Domestic Total: 89.18M
Opening Weekend: 39.2M
Legs: 2.32
Overview: Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 8, 2015 | $1,600,000 | + 0.00% | 2499 |
| Fri, Jan 9, 2015 | $14,880,032 | + 830.00% | 3594 |
| Sat, Jan 10, 2015 | $15,615,092 | + 4.94% | 3594 |
| Sun, Jan 11, 2015 | $8,706,533 | -44.24% | 3594 |
| Mon, Jan 12, 2015 | $2,418,409 | -72.22% | 3594 |
| Tue, Jan 13, 2015 | $3,292,457 | + 36.14% | 3594 |
| Wed, Jan 14, 2015 | $2,130,294 | -35.30% | 3594 |
| Thu, Jan 15, 2015 | $1,744,100 | -18.13% | 3594 |
| Fri, Jan 16, 2015 | $4,271,184 | + 144.89% | 3594 |
| Sat, Jan 17, 2015 | $6,617,924 | + 54.94% | 3594 |
| Sun, Jan 18, 2015 | $3,826,710 | -42.18% | 3594 |
| Mon, Jan 19, 2015 | $2,336,749 | -38.94% | 3594 |
| Tue, Jan 20, 2015 | $1,130,396 | -51.63% | 3594 |
| Wed, Jan 21, 2015 | $724,051 | -35.95% | 3594 |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2015 | $757,123 | + 4.57% | 3594 |
| Fri, Jan 23, 2015 | $2,073,034 | + 173.80% | 2909 |
| Sat, Jan 24, 2015 | $3,517,575 | + 69.68% | 2909 |
| Sun, Jan 25, 2015 | $1,821,988 | -48.20% | 2909 |
| Mon, Jan 26, 2015 | $412,318 | -77.37% | 2909 |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2015 | $602,255 | + 46.07% | 2909 |
| Wed, Jan 28, 2015 | $431,728 | -28.31% | 2909 |
| Thu, Jan 29, 2015 | $393,278 | -8.91% | 2909 |
| Fri, Jan 30, 2015 | $1,195,784 | + 204.06% | 2533 |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2015 | $1,981,369 | + 65.70% | 2533 |
| Sun, Feb 1, 2015 | $568,761 | -71.29% | 2533 |
| Mon, Feb 2, 2015 | $325,157 | -42.83% | 2533 |
| Tue, Feb 3, 2015 | $394,629 | + 21.37% | 2533 |
| Wed, Feb 4, 2015 | $288,933 | -26.78% | 2533 |
| Thu, Feb 5, 2015 | $270,196 | -6.48% | 2533 |
| Fri, Feb 6, 2015 | $622,750 | + 130.48% | 1507 |
| Sat, Feb 7, 2015 | $1,121,394 | + 80.07% | 1507 |
| Sun, Feb 8, 2015 | $570,293 | -49.14% | 1507 |
| Mon, Feb 9, 2015 | $162,898 | -71.44% | 1507 |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2015 | $192,484 | + 18.16% | 1507 |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2015 | $151,584 | -21.25% | 1507 |
| Thu, Feb 12, 2015 | $125,265 | -17.36% | 1507 |
| Fri, Feb 13, 2015 | $209,127 | + 66.95% | 691 |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2015 | $620,859 | + 196.88% | 691 |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2015 | $287,013 | -53.77% | 691 |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2015 | $148,979 | -48.09% | 691 |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2015 | $80,761 | -45.79% | 691 |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2015 | $63,698 | -21.13% | 691 |
| Thu, Feb 19, 2015 | $60,821 | -4.52% | 691 |
| Fri, Feb 20, 2015 | $131,706 | + 116.55% | 454 |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2015 | $229,476 | + 74.23% | 454 |
| Sun, Feb 22, 2015 | $122,805 | -46.48% | 454 |
| Mon, Feb 23, 2015 | $34,569 | -71.85% | 454 |
| Tue, Feb 24, 2015 | $39,741 | + 14.96% | 454 |
| Wed, Feb 25, 2015 | $33,077 | -16.77% | 454 |
| Thu, Feb 26, 2015 | $33,536 | + 1.39% | 454 |
| Fri, Feb 27, 2015 | $67,771 | + 102.08% | 295 |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2015 | $124,804 | + 84.16% | 295 |
| Sun, Mar 1, 2015 | $68,034 | -45.49% | 295 |
| Mon, Mar 2, 2015 | $19,912 | -70.73% | 295 |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2015 | $19,833 | -0.40% | 295 |
| Wed, Mar 4, 2015 | $18,859 | -4.91% | 295 |
| Thu, Mar 5, 2015 | $20,292 | + 7.60% | 295 |
| Fri, Mar 6, 2015 | $58,554 | + 188.56% | 256 |
| Sat, Mar 7, 2015 | $101,751 | + 73.77% | 256 |
| Sun, Mar 8, 2015 | $51,017 | -49.86% | 256 |
| Mon, Mar 9, 2015 | $18,064 | -64.59% | 256 |
| Tue, Mar 10, 2015 | $20,233 | + 12.01% | 256 |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2015 | $18,174 | -10.18% | 256 |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2015 | $19,649 | + 8.12% | 256 |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2015 | $59,599 | + 203.32% | 253 |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2015 | $94,388 | + 58.37% | 253 |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2015 | $50,030 | -47.00% | 253 |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2015 | $19,850 | -60.32% | 253 |
| Tue, Mar 17, 2015 | $22,588 | + 13.79% | 253 |
| Wed, Mar 18, 2015 | $21,059 | -6.77% | 253 |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2015 | $21,286 | + 1.08% | 253 |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2015 | $37,120 | + 74.39% | 178 |
| Sat, Mar 21, 2015 | $59,365 | + 59.93% | 178 |
| Sun, Mar 22, 2015 | $34,143 | -42.49% | 178 |
| Mon, Mar 23, 2015 | $13,517 | -60.41% | 178 |
| Tue, Mar 24, 2015 | $14,616 | + 8.13% | 178 |
| Wed, Mar 25, 2015 | $12,864 | -11.99% | 178 |
