Taken 2 (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $139,854,287Details
International Box Office $237,953,117Details
Worldwide Box Office $377,807,404
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $45,244,848
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $19,303,931
Total $64,548,779
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Synopsis

Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers returns. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,514,769 (35.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,661 opening theaters/3,706 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $210,103,987

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 5th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 27th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Switzerland)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (France)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
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Video Release: January 15th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2230, 4/7/2012)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Taken
Cast, crew, or production detail: Flashback to Previous Movie in the Franchise, Intertitle, Sequel With Lead Character Recast
Plot point: Children Trying to Reunite Divorced Parents, Kidnap, Non-Chronological, Rescue, Revenge
Social setting: Organized Crime
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Canal Plus, Cine Plus
Production Countries: United States, France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $49,514,769   3,661 $13,525   $49,514,769 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $21,873,127 -56% 3,706 $5,902   $86,131,979 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $13,260,870 -39% 3,489 $3,801   $105,832,339 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $7,716,732 -42% 2,995 $2,577   $117,105,577 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $5,919,493 -23% 2,639 $2,243   $125,586,929 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $4,012,829 -32% 2,487 $1,614   $131,300,000 6
Nov 16, 2012 7 $2,126,620 -47% 2,063 $1,031   $134,651,009 7
Nov 23, 2012 11 $950,043 -55% 763 $1,245   $136,477,003 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $467,975 -51% 496 $943   $137,163,554 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $387,227 -17% 430 $901   $137,700,304 10
Dec 14, 2012 19 $288,772 -25% 339 $852   $138,132,493 11
Dec 21, 2012 24 $204,623 -29% 275 $744   $138,469,723 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $243,127 +19% 232 $1,048   $138,897,494 13
Jan 4, 2013 28 $207,796 -15% 213 $976   $139,284,764 14
Jan 11, 2013 32 $146,398 -30% 190 $771   $139,499,963 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $105,395 -28% 156 $676   $139,653,871 16
Jan 25, 2013 42 $65,953 -37% 124 $532   $139,761,284 17
Feb 1, 2013 52 $34,064 -48% 83 $410   $139,813,357 18
Feb 8, 2013 62 $15,057 -56% 35 $430   $139,840,854 19
Feb 15, 2013 73 $6,018 -60% 16 $376   $139,852,115 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 4, 2012 P $1,500,000     0     $1,500,000  
Oct 5, 2012 1 $18,358,057     3,661 $5,014   $18,358,057 1
Oct 6, 2012 1 $18,942,416 +3%   3,661 $5,174   $37,300,473 2
Oct 7, 2012 1 $12,214,296 -36%   3,661 $3,336   $49,514,769 3
Oct 8, 2012 1 $5,501,950 -55%   3,661 $1,503   $55,016,719 4
Oct 9, 2012 1 $3,951,708 -28%   3,661 $1,079   $58,968,427 5
Oct 10, 2012 1 $2,782,072 -30%   3,661 $760   $61,750,499 6
Oct 11, 2012 1 $2,508,353 -10%   3,661 $685   $64,258,852 7
Oct 12, 2012 2 $7,083,104 +182% -61% 3,706 $1,911   $71,341,956 8
Oct 13, 2012 1 $9,727,089 +37% -49% 3,706 $2,625   $81,069,045 9
Oct 14, 2012 2 $5,062,934 -48% -59% 3,706 $1,366   $86,131,979 10
Oct 15, 2012 2 $1,670,581 -67% -70% 3,706 $451   $87,802,560 11
Oct 16, 2012 2 $1,800,529 +8% -54% 3,706 $486   $89,603,089 12
Oct 17, 2012 2 $1,459,429 -19% -48% 3,706 $394   $91,062,518 13
Oct 18, 2012 2 $1,508,951 +3% -40% 3,706 $407   $92,571,469 14
Oct 19, 2012 3 $4,284,894 +184% -40% 3,489 $1,228   $96,856,363 15
Oct 20, 2012 3 $6,048,892 +41% -38% 3,489 $1,734   $102,905,255 16
Oct 21, 2012 4 $2,927,084 -52% -42% 3,489 $839   $105,832,339 17
Oct 22, 2012 3 $806,326 -72% -52% 3,489 $231   $106,638,665 18
Oct 23, 2012 3 $1,083,904 +34% -40% 3,489 $311   $107,722,569 19
Oct 24, 2012 3 $800,738 -26% -45% 3,489 $230   $108,523,307 20
Oct 25, 2012 3 $865,538 +8% -43% 3,489 $248   $109,388,845 21
Oct 26, 2012 5 $2,576,408 +198% -40% 2,995 $860   $111,965,253 22
Oct 27, 2012 5 $3,427,199 +33% -43% 2,995 $1,144   $115,392,452 23
Oct 28, 2012 5 $1,713,125 -50% -41% 2,995 $572   $117,105,577 24
Oct 29, 2012 5 $473,556 -72% -41% 2,995 $158   $117,579,133 25
Oct 30, 2012 4 $723,749 +53% -33% 2,995 $242   $118,302,882 26
Oct 31, 2012 7 $687,870 -5% -14% 2,995 $230   $118,990,752 27
Nov 1, 2012 3 $676,684 -2% -22% 2,995 $226   $119,667,436 28
Nov 2, 2012 5 $1,817,721 +169% -29% 2,639 $689   $121,485,157 29
Nov 3, 2012 5 $2,796,341 +54% -18% 2,639 $1,060   $124,281,498 30
Nov 4, 2012 6 $1,305,431 -53% -24% 2,639 $495   $125,586,929 31
Nov 5, 2012 6 $439,715 -66% -7% 2,639 $167   $126,026,644 32
Nov 6, 2012 6 $509,930 +16% -30% 2,639 $193   $126,536,574 33
Nov 7, 2012 6 $361,842 -29% -47% 2,639 $137   $126,898,416 34
Nov 8, 2012 7 $388,755 +7% -43% 2,639 $147   $127,287,171 35
Nov 9, 2012 5 $1,179,280 +203% -35% 2,487 $474   $128,466,451 36
Nov 10, 2012 5 $1,818,723 +54% -35% 2,487 $731   $130,285,174 37
Nov 11, 2012 5 $1,014,826 -44% -22% 2,487 $408   $131,300,000 38
Nov 12, 2012 6 $484,918 -52% +10% 2,487 $195   $131,784,918 39
Nov 13, 2012 7 $286,733 -41% -44% 2,487 $115   $132,071,651 40
Nov 14, 2012 5 $238,672 -17% -34% 2,487 $96   $132,310,323 41
Nov 15, 2012 5 $214,066 -10% -45% 2,487 $86   $132,524,389 42
Nov 16, 2012 7 $657,451 +207% -44% 2,063 $319   $133,181,840 43
Nov 17, 2012 7 $960,362 +46% -47% 2,063 $466   $134,142,202 44
Nov 18, 2012 7 $508,807 -47% -50% 2,063 $247   $134,651,009 45
Nov 19, 2012 7 $227,239 -55% -53% 2,063 $110   $134,878,248 46
Nov 20, 2012 7 $324,650 +43% +13% 2,063 $157   $135,202,898 47
Nov 21, 2012 - $159,892 -51% -33% 739 $216   $135,362,790 48
Nov 22, 2012 - $164,170 +3% -23% 739 $222   $135,526,960 49
Nov 23, 2012 - $379,042 +131% -42% 763 $497   $135,906,002 50
Nov 24, 2012 - $402,329 +6% -58% 763 $527   $136,308,331 51
Nov 25, 2012 - $168,672 -58% -67% 763 $221   $136,477,003 52
Nov 26, 2012 - $54,379 -68% -76% 763 $71   $136,531,382 53
Nov 27, 2012 - $58,794 +8% -82% 763 $77   $136,590,176 54
