | +16% | -40% | 1,094 | $51 | $169,208,847 | 77 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1997 | 1 | $55,007,211 | 2,919 | $18,845 | $55,007,211 | 1 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | 1 | $37,748,493 | -31% | 2,919 | $12,932 | $92,755,704 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 1997 | 2 | $25,247,794 | -33% | 2,981 | $8,470 | $118,003,498 | 3 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | 3 | $17,218,107 | -32% | 2,981 | $5,776 | $135,221,605 | 4 |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 4 | $10,498,551 | -39% | 2,824 | $3,718 | $145,720,156 | 5 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 4 | $9,681,208 | -8% | 2,601 | $3,722 | $155,401,364 | 6 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 5 | $5,012,891 | -48% | 2,468 | $2,031 | $160,414,255 | 7 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 6 | $3,606,443 | -28% | 2,190 | $1,647 | $164,020,698 | 8 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 9 | $2,664,368 | -26% | 1,885 | $1,413 | $166,685,066 | 9 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 11 | $1,562,078 | -41% | 1,540 | $1,014 | $168,247,144 | 10 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | 15 | $961,703 | -38% | 1,094 | $879 | $169,208,847 | 11 |
| Oct 10, 1997 | 23 | $414,509 | -57% | 521 | $796 | $169,623,356 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 33 | $222,726 | -46% | 333 | $669 | $169,846,082 | 13 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 35 | $139,430 | -37% | 280 | $498 | $169,985,512 | 14 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 19 | $775,408 | +456% | 1,010 | $768 | $170,760,920 | 15 |
| Nov 7, 1997 | 26 | $374,774 | -52% | 505 | $742 | $171,135,694 | 16 |
| Nov 14, 1997 | 33 | $280,534 | -25% | 389 | $721 | $171,416,228 | 17 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | 47 | $60,876 | -78% | 118 | $516 | $171,477,104 | 18 |
| Dec 26, 1997 | 27 | $361,243 | 584 | $619 | $171,941,431 | 23 | |
| Jan 2, 1998 | 33 | $274,478 | -24% | 593 | $463 | $172,215,909 | 24 |
| Jan 9, 1998 | 31 | $166,553 | -39% | 508 | $328 | $172,382,462 | 25 |
| Jan 16, 1998 | 38 | $130,915 | -21% | 383 | $342 | $172,513,377 | 26 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | 47 | $73,270 | -44% | 302 | $243 | $172,586,647 | 27 |
Leading
| Harrison Ford | President James Marshall |
Supporting
| Gary Oldman | Ivan Korshunov | |
| Wendy Crewson | Grace Marshall | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd | |
| William H. Macy | Major Caldwell | |
| Liesel Matthews | Alice Marshall | |
| Dean Stockwell | Defense Secretary Walter Dean | |
| Glenn Close | Vice President Kathryn Bennett | |
| Xander Berkeley | Secret Service Agent Gibbs | |
| Tom Everett | NSA Adviser Jack Doherty | |
| Jurgen Prochnow | Gen. Evan Radek | |
| Donna Bullock | Press Secretary Melanie Mitchell | |
| Michael Ray Miller | AFO Pilot Colonel Axelrod | |
| Carl Weintraub | AFO Co-Pilot Lt. Col. Ingrahams | |
| Elester Ladham | AFO Navigator | |
| Elya Baskin | Andrei Kolchak | |
| Levani* | Sergei Lenski | |
| David Vadim | Igor Nevski | |
| Andrew Divoff | Boris Bazylev | |
| Ilia Volokh* | Vladimir Krasin | |
| Chris Howell | Major Perkins | |
| Spencer Garrett | Lee, White House Aide | |
| Bill Smitrovich | General Northwood | |
| Philip Baker Hall | U.S. Attorney General Ward | |
| Albert Owens | "Football" Colonel | |
| Willard Pugh | White House Comm. Officer | |
