The Expendables (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $103,068,524Details
International Box Office $165,199,650
Worldwide Box Office $268,268,174
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $53,717,503
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $23,627,204
Total $77,344,707
Further financial details...

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 $156,235,681

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
MPA 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
Cast, crew, or production detail: Directing Yourself, Ensemble, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Government Corruption, Hostage, Mercenaries, Narcotics, Pirates, Relationships Gone Wrong, Rescue, Revenge, Romance, Secret Agent, Special Ops
Subgenre: Action Thriller
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, Spanish, Somali

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

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


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 $156,235,681

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
MPA 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
Cast, crew, or production detail: Directing Yourself, Ensemble, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Government Corruption, Hostage, Mercenaries, Narcotics, Pirates, Relationships Gone Wrong, Rescue, Revenge, Romance, Secret Agent, Special Ops
Subgenre: Action Thriller
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, Spanish, Somali

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

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.