Nov 28, 2012 - $49,663 -16% -69% 763 $65   $136,639,839 55
Nov 29, 2012 - $55,740 +12% -66% 763 $73   $136,695,579 56
Nov 30, 2012 - $144,015 +158% -62% 496 $290   $136,839,594 57
Dec 1, 2012 - $220,730 +53% -45% 496 $445   $137,060,324 58
Dec 2, 2012 - $103,230 -53% -39% 496 $208   $137,163,554 59
Dec 3, 2012 - $34,522 -67% -37% 496 $70   $137,198,076 60
Dec 4, 2012 - $40,397 +17% -31% 496 $81   $137,238,473 61
Dec 5, 2012 - $37,385 -7% -25% 496 $75   $137,275,858 62
Dec 6, 2012 - $37,219 n/c -33% 496 $75   $137,313,077 63
Dec 7, 2012 - $117,513 +216% -18% 430 $273   $137,430,590 64
Dec 8, 2012 - $174,643 +49% -21% 430 $406   $137,605,233 65
Dec 9, 2012 - $95,071 -46% -8% 430 $221   $137,700,304 66
Dec 10, 2012 - $33,580 -65% -3% 430 $78   $137,733,884 67
Dec 11, 2012 - $38,548 +15% -5% 430 $90   $137,772,432 68
Dec 12, 2012 - $33,620 -13% -10% 430 $78   $137,806,052 69
Dec 13, 2012 - $37,669 +12% +1% 430 $88   $137,843,721 70
Dec 14, 2012 - $81,559 +117% -31% 339 $241   $137,925,280 71
Dec 15, 2012 - $133,529 +64% -24% 339 $394   $138,058,809 72
Dec 16, 2012 - $73,684 -45% -22% 339 $217   $138,132,493 73
Dec 17, 2012 - $33,689 -54% n/c 339 $99   $138,166,182 74
Dec 18, 2012 - $36,176 +7% -6% 339 $107   $138,202,358 75
Dec 19, 2012 - $28,609 -21% -15% 339 $84   $138,230,967 76
Dec 20, 2012 - $34,133 +19% -9% 339 $101   $138,265,100 77
Dec 21, 2012 - $58,919 +73% -28% 275 $214   $138,324,019 78
Dec 22, 2012 - $83,760 +42% -37% 275 $305   $138,407,779 79
Dec 23, 2012 - $61,944 -26% -16% 275 $225   $138,469,723 80
Dec 24, 2012 - $27,572 -55% -18% 275 $100   $138,497,295 81
Dec 25, 2012 - $43,561 +58% +20% 275 $158   $138,540,856 82
Dec 26, 2012 - $53,207 +22% +86% 275 $193   $138,594,063 83
Dec 27, 2012 - $60,304 +13% +77% 275 $219   $138,654,367 84
Dec 28, 2012 - $78,464 +30% +33% 232 $338   $138,732,831 85
Dec 29, 2012 - $96,731 +23% +15% 232 $417   $138,829,562 86
Dec 30, 2012 - $67,932 -30% +10% 232 $293   $138,897,494 87
Dec 31, 2012 - $38,885 -43% +41% 232 $168   $138,936,379 88
Jan 1, 2013 - $65,399 +68% +50% 232 $282   $139,001,778 89
Jan 2, 2013 - $37,477 -43% -30% 232 $162   $139,039,255 90
Jan 3, 2013 - $37,713 +1% -37% 232 $163   $139,076,968 91
Jan 4, 2013 - $64,182 +70% -18% 213 $301   $139,141,150 92
Jan 5, 2013 - $91,282 +42% -6% 213 $429   $139,232,432 93
Jan 6, 2013 - $52,332 -43% -23% 213 $246   $139,284,764 94
Jan 7, 2013 - $16,772 -68% -57% 213 $79   $139,301,536 95
Jan 8, 2013 - $17,896 +7% -73% 213 $84   $139,319,432 96
Jan 9, 2013 - $16,580 -7% -56% 213 $78   $139,336,012 97
Jan 10, 2013 - $17,553 +6% -53% 213 $82   $139,353,565 98
Jan 11, 2013 - $42,511 +142% -34% 190 $224   $139,396,076 99
Jan 12, 2013 - $67,567 +59% -26% 190 $356   $139,463,643 100
Jan 13, 2013 - $36,320 -46% -31% 190 $191   $139,499,963 101
Jan 14, 2013 - $11,502 -68% -31% 190 $61   $139,511,465 102
Jan 15, 2013 - $12,600 +10% -30% 190 $66   $139,524,065 103
Jan 16, 2013 - $12,273 -3% -26% 190 $65   $139,536,338 104
Jan 17, 2013 - $12,138 -1% -31% 190 $64   $139,548,476 105
Jan 18, 2013 - $29,232 +141% -31% 156 $187   $139,577,708 106
Jan 19, 2013 - $47,528 +63% -30% 156 $305   $139,625,236 107
Jan 20, 2013 - $28,635 -40% -21% 156 $184   $139,653,871 108
Jan 21, 2013 - $20,212 -29% +76% 156 $130   $139,674,083 109
Jan 22, 2013 - $7,348 -64% -42% 156 $47   $139,681,431 110
Jan 23, 2013 - $6,599 -10% -46% 156 $42   $139,688,030 111
Jan 24, 2013 - $7,301 +11% -40% 156 $47   $139,695,331 112
Jan 25, 2013 - $15,553 +113% -47% 124 $125   $139,710,884 113
Jan 26, 2013 - $33,223 +114% -30% 124 $268   $139,744,107 114
Jan 27, 2013 - $17,177 -48% -40% 124 $139   $139,761,284 115
Jan 28, 2013 - $4,376 -75% -78% 124 $35   $139,765,660 116
Jan 29, 2013 - $4,660 +6% -37% 124 $38   $139,770,320 117
Jan 30, 2013 - $4,377 -6% -34% 124 $35   $139,774,697 118
Jan 31, 2013 - $4,596 +5% -37% 124 $37   $139,779,293 119
Feb 1, 2013 - $10,479 +128% -33% 83 $126   $139,789,772 120
Feb 2, 2013 - $18,191 +74% -45% 83 $219   $139,807,963 121
Feb 3, 2013 - $5,394 -70% -69% 83 $65   $139,813,357 122
Feb 4, 2013 - $2,976 -45% -32% 83 $36   $139,816,333 123
Feb 5, 2013 - $3,088 +4% -34% 83 $37   $139,819,421 124
Feb 6, 2013 - $3,117 +1% -29% 83 $38   $139,822,538 125
Feb 7, 2013 - $3,259 +5% -29% 83 $39   $139,825,797 126
Feb 8, 2013 - $4,051 +24% -61% 35 $116   $139,829,848 127
Feb 9, 2013 - $7,331 +81% -60% 35 $209   $139,837,179 128
Feb 10, 2013 - $3,675 -50% -32% 35 $105   $139,840,854 129
Feb 11, 2013 - $1,183 -68% -60% 35 $34   $139,842,037 130
Feb 12, 2013 - $1,278 +8% -59% 35 $37   $139,843,315 131
Feb 13, 2013 - $1,057 -17% -66% 35 $30   $139,844,372 132
Feb 14, 2013 - $1,725 +63% -47% 35 $49   $139,846,097 133
Feb 15, 2013 - $1,541 -11% -62% 16 $96   $139,847,638 134
Feb 16, 2013 - $2,532 +64% -65% 16 $158   $139,850,170 135
Feb 17, 2013 - $1,945 -23% -47% 16 $122   $139,852,115 136
Feb 18, 2013 - $856 -56% -28% 16 $54   $139,852,971 137
Feb 19, 2013 - $452 -47% -65% 16 $28   $139,853,423 138
Feb 20, 2013 - $361 -20% -66% 16 $23   $139,853,784 139
Feb 21, 2013 - $503 +39% -71% 16 $31   $139,854,287 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $64,258,852   3,661 $17,552   $64,258,852 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $28,312,617 -56% 3,706 $7,640   $92,571,469 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $16,817,376 -41% 3,489 $4,820   $109,388,845 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $10,278,591 -39% 2,995 $3,432   $119,667,436 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $7,619,735 -26% 2,639 $2,887   $127,287,171 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $5,237,218 -31% 2,487 $2,106   $132,524,389 6
Nov 16, 2012 10 $3,002,571 -43% 739 $4,063   $135,526,960 7
Nov 23, 2012 12 $1,168,619 -61% 763 $1,532   $136,695,579 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $617,498 -47% 496 $1,245   $137,313,077 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $530,644 -14% 430 $1,234   $137,843,721 10
Dec 14, 2012 20 $421,379 -21% 339 $1,243   $138,265,100 11
Dec 21, 2012 27 $389,267 -8% 275 $1,416   $138,654,367 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $422,601 +9% 232 $1,822   $139,076,968 13
Jan 4, 2013 29 $276,597 -35% 213 $1,299   $139,353,565 14
Jan 11, 2013 31 $194,911 -30% 190 $1,026   $139,548,476 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $146,855 -25% 156 $941   $139,695,331 16
Jan 25, 2013 45 $83,962 -43% 124 $677   $139,779,293 17
Feb 1, 2013 51 $46,504 -45% 83 $560   $139,825,797 18
Feb 8, 2013 66 $20,300 -56% 35 $580   $139,846,097 19
Feb 15, 2013 71 $8,190 -60% 16 $512   $139,854,287 20