| Michael Monks | Assistant Press Secretary | |
| Alan Woolf | Russian President Petrov | |
| Messiri Freeman | Future Postmaster General | |
| Thomas Crawford | Steward Mike | |
| Fenton Lawless | Steward Joey | |
| Dan Shor | Notre Dame Aide | |
| David Gianopolous | Agent Johnson | |
| Glenn Morshower | Agent Walters | |
| Richard Doyle | AFO Back-up Pilot | |
| Don R. McManus* | F-15 Leader Col. Carlton | |
| Duke Miglin | F-15 "Halo 2" Fighter Pilot | |
| Pavel D. Lychnikoff | Prison Guard | |
| Oleg Taktarov | Prison Guard | |
| Mario Roberts | Secret Service Agent | |
| Keith Woulard | Secret Service Agent | |
| J. Mark Donaldson | Secret Service Agent | |
| Bruce Holman | Secret Service Agent | |
| Brian Libby | Chief Mechanic | |
| Diana Bellamy | Switchboard Operator | |
| Thom Barry | Ramstein S.O.F. Watch Officer | |
| Harry Hutchinson | Ramstein Airbase Controller | |
| E.E. Bell | Reporter | |
| Mark Thompson | Reporter | |
| Marciarose Shestack | Reporter | |
| Ren Hanami | Reporter | |
| Suzanne Michaels | CNN Anchor | |
| Boris Krutonog | MiG Leader | |
| Alex Veadov | MiG Pilo | |
| Allan Kolman | Kazak Soldier | |
| Dan Barringer | USAF Jump Master | |
| Mark Knutson | Russian Jump Master | |
| Jim Harley | Willis | |
| Aleks Shaklin | Government Official | |
| Igor N. Lobotsky | Russian Official | |
| Koko Kiledjian | Russian Speaker | |
| Gordon Michaels | USAF Radio Specialist | |
| Robert Peters | USAF Radio Specialist | |
| Kristian Sorensen | USAF Radio Specialist | |
| Stuart Nixon | USAF Security | |
| Marty Rosen | CIA Director | |
| Lee Faranda | Russian Bad Guy | |
| Michael Hambrick | CNN Reporter | |
| Catherine T. Yang | Foreign TV Reporter | |
| David Macisaac | MC-130 Pilot | |
| J. Scott Shonka | Pararescue Jumper | |
| Paul Sklar | Pararescue Jumper | |
| David Permenter | Winch Recovery Master | |
| David O'Donnell | Young Airman | |
| Timothy Carhart | Secret Service Agent at Checkpoint (uncredited) |
Production and Technical Credits
| Wolfgang Petersen | Director | |
| Jon Shestack | Producer | |
| Gail Katz | Producer | |
| Wolfgang Petersen | Producer | |
| Armyan Bernstein | Producer | |
| Andrew W. Marlowe | Screenwriter | |
| David Lester | Executive Producer | |
| Marc Abraham | Executive Producer | |
| Thomas A. Bliss | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography | |
| William Sandell | Production Designer | |
| Richard Francis-Bruce | Editor | |
| Richard Edlund | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Designer | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer | |
| Peter Kohn | Assistant Director | |
| David A. Siegel | Unit Production Manager | |
| Nancy Patton | Supervising Art Director | |
| Carl Aldana | Art Director | |
| Carl Stensel | Art Director | |
| Ernie Bishop | Set Decorator | |
| Terry D. Frazee | Special Effects Coordinator | |
| Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor | |
| Mark Peterson | Costume Supervisor | |
| Keith A. Wester | Production Sound Mixer | |
| Paul Massey | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Kline | Re-recording Mixer | |
| D.M. Hemphill | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Peter Michael Sullivan | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Jon Title | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Rick Bozeat | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Nick Kharabadze | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Peter Zinda | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Kevin Haney | Key Makeup | |