| Thu, Mar 26, 2015 | $13,019 | + 1.20% | 178 |
| Fri, Mar 27, 2015 | $25,526 | + 96.07% | 132 |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2015 | $40,837 | + 59.98% | 132 |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2015 | $24,875 | -39.09% | 132 |
| Mon, Mar 30, 2015 | $9,877 | -60.29% | 132 |
| Tue, Mar 31, 2015 | $10,151 | + 2.77% | 132 |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2015 | $10,605 | + 4.47% | 132 |
| Thu, Apr 2, 2015 | $11,950 | + 12.68% | 132 |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2015 | $17,095 | + 43.05% | 91 |
| Sat, Apr 4, 2015 | $22,041 | + 28.93% | 91 |
| Sun, Apr 5, 2015 | $14,198 | -35.58% | 91 |
| Mon, Apr 6, 2015 | $6,079 | -57.18% | 91 |
| Tue, Apr 7, 2015 | $7,189 | + 18.26% | 91 |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2015 | $6,166 | -14.23% | 91 |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2015 | $6,564 | + 6.45% | 91 |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2015 | $13,299 | + 102.61% | 75 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2015 | $21,184 | + 59.29% | 75 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2015 | $11,337 | -46.48% | 75 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2015 | $3,321 | -70.71% | 75 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2015 | $3,825 | + 15.18% | 75 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2015 | $3,201 | -16.31% | 75 |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2015 | $3,844 | + 20.09% | 75 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2015 | $7,322 | + 90.48% | 49 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2015 | $13,255 | + 81.03% | 49 |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2015 | $6,277 | -52.64% | 49 |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2015 | $1,883 | -70.00% | 49 |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2015 | $2,103 | + 11.68% | 49 |
| Wed, Apr 22, 2015 | $1,807 | -14.08% | 49 |
| Thu, Apr 23, 2015 | $2,125 | + 17.60% | 49 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liam Neeson | Bryan Mills |
| Forest Whitaker | Inspector Frank Dotzler |
| Maggie Grace | Kim Mills |
| Dougray Scott | Stuart St. John |
| Famke Janssen | Lenore St. John |
| Sam Spruell | Oleg Malankov |
| Don Harvey | Garcia |
| Dylan Bruno | Smith |
| Leland Orser | Sam Gilroy |
| David Warshofsky | Bernie Harris |
| Jon Gries | Mark Casey |
| Andrew Howard | Maxim |
| Jonny Weston | Jimy |
| Andrew Borba | Clarence |
| Judi Beecher | Claire |
| Cedric Cirotteau | Maxim Partner #1 |
| Catherine Dyer | NSA Woman |
| Jimmy Palumbo | Cop Brooks |
| Robert Pralgo | Cop Crime Scene #1 |
| Tony Williams | Cop Crime Scene #2 |
| Al Vicente | Cop Crime Scene #3 |
| Alexander Wraith | Cop Utility Room |
| Shelley Calene-Black | Cop Debriefing Room |
| Adam J. Smith | Cop Technician Surveillance Van |
| Jimmy Gonzales | Cop Lenore House #1 |
| David Clark | Cop Malankov Garage #1 |
| Michael Shikany | Clerk Convenience Store |
| Robert Bryan Davis | Clerk Gas Station |
| Nazareth Dairian | Clerk Toy Store |
| Tony DeMil | Impound Technician |
| Stefanie Kleine | Waitress Rancho Cafe |
| Johnny Harvill | Customer Rancho Cafe |
| Angie Dillard | Waitress Restaurant |
| Wallace Langham | Mike |
| Franck Neel | Stuart Bodyguard #2 |
| Cédric Chevalme | Malankov Guard Elevator Garage #1 |
| Anton Yakovlev | Malankov Guard Security Station #1 |
| Ellen Ho | USC Girl #1 |
| Haley Craft | USC Girl #2 |
| Stephanie Honoré | USC Girl #3 |
| Steve Coulter | USC Professor |
| Mike Davies | Pilot Private Jet |
| Jonathan Waite | Co-Pilot Private Jet |
| Lauren Sivan | Reporter Crime Scene |
| Cornelius Peter | Pastor Lenore Funeral |
| Kevin Fry-Bowers | Bodyguard Many |
| Katie Mary Garland | Bagel Clerk |
| Al Sapienza | Johnson |
| Chad Donella | Phillips |
| Pete Thias | Malankov Guard Elevator Garage #2 |
| Cedric Camus | Malankov Guard Security Station #2 |
| Karim Ben Haddou | Malankov Guard Elevator Penthouse #1 |
| Vincent Parisi | Malankov Guard Elevator Penthouse #2 |
| Scott Thrun | Malankov Guard Elevator Penthouse #3 |
| Laurent Desponds | Malankov Building Security |
| Amanda Nima | Waitress #2 |
| Alex Disdier | Steward Gulfstream |
| Martin Vaughan Lewis | Controller Airport |
| Abbey Ferrell | Kim's Friend (uncredited) |
| Ashante P.T. Stokes | Detective (uncredited) |
| Preston Baker | College Student (uncredited) |
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|
Week 1: $48.64M
Week 2: $20.65M
Investor Share: $11.36M
Week 3+: $21.49M
Investor Share: $10.74M
$238.4M (72.42%)
Investor Share: $83.44M
Budget: $48M
P&A: $48M
Gross: $327.58M
Net: $134.73M
Costs: $96M
Profit: $38.73M
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.