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/4/2012 $1,064,716 87 102 788 $4,962,723 12/30/2018
Australia 10/4/2012 $0 0 367 1,401 $20,113,624 12/12/2015
Austria 10/11/2012 $344,961 47 48 222 $1,240,535 12/12/2015
Belgium 10/3/2012 $780,161 50 50 345 $2,776,796 12/14/2015
Bolivia 10/4/2012 $50,268 8 8 45 $325,020 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/5/2012 $991,626 200 213 839 $4,993,850 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 10/12/2012 $34,005 17 17 95 $168,759 12/29/2018
Chile 10/4/2012 $330,859 53 53 269 $185,793 4/4/2026
Colombia 10/5/2012 $351,580 90 90 361 $2,290,540 12/29/2018
Croatia 10/4/2012 $0 0 15 77 $404,817 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 10/4/2012 $64,910 40 44 115 $193,831 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/4/2012 $0 0 12 19 $1,747,137 12/12/2015
Ecuador 10/5/2012 $162,726 29 29 125 $594,763 12/29/2018
Egypt 10/10/2012 $71,338 9 10 69 $472,100 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/12/2012 $18,688 4 6 18 $55,122 12/12/2015
Finland 10/5/2012 $0 0 31 64 $257,063 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $8,785,095 561 561 2,928 $24,400,146 12/12/2015
Germany 10/11/2012 $3,527,720 437 437 1,105 $10,867,144 12/12/2015
Greece 10/11/2012 $38,686 10 32 140 $879,281 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 10/4/2012 $164,638 32 41 183 $1,598,107 12/12/2015
Hungary 10/11/2012 $235,848 37 37 222 $723,816 12/29/2018
Iceland 10/5/2012 $55,924 6 6 20 $176,671 12/29/2018
India 10/12/2012 $369,900 116 116 193 $710,832 12/12/2015
Indonesia 10/3/2012 $812,086 168 168 362 $2,269,959 12/29/2018
Israel 10/4/2012 $569,773 24 29 175 $2,493,077 12/29/2018
Italy 10/11/2012 $1,252,549 265 265 616 $2,534,204 12/12/2015
Kenya 10/5/2012 $23,740 6 6 41 $89,575 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/12/2012 $6,455 1 1 5 $23,260 12/29/2018
Lebanon 10/4/2012 $257,171 13 15 76 $834,251 12/29/2018
Lithuania 10/26/2012 $15,117 4 4 21 $56,144 12/12/2015
Malaysia 10/4/2012 $976,524 96 96 403 $2,494,700 12/12/2015
Mexico 10/5/2012 $2,542,979 928 928 3,614 $9,057,912 12/12/2015
Netherlands 11/22/2012 $480,777 70 70 310 $1,744,662 12/13/2015
New Zealand 10/11/2012 $0 0 102 511 $2,513,655 12/13/2015
Nigeria 10/5/2012 $47,362 8 8 32 $237,224 12/29/2018
Norway 10/5/2012 $587,006 74 99 405 $2,504,667 12/13/2015
Peru 10/11/2012 $571,280 101 101 402 $2,150,400 12/29/2018
Philippines 10/4/2012 $1,550,508 180 180 397 $3,393,701 12/29/2018
Poland 10/5/2012 $0 0 119 151 $2,286,224 12/29/2018
Portugal 10/4/2012 $329,448 58 58 356 $1,310,577 12/12/2015
Romania 10/12/2012 $277,836 35 35 123 $160,359 4/4/2026
Russia (CIS) 10/4/2012 $1,983,992 750 750 1,160 $4,056,951 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/4/2012 $18,148 10 10 120 $101,048 12/29/2018
Singapore 10/4/2012 $1,309,675 47 47 168 $2,293,407 4/4/2026
Slovakia 10/11/2012 $61,223 21 21 101 $264,868 12/12/2015
Slovenia 10/4/2012 $18,923 5 5 50 $135,192 12/12/2015
South Africa 10/12/2012 $384,982 69 71 467 $2,134,576 12/12/2015
South Korea 9/27/2012 $5,358,986 682 682 963 $15,501,938 12/12/2015
Spain 10/5/2012 $1,227,811 320 330 1,428 $4,985,593 12/12/2015
Sweden 10/5/2012 $0 0 74 410 $2,662,484 12/12/2015
Switzerland 10/3/2012 $223,711 15 53 173 $1,552,519 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/5/2012 $1,368,992 74 75 375 $5,832,646 12/12/2015
Thailand 10/4/2012 $498,173 120 120 295 $228,375 4/4/2026
Turkey 10/5/2012 $207,277 77 77 352 $717,703 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/4/2012 $1,019,151 52 52 139 $2,563,665 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/4/2012 $11,900,791 506 510 3,031 $37,829,352 12/12/2015
Uruguay 10/19/2012 $15,718 5 7 47 $197,550 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/7/2012 $499,570 64 64 265 $2,955,594 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/5/2012 $183,327 32 32 92 $562,064 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $37,084,571
  