| Gerald J. Solomon | Key Hairstylist | |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting Director | |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting Director | |
| Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $37,132,505 (21.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 54.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $85,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,919 opening theaters/2,981 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $426,148,608 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 25th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | November 16th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for violence |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Washington, D.C. |
| Plot point: | Hostage, Political, Terrorism |
| Social setting: | In a Plane |
| Subgenre: | Action Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Beacon Pictures, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1997 | 1 | $37,132,505 | 2,919 | $12,721 | $37,132,505 | 1 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | 1 | $25,731,622 | -31% | 2,919 | $8,815 | $80,738,833 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 1997 | 2 | $17,827,096 | -31% | 2,981 | $5,980 | $110,582,800 | 3 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | 2 | $12,350,122 | -31% | 2,981 | $4,143 | $130,353,620 | 4 |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 3 | $7,870,403 | -36% | 2,824 | $2,787 | $143,092,008 | 5 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 3 | $8,520,110 | +8% | 2,601 | $3,276 | $154,240,266 | 6 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 5 | $3,861,490 | -55% | 2,468 | $1,565 | $159,262,854 | 7 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 6 | $2,810,020 | -27% | 2,190 | $1,283 | $163,224,275 | 8 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 9 | $2,073,198 | -26% | 1,885 | $1,100 | $166,093,896 | 9 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 11 | $1,216,315 | -41% | 1,540 | $790 | $167,901,381 | 10 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | 13 | $756,150 | -38% | 1,094 | $691 | $169,003,294 | 11 |
| Oct 10, 1997 | 23 | $308,185 | -59% | 521 | $592 | $169,517,032 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 33 | $169,478 | -45% | 333 | $509 | $169,792,834 | 13 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 37 | $104,292 | -38% | 280 | $372 | $169,950,374 | 14 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 19 | $621,083 | +496% | 1,010 | $615 | $170,606,595 | 15 |
| Nov 7, 1997 | 27 | $252,630 | -59% | 505 | $500 | $171,013,550 | 16 |
| Nov 14, 1997 | 30 | $237,020 | -6% | 389 | $609 | $171,372,714 | 17 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | 49 | $45,081 | -81% | 118 | $382 | $171,461,309 | 18 |
| Nov 28, 1997 | 59 | $24,443 | -46% | 77 | $317 | $171,501,547 | 19 |
| Dec 26, 1997 | 30 | $189,031 | 584 | $324 | $171,769,219 | 23 | |
| Jan 2, 1998 | 30 | $203,070 | +7% | 593 | $342 | $172,144,501 | 24 |
| Jan 9, 1998 | 33 | $118,980 | -41% | 508 | $234 | $172,334,889 | 25 |
| Jan 16, 1998 | 34 | $117,992 | -1% | 383 | $308 | $172,500,454 | 26 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | 45 | $60,331 | -49% | 302 | $200 | $172,573,708 | 27 |
| Jan 30, 1998 | 57 | $34,077 | -44% | 165 | $207 | $172,620,724 | 28 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1997 | 1 | $11,981,951 | 2,919 | $4,105 | $11,981,951 | 1 | ||