International Total $237,953,117 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Liam Neeson    Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace    Kim
Famke Janssen    Lenore

Supporting

Leland Orser    Sam
Jon Gries    Casey
D.B. Sweeney    Bernie
Luke Grimes    Jamie
Rade Sherbedgia    Murad Krasniqi
Kevork Malikyan    Inspector Durmaz
Alain Figlarz    Suko
Frank Alvarez    Car Wash Attendant
Murat Tuncelli    Custon Officer Albania
Ali Yildirim    Imam
Ergun Kuyucu    Mirko
Cenqiz Bozkurt    Border Guard #1
Hakan Karaman    Reception Clerk
Saruhan Sari    Waiter
Naci Adiguzel    Cheikh
Aclan Buyukturkoglu    Cheikh's Aide
Mehmet Polat    Hotel Driver
Yilmaz Kovan    Hotel Thug #1
Erdogan Yavuz    Hotel Thug #2
Luran Ahmeti    Hotel Thug #3
Cenqiz Daner    Hotel Duty Officer
Melis Erman    Maid Lockers
Erkan Ucuncu    Barber
Ugur Ugural    Man in Street
Alexander Amadeus Dawe    Johnson
Olivier Rabourdin    Jean-Claude
Michael Vander-Meiren    Jean-Claude's Driver
Rochelle Gregorie    Jean-Claude's Concierge
Luenell Campbell    Driving Instructor
Emre Melemez    Hammam Attendant
Ilkay Akdogli    Albanian Intelligence Officer
Mylene Ava Pilutik    Waitress
Nathan Rippy    Newsreader
Atilla Pekoz    Border Guard #2
Serdar Okten    Custom Officer #1
Mesut Makul    Custom Officer #2
Mustafa Akin    Custom Officer #3
Murat Karatas    Police Man Car #1
Cuneyt Yanar    Police Man Car #2
Baris Adem    Police Man Antique #1
Hasan Karagulle    Police Man Antique #2
Gazenfer Kokoz    Cop #1
Remzi Sezgin    Cop #2
Ahmet Orhan Ozcam    Taxi Driver Kim
Melike Acar    Pool Attendant
Yasemin Yeltekin    Pool Waiter
Baris Aydin    Pool Man Newspaper
Kenneth James Dakan    Marine
Adil Sak    Coffin Puller
Bekir Aslantas    Coffin Puller
Ercan Kurt    Coffin Puller
Cetin Arik    Coffin Puller
Tamer Avkapan    Hammam Cop
Eraslan Saglam    Antique Shop #1
Mohamed Mouh    Antique Shop #2 Photo Db
Erdinc Durul Atkaya    Bryan Photo Db / Stand-In
Sumeyra Koc    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Victoria Belkova    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Emel Yazicioglu    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Begum Al    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
S. Buket Aydin    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Julian Vinay    Dj / Disco
Gaelle Oilleau    Maid Hotel
Frederic Schalck    Bryan's Stand In
Delphine Dupin    Kim's Stand In
Eva Cendors    Lenore's Stand In & Lenore Photo Db

Production and Technical Credits

John Papsidera    U.S. Casting
Nathaniel Mechaly    Composer
Romain Lacourbas    Director of Photography
William Pruss    Assistant Director
Ludovic Bernard    Assistant Director
Sebastien Inizan    Production Designer
Olivier Beriot    Costume Designer
Camille Delamarre    Editor
Vincent Tabaillon    Editor
Stephane Bucher    Sound Mixer
Frederic DuBois    Sound Mixer
Dean Humphreys    Sound Mixer
Frank Lebreton    Line Producer
Matthieu Bled    Post Production Manager
Diloy Gulun    Line Producer Turkey
Michael Mandaville    Line Producer in USA
Luc Besson    Producer
Luc Besson    Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen    Screenwriter
Olivier Megaton    Director

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.

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

Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers returns. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,514,769 (35.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,661 opening theaters/3,706 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $210,103,987

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 5th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 27th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Switzerland)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (France)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 15th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2230, 4/7/2012)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Taken
Cast, crew, or production detail: Flashback to Previous Movie in the Franchise, Intertitle, Sequel With Lead Character Recast
Plot point: Children Trying to Reunite Divorced Parents, Kidnap, Non-Chronological, Rescue, Revenge
Social setting: Organized Crime
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Canal Plus, Cine Plus
Production Countries: United States, France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $49,514,769   3,661 $13,525   $49,514,769 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $21,873,127 -56% 3,706 $5,902   $86,131,979 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $13,260,870 -39% 3,489 $3,801   $105,832,339 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $7,716,732 -42% 2,995 $2,577   $117,105,577 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $5,919,493 -23% 2,639 $2,243   $125,586,929 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $4,012,829 -32% 2,487 $1,614   $131,300,000 6
Nov 16, 2012 7 $2,126,620 -47% 2,063 $1,031   $134,651,009 7
Nov 23, 2012 11 $950,043 -55% 763 $1,245   $136,477,003 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $467,975 -51% 496 $943   $137,163,554 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $387,227 -17% 430 $901   $137,700,304 10
Dec 14, 2012 19 $288,772 -25% 339 $852   $138,132,493 11
Dec 21, 2012 24 $204,623 -29% 275 $744   $138,469,723 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $243,127 +19% 232 $1,048   $138,897,494 13
Jan 4, 2013 28 $207,796 -15% 213 $976   $139,284,764 14
Jan 11, 2013 32 $146,398 -30% 190 $771   $139,499,963 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $105,395 -28% 156 $676   $139,653,871 16
Jan 25, 2013 42 $65,953 -37% 124 $532   $139,761,284 17
Feb 1, 2013 52 $34,064 -48% 83 $410   $139,813,357 18
Feb 8, 2013 62 $15,057 -56% 35 $430   $139,840,854 19
Feb 15, 2013 73 $6,018 -60% 16 $376   $139,852,115 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 4, 2012 P $1,500,000     0     $1,500,000  
Oct 5, 2012 1 $18,358,057     3,661 $5,014   $18,358,057 1
Oct 6, 2012 1 $18,942,416 +3%   3,661 $5,174   $37,300,473 2
Oct 7, 2012 1 $12,214,296 -36%   3,661 $3,336   $49,514,769 3
Oct 8, 2012 1 $5,501,950 -55%   3,661 $1,503   $55,016,719 4
Oct 9, 2012 1 $3,951,708 -28%   3,661 $1,079   $58,968,427 5
Oct 10, 2012 1 $2,782,072 -30%   3,661 $760   $61,750,499 6
Oct 11, 2012 1 $2,508,353 -10%   3,661 $685   $64,258,852 7
Oct 12, 2012 2 $7,083,104 +182% -61% 3,706 $1,911   $71,341,956 8
Oct 13, 2012 1 $9,727,089 +37% -49% 3,706 $2,625   $81,069,045 9
Oct 14, 2012 2 $5,062,934 -48% -59% 3,706 $1,366   $86,131,979 10
Oct 15, 2012 2 $1,670,581 -67% -70% 3,706 $451   $87,802,560 11
Oct 16, 2012 2 $1,800,529 +8% -54% 3,706 $486   $89,603,089 12
Oct 17, 2012 2 $1,459,429 -19% -48% 3,706 $394   $91,062,518 13
Oct 18, 2012 2 $1,508,951 +3% -40% 3,706 $407   $92,571,469 14
Oct 19, 2012 3 $4,284,894 +184% -40% 3,489 $1,228   $96,856,363 15
Oct 20, 2012 3 $6,048,892 +41% -38% 3,489 $1,734   $102,905,255 16
Oct 21, 2012 4 $2,927,084 -52% -42% 3,489 $839   $105,832,339 17
Oct 22, 2012 3 $806,326 -72% -52% 3,489 $231   $106,638,665 18
Oct 23, 2012 3 $1,083,904 +34% -40% 3,489 $311   $107,722,569 19
Oct 24, 2012 3 $800,738 -26% -45% 3,489 $230   $108,523,307 20
Oct 25, 2012 3 $865,538 +8% -43% 3,489 $248   $109,388,845 21
Oct 26, 2012 5 $2,576,408 +198% -40% 2,995 $860   $111,965,253 22
Oct 27, 2012 5 $3,427,199 +33% -43% 2,995 $1,144   $115,392,452 23
Oct 28, 2012 5 $1,713,125 -50% -41% 2,995 $572   $117,105,577 24
Oct 29, 2012 5 $473,556 -72% -41% 2,995 $158   $117,579,133 25
Oct 30, 2012 4 $723,749 +53% -33% 2,995 $242   $118,302,882 26
Oct 31, 2012 7 $687,870 -5% -14% 2,995 $230   $118,990,752 27
Nov 1, 2012 3 $676,684 -2% -22% 2,995 $226   $119,667,436 28
Nov 2, 2012 5 $1,817,721 +169% -29% 2,639 $689   $121,485,157 29
Nov 3, 2012 5 $2,796,341 +54% -18% 2,639 $1,060   $124,281,498 30
Nov 4, 2012 6 $1,305,431 -53% -24% 2,639 $495   $125,586,929 31
Nov 5, 2012 6 $439,715 -66% -7% 2,639 $167   $126,026,644 32
Nov 6, 2012 6 $509,930 +16% -30% 2,639 $193   $126,536,574 33
Nov 7, 2012 6 $361,842 -29% -47% 2,639 $137   $126,898,416 34
Nov 8, 2012 7 $388,755 +7% -43% 2,639 $147   $127,287,171 35
Nov 9, 2012 5 $1,179,280 +203% -35% 2,487 $474   $128,466,451 36
Nov 10, 2012 5 $1,818,723 +54% -35% 2,487 $731   $130,285,174 37
Nov 11, 2012 5 $1,014,826 -44% -22% 2,487 $408   $131,300,000 38
Nov 12, 2012 6 $484,918 -52% +10% 2,487 $195   $131,784,918 39
Nov 13, 2012 7 $286,733 -41% -44% 2,487 $115   $132,071,651 40
Nov 14, 2012 5 $238,672 -17% -34% 2,487 $96   $132,310,323 41
Nov 15, 2012 5 $214,066 -10% -45% 2,487 $86   $132,524,389 42
Nov 16, 2012 7 $657,451 +207% -44% 2,063 $319   $133,181,840 43
Nov 17, 2012 7 $960,362 +46% -47% 2,063 $466   $134,142,202 44
Nov 18, 2012 7 $508,807 -47% -50% 2,063 $247   $134,651,009 45
Nov 19, 2012 7 $227,239 -55% -53% 2,063 $110   $134,878,248 46
Nov 20, 2012 7 $324,650 +43% +13% 2,063 $157   $135,202,898 47
Nov 21, 2012 - $159,892 -51% -33% 739 $216   $135,362,790 48
Nov 22, 2012 - $164,170 +3% -23% 739 $222   $135,526,960 49
Nov 23, 2012 - $379,042 +131% -42% 763 $497   $135,906,002 50
Nov 24, 2012 - $402,329 +6% -58% 763 $527   $136,308,331 51
Nov 25, 2012 - $168,672 -58% -67% 763 $221   $136,477,003 52
Nov 26, 2012 - $54,379 -68% -76% 763 $71   $136,531,382 53
Nov 27, 2012 - $58,794 +8% -82% 763 $77   $136,590,176 54
Nov 28, 2012 - $49,663 -16% -69% 763 $65   $136,639,839 55
Nov 29, 2012 - $55,740 +12% -66% 763 $73   $136,695,579 56
Nov 30, 2012 - $144,015 +158% -62% 496 $290   $136,839,594 57
Dec 1, 2012 - $220,730 +53% -45% 496 $445   $137,060,324 58