| Jul 26, 1997 | 1 | $14,006,743 | +17% | 2,919 | $4,798 | $25,988,694 | 2 | |
| Jul 27, 1997 | 1 | $11,143,811 | -20% | 2,919 | $3,818 | $37,132,505 | 3 | |
| Jul 28, 1997 | 1 | $5,075,313 | -54% | 2,919 | $1,739 | $42,207,818 | 4 | |
| Jul 29, 1997 | 1 | $4,804,269 | -5% | 2,919 | $1,646 | $47,012,087 | 5 | |
| Jul 30, 1997 | 1 | $4,132,300 | -14% | 2,919 | $1,416 | $51,144,387 | 6 | |
| Jul 31, 1997 | 1 | $3,862,824 | -7% | 2,919 | $1,323 | $55,007,211 | 7 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | 2 | $7,473,778 | +93% | -38% | 2,919 | $2,560 | $62,480,989 | 8 |
| Aug 2, 1997 | 1 | $10,511,122 | +41% | -25% | 2,919 | $3,601 | $72,992,111 | 9 |
| Aug 3, 1997 | 1 | $7,746,722 | -26% | -30% | 2,919 | $2,654 | $80,738,833 | 10 |
| Aug 4, 1997 | 1 | $3,267,306 | -58% | -36% | 2,919 | $1,119 | $84,006,139 | 11 |
| Aug 5, 1997 | 1 | $3,302,994 | +1% | -31% | 2,919 | $1,132 | $87,309,133 | 12 |
| Aug 6, 1997 | 1 | $2,823,124 | -15% | -32% | 2,919 | $967 | $90,132,257 | 13 |
| Aug 7, 1997 | 1 | $2,623,447 | -7% | -32% | 2,919 | $899 | $92,755,704 | 14 |
| Aug 8, 1997 | 2 | $5,103,400 | +95% | -32% | 2,981 | $1,712 | $97,859,104 | 15 |
| Aug 9, 1997 | 1 | $7,590,798 | +49% | -28% | 2,981 | $2,546 | $105,449,902 | 16 |
| Aug 10, 1997 | 2 | $5,132,898 | -32% | -34% | 2,981 | $1,722 | $110,582,800 | 17 |
| Aug 11, 1997 | 2 | $1,924,412 | -63% | -41% | 2,981 | $646 | $112,507,212 | 18 |
| Aug 12, 1997 | 2 | $2,028,640 | +5% | -39% | 2,981 | $681 | $114,535,852 | 19 |
| Aug 13, 1997 | 2 | $1,881,812 | -7% | -33% | 2,981 | $631 | $116,417,664 | 20 |
| Aug 14, 1997 | 2 | $1,585,834 | -16% | -40% | 2,981 | $532 | $118,003,498 | 21 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | 3 | $3,504,053 | +121% | -31% | 2,981 | $1,175 | $121,507,551 | 22 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | 1 | $5,277,454 | +51% | -30% | 2,981 | $1,770 | $126,785,005 | 23 |
| Aug 17, 1997 | 3 | $3,568,615 | -32% | -30% | 2,981 | $1,197 | $130,353,620 | 24 |
| Aug 18, 1997 | 3 | $1,186,734 | -67% | -38% | 2,981 | $398 | $131,540,354 | 25 |
| Aug 19, 1997 | 3 | $1,278,443 | +8% | -37% | 2,981 | $429 | $132,818,797 | 26 |
| Aug 20, 1997 | 3 | $1,232,271 | -4% | -35% | 2,981 | $413 | $134,051,068 | 27 |
| Aug 21, 1997 | 3 | $1,170,537 | -5% | -26% | 2,981 | $393 | $135,221,605 | 28 |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 4 | $2,279,783 | +95% | -35% | 2,824 | $807 | $137,501,388 | 29 |
| Aug 23, 1997 | 3 | $3,523,860 | +55% | -33% | 2,824 | $1,248 | $141,025,248 | 30 |
| Aug 24, 1997 | 5 | $2,066,760 | -41% | -42% | 2,824 | $732 | $143,092,008 | 31 |
| Aug 25, 1997 | 5 | $638,267 | -69% | -46% | 2,824 | $226 | $143,730,275 | 32 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | 6 | $741,357 | +16% | -42% | 2,824 | $263 | $144,471,632 | 33 |
| Aug 27, 1997 | 7 | $602,112 | -19% | -51% | 2,824 | $213 | $145,073,744 | 34 |
| Aug 28, 1997 | 4 | $646,412 | +7% | -45% | 2,824 | $229 | $145,720,156 | 35 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 5 | $1,662,927 | +157% | -27% | 2,601 | $639 | $147,383,083 | 36 |
| Aug 30, 1997 | 3 | $2,714,000 | +63% | -23% | 2,601 | $1,043 | $150,097,083 | 37 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | 3 | $2,307,440 | -15% | +12% | 2,601 | $887 | $152,404,523 | 38 |
| Sep 1, 1997 | 3 | $1,835,743 | -20% | +188% | 2,601 | $706 | $154,240,266 | 39 |
| Sep 2, 1997 | 5 | $426,627 | -77% | -42% | 2,501 | $171 | $154,666,893 | 40 |