Dec 2, 2012 - $103,230 -53% -39% 496 $208   $137,163,554 59
Dec 3, 2012 - $34,522 -67% -37% 496 $70   $137,198,076 60
Dec 4, 2012 - $40,397 +17% -31% 496 $81   $137,238,473 61
Dec 5, 2012 - $37,385 -7% -25% 496 $75   $137,275,858 62
Dec 6, 2012 - $37,219 n/c -33% 496 $75   $137,313,077 63
Dec 7, 2012 - $117,513 +216% -18% 430 $273   $137,430,590 64
Dec 8, 2012 - $174,643 +49% -21% 430 $406   $137,605,233 65
Dec 9, 2012 - $95,071 -46% -8% 430 $221   $137,700,304 66
Dec 10, 2012 - $33,580 -65% -3% 430 $78   $137,733,884 67
Dec 11, 2012 - $38,548 +15% -5% 430 $90   $137,772,432 68
Dec 12, 2012 - $33,620 -13% -10% 430 $78   $137,806,052 69
Dec 13, 2012 - $37,669 +12% +1% 430 $88   $137,843,721 70
Dec 14, 2012 - $81,559 +117% -31% 339 $241   $137,925,280 71
Dec 15, 2012 - $133,529 +64% -24% 339 $394   $138,058,809 72
Dec 16, 2012 - $73,684 -45% -22% 339 $217   $138,132,493 73
Dec 17, 2012 - $33,689 -54% n/c 339 $99   $138,166,182 74
Dec 18, 2012 - $36,176 +7% -6% 339 $107   $138,202,358 75
Dec 19, 2012 - $28,609 -21% -15% 339 $84   $138,230,967 76
Dec 20, 2012 - $34,133 +19% -9% 339 $101   $138,265,100 77
Dec 21, 2012 - $58,919 +73% -28% 275 $214   $138,324,019 78
Dec 22, 2012 - $83,760 +42% -37% 275 $305   $138,407,779 79
Dec 23, 2012 - $61,944 -26% -16% 275 $225   $138,469,723 80
Dec 24, 2012 - $27,572 -55% -18% 275 $100   $138,497,295 81
Dec 25, 2012 - $43,561 +58% +20% 275 $158   $138,540,856 82
Dec 26, 2012 - $53,207 +22% +86% 275 $193   $138,594,063 83
Dec 27, 2012 - $60,304 +13% +77% 275 $219   $138,654,367 84
Dec 28, 2012 - $78,464 +30% +33% 232 $338   $138,732,831 85
Dec 29, 2012 - $96,731 +23% +15% 232 $417   $138,829,562 86
Dec 30, 2012 - $67,932 -30% +10% 232 $293   $138,897,494 87
Dec 31, 2012 - $38,885 -43% +41% 232 $168   $138,936,379 88
Jan 1, 2013 - $65,399 +68% +50% 232 $282   $139,001,778 89
Jan 2, 2013 - $37,477 -43% -30% 232 $162   $139,039,255 90
Jan 3, 2013 - $37,713 +1% -37% 232 $163   $139,076,968 91
Jan 4, 2013 - $64,182 +70% -18% 213 $301   $139,141,150 92
Jan 5, 2013 - $91,282 +42% -6% 213 $429   $139,232,432 93
Jan 6, 2013 - $52,332 -43% -23% 213 $246   $139,284,764 94
Jan 7, 2013 - $16,772 -68% -57% 213 $79   $139,301,536 95
Jan 8, 2013 - $17,896 +7% -73% 213 $84   $139,319,432 96
Jan 9, 2013 - $16,580 -7% -56% 213 $78   $139,336,012 97
Jan 10, 2013 - $17,553 +6% -53% 213 $82   $139,353,565 98
Jan 11, 2013 - $42,511 +142% -34% 190 $224   $139,396,076 99
Jan 12, 2013 - $67,567 +59% -26% 190 $356   $139,463,643 100
Jan 13, 2013 - $36,320 -46% -31% 190 $191   $139,499,963 101
Jan 14, 2013 - $11,502 -68% -31% 190 $61   $139,511,465 102
Jan 15, 2013 - $12,600 +10% -30% 190 $66   $139,524,065 103
Jan 16, 2013 - $12,273 -3% -26% 190 $65   $139,536,338 104
Jan 17, 2013 - $12,138 -1% -31% 190 $64   $139,548,476 105
Jan 18, 2013 - $29,232 +141% -31% 156 $187   $139,577,708 106
Jan 19, 2013 - $47,528 +63% -30% 156 $305   $139,625,236 107
Jan 20, 2013 - $28,635 -40% -21% 156 $184   $139,653,871 108
Jan 21, 2013 - $20,212 -29% +76% 156 $130   $139,674,083 109
Jan 22, 2013 - $7,348 -64% -42% 156 $47   $139,681,431 110
Jan 23, 2013 - $6,599 -10% -46% 156 $42   $139,688,030 111
Jan 24, 2013 - $7,301 +11% -40% 156 $47   $139,695,331 112
Jan 25, 2013 - $15,553 +113% -47% 124 $125   $139,710,884 113
Jan 26, 2013 - $33,223 +114% -30% 124 $268   $139,744,107 114
Jan 27, 2013 - $17,177 -48% -40% 124 $139   $139,761,284 115
Jan 28, 2013 - $4,376 -75% -78% 124 $35   $139,765,660 116
Jan 29, 2013 - $4,660 +6% -37% 124 $38   $139,770,320 117
Jan 30, 2013 - $4,377 -6% -34% 124 $35   $139,774,697 118
Jan 31, 2013 - $4,596 +5% -37% 124 $37   $139,779,293 119
Feb 1, 2013 - $10,479 +128% -33% 83 $126   $139,789,772 120
Feb 2, 2013 - $18,191 +74% -45% 83 $219   $139,807,963 121
Feb 3, 2013 - $5,394 -70% -69% 83 $65   $139,813,357 122
Feb 4, 2013 - $2,976 -45% -32% 83 $36   $139,816,333 123
Feb 5, 2013 - $3,088 +4% -34% 83 $37   $139,819,421 124
Feb 6, 2013 - $3,117 +1% -29% 83 $38   $139,822,538 125
Feb 7, 2013 - $3,259 +5% -29% 83 $39   $139,825,797 126
Feb 8, 2013 - $4,051 +24% -61% 35 $116   $139,829,848 127
Feb 9, 2013 - $7,331 +81% -60% 35 $209   $139,837,179 128
Feb 10, 2013 - $3,675 -50% -32% 35 $105   $139,840,854 129
Feb 11, 2013 - $1,183 -68% -60% 35 $34   $139,842,037 130
Feb 12, 2013 - $1,278 +8% -59% 35 $37   $139,843,315 131
Feb 13, 2013 - $1,057 -17% -66% 35 $30   $139,844,372 132
Feb 14, 2013 - $1,725 +63% -47% 35 $49   $139,846,097 133
Feb 15, 2013 - $1,541 -11% -62% 16 $96   $139,847,638 134
Feb 16, 2013 - $2,532 +64% -65% 16 $158   $139,850,170 135
Feb 17, 2013 - $1,945 -23% -47% 16 $122   $139,852,115 136
Feb 18, 2013 - $856 -56% -28% 16 $54   $139,852,971 137
Feb 19, 2013 - $452 -47% -65% 16 $28   $139,853,423 138
Feb 20, 2013 - $361 -20% -66% 16 $23   $139,853,784 139
Feb 21, 2013 - $503 +39% -71% 16 $31   $139,854,287 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $64,258,852   3,661 $17,552   $64,258,852 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $28,312,617 -56% 3,706 $7,640   $92,571,469 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $16,817,376 -41% 3,489 $4,820   $109,388,845 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $10,278,591 -39% 2,995 $3,432   $119,667,436 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $7,619,735 -26% 2,639 $2,887   $127,287,171 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $5,237,218 -31% 2,487 $2,106   $132,524,389 6
Nov 16, 2012 10 $3,002,571 -43% 739 $4,063   $135,526,960 7
Nov 23, 2012 12 $1,168,619 -61% 763 $1,532   $136,695,579 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $617,498 -47% 496 $1,245   $137,313,077 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $530,644 -14% 430 $1,234   $137,843,721 10
Dec 14, 2012 20 $421,379 -21% 339 $1,243   $138,265,100 11
Dec 21, 2012 27 $389,267 -8% 275 $1,416   $138,654,367 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $422,601 +9% 232 $1,822   $139,076,968 13
Jan 4, 2013 29 $276,597 -35% 213 $1,299   $139,353,565 14
Jan 11, 2013 31 $194,911 -30% 190 $1,026   $139,548,476 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $146,855 -25% 156 $941   $139,695,331 16
Jan 25, 2013 45 $83,962 -43% 124 $677   $139,779,293 17
Feb 1, 2013 51 $46,504 -45% 83 $560   $139,825,797 18
Feb 8, 2013 66 $20,300 -56% 35 $580   $139,846,097 19
Feb 15, 2013 71 $8,190 -60% 16 $512   $139,854,287 20

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/4/2012 $1,064,716 87 102 788 $4,962,723 12/30/2018
Australia 10/4/2012 $0 0 367 1,401 $20,113,624 12/12/2015
Austria 10/11/2012 $344,961 47 48 222 $1,240,535 12/12/2015
Belgium 10/3/2012 $780,161 50 50 345 $2,776,796 12/14/2015
Bolivia 10/4/2012 $50,268 8 8 45 $325,020 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/5/2012 $991,626 200 213 839 $4,993,850 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 10/12/2012 $34,005 17 17 95 $168,759 12/29/2018
Chile 10/4/2012 $330,859 53 53 269 $185,793 4/4/2026
Colombia 10/5/2012 $351,580 90 90 361 $2,290,540 12/29/2018
Croatia 10/4/2012 $0 0 15 77 $404,817 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 10/4/2012 $64,910 40 44 115 $193,831 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/4/2012 $0 0 12 19 $1,747,137 12/12/2015
Ecuador 10/5/2012 $162,726 29 29 125 $594,763 12/29/2018
Egypt 10/10/2012 $71,338 9 10 69 $472,100 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/12/2012 $18,688 4 6 18 $55,122 12/12/2015
Finland 10/5/2012 $0 0 31 64 $257,063 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $8,785,095 561 561 2,928 $24,400,146 12/12/2015
Germany 10/11/2012 $3,527,720 437 437 1,105 $10,867,144 12/12/2015
Greece 10/11/2012 $38,686 10 32 140 $879,281 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 10/4/2012 $164,638 32 41 183 $1,598,107 12/12/2015
Hungary 10/11/2012 $235,848 37 37 222 $723,816 12/29/2018
Iceland 10/5/2012 $55,924 6 6 20 $176,671 12/29/2018
India 10/12/2012 $369,900 116 116 193 $710,832 12/12/2015
Indonesia 10/3/2012 $812,086 168 168 362 $2,269,959 12/29/2018
Israel 10/4/2012 $569,773 24 29 175 $2,493,077 12/29/2018
Italy 10/11/2012 $1,252,549 265 265 616 $2,534,204 12/12/2015
Kenya 10/5/2012 $23,740 6 6 41 $89,575 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/12/2012 $6,455 1 1 5 $23,260 12/29/2018
Lebanon 10/4/2012 $257,171 13 15 76 $834,251 12/29/2018
Lithuania 10/26/2012 $15,117 4 4 21 $56,144 12/12/2015
Malaysia 10/4/2012 $976,524 96 96 403 $2,494,700 12/12/2015
Mexico 10/5/2012 $2,542,979 928 928 3,614 $9,057,912 12/12/2015
Netherlands 11/22/2012 $480,777 70 70 310 $1,744,662 12/13/2015
New Zealand 10/11/2012 $0 0 102 511 $2,513,655 12/13/2015
Nigeria 10/5/2012 $47,362 8 8 32 $237,224 12/29/2018
Norway 10/5/2012 $587,006 74 99 405 $2,504,667 12/13/2015
Peru 10/11/2012 $571,280 101 101 402 $2,150,400 12/29/2018
Philippines 10/4/2012 $1,550,508 180 180 397 $3,393,701 12/29/2018
Poland 10/5/2012 $0 0 119 151 $2,286,224 12/29/2018
Portugal 10/4/2012 $329,448 58 58 356 $1,310,577 12/12/2015
Romania 10/12/2012 $277,836 35 35 123 $160,359 4/4/2026
Russia (CIS) 10/4/2012 $1,983,992 750 750 1,160 $4,056,951 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/4/2012 $18,148 10 10 120 $101,048 12/29/2018
Singapore 10/4/2012 $1,309,675 47 47 168 $2,293,407 4/4/2026
Slovakia 10/11/2012 $61,223 21 21 101 $264,868 12/12/2015
Slovenia 10/4/2012 $18,923 5 5 50 $135,192 12/12/2015
South Africa 10/12/2012 $384,982 69 71 467 $2,134,576 12/12/2015
South Korea 9/27/2012 $5,358,986 682 682 963 $15,501,938 12/12/2015
Spain 10/5/2012 $1,227,811 320 330 1,428 $4,985,593 12/12/2015
Sweden 10/5/2012 $0 0 74 410 $2,662,484 12/12/2015
Switzerland 10/3/2012 $223,711 15 53 173 $1,552,519 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/5/2012 $1,368,992 74 75 375 $5,832,646 12/12/2015
Thailand 10/4/2012 $498,173 120 120 295 $228,375 4/4/2026
Turkey 10/5/2012 $207,277 77 77 352 $717,703 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/4/2012 $1,019,151 52 52 139 $2,563,665 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/4/2012 $11,900,791 506 510 3,031 $37,829,352 12/12/2015
Uruguay 10/19/2012 $15,718 5 7 47 $197,550 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/7/2012 $499,570 64 64 265 $2,955,594 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/5/2012 $183,327 32 32 92 $562,064 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $37,084,571
  