| Sep 3, 1997 | 4 | $376,629 | -12% | -37% | 2,601 | $145 | $155,043,522 | 41 |
| Sep 4, 1997 | 4 | $357,842 | -5% | -45% | 2,601 | $138 | $155,401,364 | 42 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 5 | $1,033,398 | +189% | -38% | 2,468 | $419 | $156,434,762 | 43 |
| Sep 6, 1997 | 4 | $1,927,805 | +87% | -29% | 2,468 | $781 | $158,362,567 | 44 |
| Sep 7, 1997 | 5 | $900,287 | -53% | -61% | 2,468 | $365 | $159,262,854 | 45 |
| Sep 8, 1997 | 5 | $247,621 | -72% | -87% | 2,468 | $100 | $159,510,475 | 46 |
| Sep 9, 1997 | 4 | $323,206 | +31% | -24% | 2,468 | $131 | $159,833,681 | 47 |
| Sep 10, 1997 | 4 | $287,665 | -11% | -24% | 2,468 | $117 | $160,121,346 | 48 |
| Sep 11, 1997 | 4 | $292,909 | +2% | -18% | 2,468 | $119 | $160,414,255 | 49 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 6 | $797,922 | +172% | -23% | 2,190 | $364 | $161,212,177 | 50 |
| Sep 13, 1997 | 5 | $1,400,593 | +76% | -27% | 2,190 | $640 | $162,612,770 | 51 |
| Sep 14, 1997 | 7 | $611,505 | -56% | -32% | 2,190 | $279 | $163,224,275 | 52 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | 7 | $168,538 | -72% | -32% | 2,190 | $77 | $163,392,813 | 53 |
| Sep 16, 1997 | 6 | $225,353 | +34% | -30% | 2,190 | $103 | $163,618,166 | 54 |
| Sep 17, 1997 | 6 | $194,786 | -14% | -32% | 2,190 | $89 | $163,812,952 | 55 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | 6 | $207,746 | +7% | -29% | 2,190 | $95 | $164,020,698 | 56 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 8 | $552,385 | +166% | -31% | 1,885 | $293 | $164,573,083 | 57 |
| Sep 20, 1997 | 8 | $1,083,717 | +96% | -23% | 1,885 | $575 | $165,656,800 | 58 |
| Sep 21, 1997 | 9 | $437,096 | -60% | -29% | 1,885 | $232 | $166,093,896 | 59 |
| Sep 22, 1997 | 9 | $128,957 | -70% | -23% | 1,885 | $68 | $166,222,853 | 60 |
| Sep 23, 1997 | 8 | $175,333 | +36% | -22% | 1,885 | $93 | $166,398,186 | 61 |
| Sep 24, 1997 | 8 | $145,274 | -17% | -25% | 1,885 | $77 | $166,543,460 | 62 |
| Sep 25, 1997 | 8 | $141,606 | -3% | -32% | 1,885 | $75 | $166,685,066 | 63 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 11 | $321,203 | +127% | -42% | 1,540 | $209 | $167,006,269 | 64 |
| Sep 27, 1997 | 11 | $633,150 | +97% | -42% | 1,540 | $411 | $167,639,419 | 65 |
| Sep 28, 1997 | - | $261,962 | -59% | -40% | 1,540 | $170 | $167,901,381 | 66 |
| Sep 29, 1997 | - | $77,356 | -70% | -40% | 1,540 | $50 | $167,978,737 | 67 |
| Sep 30, 1997 | - | $92,740 | +20% | -47% | 1,540 | $60 | $168,071,477 | 68 |
| Oct 1, 1997 | - | $82,410 | -11% | -43% | 1,540 | $54 | $168,153,887 | 69 |
| Oct 2, 1997 | - | $93,257 | +13% | -34% | 1,540 | $61 | $168,247,144 | 70 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | - | $217,225 | +133% | -32% | 1,094 | $199 | $168,464,369 | 71 |
| Oct 4, 1997 | - | $376,523 | +73% | -41% | 1,094 | $344 | $168,840,892 | 72 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | - | $162,402 | -57% | -38% | 1,094 | $148 | $169,003,294 | 73 |
| Oct 6, 1997 | - | $43,839 | -73% | -43% | 1,094 | $40 | $169,047,133 | 74 |
| Oct 7, 1997 | - | $57,854 | +32% | -38% | 1,094 | $53 | $169,104,987 | 75 |
| Oct 8, 1997 | - | $48,026 | -17% | -42% | 1,094 | $44 | $169,153,013 | 76 |
| Oct 9, 1997 | - | $55,834 | +16% | -40% | 1,094 | $51 | $169,208,847 | 77 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1997 | 1 | $55,007,211 | 2,919 | $18,845 | $55,007,211 | 1 | |