International Total $237,953,117 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Liam Neeson    Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace    Kim
Famke Janssen    Lenore

Supporting

Leland Orser    Sam
Jon Gries    Casey
D.B. Sweeney    Bernie
Luke Grimes    Jamie
Rade Sherbedgia    Murad Krasniqi
Kevork Malikyan    Inspector Durmaz
Alain Figlarz    Suko
Frank Alvarez    Car Wash Attendant
Murat Tuncelli    Custon Officer Albania
Ali Yildirim    Imam
Ergun Kuyucu    Mirko
Cenqiz Bozkurt    Border Guard #1
Hakan Karaman    Reception Clerk
Saruhan Sari    Waiter
Naci Adiguzel    Cheikh
Aclan Buyukturkoglu    Cheikh's Aide
Mehmet Polat    Hotel Driver
Yilmaz Kovan    Hotel Thug #1
Erdogan Yavuz    Hotel Thug #2
Luran Ahmeti    Hotel Thug #3
Cenqiz Daner    Hotel Duty Officer
Melis Erman    Maid Lockers
Erkan Ucuncu    Barber
Ugur Ugural    Man in Street
Alexander Amadeus Dawe    Johnson
Olivier Rabourdin    Jean-Claude
Michael Vander-Meiren    Jean-Claude's Driver
Rochelle Gregorie    Jean-Claude's Concierge
Luenell Campbell    Driving Instructor
Emre Melemez    Hammam Attendant
Ilkay Akdogli    Albanian Intelligence Officer
Mylene Ava Pilutik    Waitress
Nathan Rippy    Newsreader
Atilla Pekoz    Border Guard #2
Serdar Okten    Custom Officer #1
Mesut Makul    Custom Officer #2
Mustafa Akin    Custom Officer #3
Murat Karatas    Police Man Car #1
Cuneyt Yanar    Police Man Car #2
Baris Adem    Police Man Antique #1
Hasan Karagulle    Police Man Antique #2
Gazenfer Kokoz    Cop #1
Remzi Sezgin    Cop #2
Ahmet Orhan Ozcam    Taxi Driver Kim
Melike Acar    Pool Attendant
Yasemin Yeltekin    Pool Waiter
Baris Aydin    Pool Man Newspaper
Kenneth James Dakan    Marine
Adil Sak    Coffin Puller
Bekir Aslantas    Coffin Puller
Ercan Kurt    Coffin Puller
Cetin Arik    Coffin Puller
Tamer Avkapan    Hammam Cop
Eraslan Saglam    Antique Shop #1
Mohamed Mouh    Antique Shop #2 Photo Db
Erdinc Durul Atkaya    Bryan Photo Db / Stand-In
Sumeyra Koc    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Victoria Belkova    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Emel Yazicioglu    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Begum Al    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
S. Buket Aydin    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Julian Vinay    Dj / Disco
Gaelle Oilleau    Maid Hotel
Frederic Schalck    Bryan's Stand In
Delphine Dupin    Kim's Stand In
Eva Cendors    Lenore's Stand In & Lenore Photo Db

Production and Technical Credits

John Papsidera    U.S. Casting
Nathaniel Mechaly    Composer
Romain Lacourbas    Director of Photography
William Pruss    Assistant Director
Ludovic Bernard    Assistant Director
Sebastien Inizan    Production Designer
Olivier Beriot    Costume Designer
Camille Delamarre    Editor
Vincent Tabaillon    Editor
Stephane Bucher    Sound Mixer
Frederic DuBois    Sound Mixer
Dean Humphreys    Sound Mixer
Frank Lebreton    Line Producer
Matthieu Bled    Post Production Manager
Diloy Gulun    Line Producer Turkey
Michael Mandaville    Line Producer in USA
Luc Besson    Producer
Luc Besson    Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen    Screenwriter
Olivier Megaton    Director

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.

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