| Aug 1, 1997 | 1 | $37,748,493 | -31% | 2,919 | $12,932 | $92,755,704 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 1997 | 2 | $25,247,794 | -33% | 2,981 | $8,470 | $118,003,498 | 3 |
| Aug 15, 1997 | 3 | $17,218,107 | -32% | 2,981 | $5,776 | $135,221,605 | 4 |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 4 | $10,498,551 | -39% | 2,824 | $3,718 | $145,720,156 | 5 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 4 | $9,681,208 | -8% | 2,601 | $3,722 | $155,401,364 | 6 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 5 | $5,012,891 | -48% | 2,468 | $2,031 | $160,414,255 | 7 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 6 | $3,606,443 | -28% | 2,190 | $1,647 | $164,020,698 | 8 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 9 | $2,664,368 | -26% | 1,885 | $1,413 | $166,685,066 | 9 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 11 | $1,562,078 | -41% | 1,540 | $1,014 | $168,247,144 | 10 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | 15 | $961,703 | -38% | 1,094 | $879 | $169,208,847 | 11 |
| Oct 10, 1997 | 23 | $414,509 | -57% | 521 | $796 | $169,623,356 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 33 | $222,726 | -46% | 333 | $669 | $169,846,082 | 13 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 35 | $139,430 | -37% | 280 | $498 | $169,985,512 | 14 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 19 | $775,408 | +456% | 1,010 | $768 | $170,760,920 | 15 |
| Nov 7, 1997 | 26 | $374,774 | -52% | 505 | $742 | $171,135,694 | 16 |
| Nov 14, 1997 | 33 | $280,534 | -25% | 389 | $721 | $171,416,228 | 17 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | 47 | $60,876 | -78% | 118 | $516 | $171,477,104 | 18 |
| Dec 26, 1997 | 27 | $361,243 | 584 | $619 | $171,941,431 | 23 | |
| Jan 2, 1998 | 33 | $274,478 | -24% | 593 | $463 | $172,215,909 | 24 |
| Jan 9, 1998 | 31 | $166,553 | -39% | 508 | $328 | $172,382,462 | 25 |
| Jan 16, 1998 | 38 | $130,915 | -21% | 383 | $342 | $172,513,377 | 26 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | 47 | $73,270 | -44% | 302 | $243 | $172,586,647 | 27 |
Leading
| Harrison Ford | President James Marshall |
Supporting
| Gary Oldman | Ivan Korshunov | |
| Wendy Crewson | Grace Marshall | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd | |
| William H. Macy | Major Caldwell | |
| Liesel Matthews | Alice Marshall | |
| Dean Stockwell | Defense Secretary Walter Dean | |
| Glenn Close | Vice President Kathryn Bennett | |
| Xander Berkeley | Secret Service Agent Gibbs | |
| Tom Everett | NSA Adviser Jack Doherty | |
| Jurgen Prochnow | Gen. Evan Radek | |
| Donna Bullock | Press Secretary Melanie Mitchell | |
| Michael Ray Miller | AFO Pilot Colonel Axelrod | |
| Carl Weintraub | AFO Co-Pilot Lt. Col. Ingrahams | |
| Elester Ladham | AFO Navigator | |
| Elya Baskin | Andrei Kolchak | |
| Levani* | Sergei Lenski | |
| David Vadim | Igor Nevski | |
| Andrew Divoff | Boris Bazylev | |
| Ilia Volokh* | Vladimir Krasin | |
| Chris Howell | Major Perkins | |
| Spencer Garrett | Lee, White House Aide | |
| Bill Smitrovich | General Northwood | |
| Philip Baker Hall | U.S. Attorney General Ward | |
| Albert Owens | "Football" Colonel | |
| Willard Pugh | White House Comm. Officer | |
| Michael Monks | Assistant Press Secretary | |
| Alan Woolf | Russian President Petrov | |
| Messiri Freeman | Future Postmaster General | |
| Thomas Crawford | Steward Mike | |
| Fenton Lawless | Steward Joey | |
| Dan Shor | Notre Dame Aide | |
| David Gianopolous | Agent Johnson | |
| Glenn Morshower | Agent Walters | |
| Richard Doyle | AFO Back-up Pilot | |
| Don R. McManus* | F-15 Leader Col. Carlton | |
| Duke Miglin | F-15 "Halo 2" Fighter Pilot | |
| Pavel D. Lychnikoff | Prison Guard | |
| Oleg Taktarov | Prison Guard | |
| Mario Roberts | Secret Service Agent | |
| Keith Woulard | Secret Service Agent | |
| J. Mark Donaldson | Secret Service Agent | |
| Bruce Holman | Secret Service Agent | |
| Brian Libby | Chief Mechanic | |
| Diana Bellamy | Switchboard Operator | |
| Thom Barry | Ramstein S.O.F. Watch Officer | |
| Harry Hutchinson | Ramstein Airbase Controller | |
| E.E. Bell | Reporter | |
| Mark Thompson | Reporter | |
| Marciarose Shestack | Reporter | |
| Ren Hanami | Reporter | |
| Suzanne Michaels | CNN Anchor | |
| Boris Krutonog | MiG Leader | |
| Alex Veadov | MiG Pilo | |
| Allan Kolman | Kazak Soldier | |
| Dan Barringer | USAF Jump Master | |
| Mark Knutson | Russian Jump Master | |
| Jim Harley | Willis | |
| Aleks Shaklin | Government Official | |
| Igor N. Lobotsky | Russian Official | |
| Koko Kiledjian | Russian Speaker | |
| Gordon Michaels | USAF Radio Specialist | |
| Robert Peters | USAF Radio Specialist | |
| Kristian Sorensen | USAF Radio Specialist | |
| Stuart Nixon | USAF Security | |
| Marty Rosen | CIA Director | |
| Lee Faranda | Russian Bad Guy | |
| Michael Hambrick | CNN Reporter | |
| Catherine T. Yang | Foreign TV Reporter | |
| David Macisaac | MC-130 Pilot | |
| J. Scott Shonka | Pararescue Jumper | |
| Paul Sklar | Pararescue Jumper | |
| David Permenter | Winch Recovery Master | |
| David O'Donnell | Young Airman | |
| Timothy Carhart | Secret Service Agent at Checkpoint (uncredited) |
Production and Technical Credits
| Wolfgang Petersen | Director | |
| Jon Shestack | Producer | |
| Gail Katz | Producer | |
| Wolfgang Petersen | Producer | |
| Armyan Bernstein | Producer | |
| Andrew W. Marlowe | Screenwriter | |
| David Lester | Executive Producer | |
| Marc Abraham | Executive Producer | |
| Thomas A. Bliss | Executive Producer | |
| Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography | |
| William Sandell | Production Designer | |
| Richard Francis-Bruce | Editor | |
| Richard Edlund | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Designer | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer | |
| Peter Kohn | Assistant Director | |
| David A. Siegel | Unit Production Manager | |
| Nancy Patton | Supervising Art Director | |
| Carl Aldana | Art Director | |
| Carl Stensel | Art Director | |
| Ernie Bishop | Set Decorator | |
| Terry D. Frazee | Special Effects Coordinator | |
| Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor | |
| Mark Peterson | Costume Supervisor | |
| Keith A. Wester | Production Sound Mixer | |
| Paul Massey | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Kline | Re-recording Mixer | |
| D.M. Hemphill | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Peter Michael Sullivan | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Jon Title | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Rick Bozeat | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Nick Kharabadze | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Peter Zinda | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Kevin Haney | Key Makeup | |
| Gerald J. Solomon | Key Hairstylist | |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting Director | |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting Director | |
| Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.