Hostage
1980-Present
Movies about the interaction between hostage and captor.
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Air Force One |
Sony |
$172,956,409 |
2,981 |
$37,132,505 |
2,919 |
7/25/97 |
| 2 |
Argo |
WB |
$136,024,128 |
3,247 |
$19,458,109 |
3,232 |
10/12/12 |
| 3 |
Speed |
Fox |
$121,248,145 |
2,169 |
$14,456,194 |
2,138 |
6/10/94 |
| 4 |
Collateral |
DW |
$101,005,703 |
3,205 |
$24,701,458 |
3,188 |
8/6/04 |
| 5 |
Olympus Has Fallen |
FD |
$97,484,389 |
3,106 |
$30,373,794 |
3,098 |
3/22/13 |
| 6 |
Die Hard |
Fox |
$83,008,852 |
1,713 |
$601,851 |
21 |
7/15/88 |
| 7 |
John Q. |
NL |
$71,756,802 |
2,505 |
$20,275,194 |
2,466 |
2/15/02 |
| 8 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |
Sony |
$65,452,312 |
3,077 |
$23,373,102 |
3,074 |
6/12/09 |
| 9 |
Misery |
Col. |
$61,276,872 |
1,370 |
$10,076,834 |
1,244 |
11/30/90 |
| 10 |
The River Wild |
Uni. |
$46,816,343 |
2,153 |
$10,214,450 |
2,074 |
9/30/94 |
| 11 |
Phone Booth |
Fox |
$46,566,212 |
2,489 |
$15,021,088 |
2,481 |
4/4/03 |
| 12 |
The Negotiator |
WB |
$44,547,681 |
2,436 |
$10,218,831 |
2,436 |
7/31/98 |
| 13 |
Nothing to Lose |
BV |
$44,480,039 |
1,888 |
$11,617,767 |
1,862 |
7/18/97 |
| 14 |
Hostage |
Mira. |
$34,639,939 |
2,183 |
$10,214,734 |
2,123 |
3/11/05 |
| 15 |
Cadillac Man |
Orion |
$27,627,310 |
1,878 |
$6,712,079 |
1,826 |
5/18/90 |
| 16 |
From Dusk Till Dawn |
Mira. |
$25,836,616 |
2,007 |
$10,240,805 |
2,004 |
1/19/96 |
| 17 |
Saving Silverman |
Sony |
$19,402,030 |
2,467 |
$7,411,852 |
2,467 |
2/9/01 |
| 18 |
Toy Soldiers |
TriS |
$15,073,942 |
1,358 |
$4,182,300 |
1,350 |
4/26/91 |
| 19 |
Excess Baggage |
Sony |
$14,515,490 |
2,211 |
$6,309,583 |
2,211 |
8/29/97 |
| 20 |
Lockout |
FD |
$14,326,864 |
2,335 |
$6,231,836 |
2,308 |
4/13/12 |
| 21 |
The Ref |
BV |
$11,439,193 |
861 |
$3,044,097 |
701 |
3/9/94 |
| 22 |
Mad City |
WB |
$10,541,523 |
2,194 |
$4,649,742 |
2,194 |
11/7/97 |
| 23 |
Celtic Pride |
BV |
$9,255,027 |
1,836 |
$3,809,248 |
1,832 |
4/19/96 |
| 24 |
Runaway Train |
Can. |
$7,683,620 |
965 |
$2,601,480 |
965 |
12/6/85 |
| 25 |
House Arrest |
MGM |
$7,032,782 |
1,623 |
$2,275,808 |
1,623 |
8/16/96 |
| 26 |
The Clearing |
FoxS |
$5,763,875 |
449 |
$472,781 |
56 |
7/2/04 |
| 27 |
Airheads |
Fox |
$5,751,882 |
1,229 |
$1,911,739 |
1,228 |
8/5/94 |
| 28 |
Birthday Girl |
Mira. |
$5,142,576 |
1,000 |
$2,370,809 |
1,000 |
2/1/02 |
| 29 |
Held Up |
Trim. |
$4,705,631 |
688 |
$1,911,007 |
688 |
5/12/00 |
| 30 |
A Life Less Ordinary |
Fox |
$4,366,722 |
1,208 |
$2,007,279 |
1,207 |
10/24/97 |
| 31 |
Desperate Hours (1990) |
MGM |
$2,742,912 |
1,033 |
$1,367,657 |
1,033 |
10/5/90 |
| 32 |
Faithful |
NL |
$2,104,439 |
803 |
$967,956 |
803 |
4/5/96 |
| 33 |
Suicide Kings |
Art. |
$1,740,156 |
152 |
$558,081 |
135 |
4/17/98 |
| 34 |
Swimming with Sharks |
Trim. |
$382,928 |
13 |
$34,703 |
4 |
4/21/95 |
| 35 |
Albino Alligator |
Mira. |
$339,379 |
12 |
$101,176 |
12 |
1/17/97 |
| 36 |
Secuestro Express |
Mira. |
$307,208 |
34 |
$45,928 |
8 |
8/5/05 |
| 37 |
Malevolence |
PZR |
$127,287 |
10 |
$13,445 |
2 |
9/10/04 |
| 38 |
S.F.W. |
Gram. |
$63,513 |
44 |
$44,227 |
44 |
1/20/95 |
| 39 |
Trespass (2011) |
MNE |
$24,094 |
10 |
$16,816 |
10 |
10/14/11 |
| 40 |
The 24th Day |
Scre. |
$14,460 |
1 |
$2,001 |
1 |
5/14/04 |
| 41 |
ATM |
IFC |
$3,010 |
2 |
$2,034 |
2 |
4/6/12 |
| 42 |
The Dark Hours |
N/A |
$423 |
1 |
$338 |
1 |
10/13/05 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,323,578,718 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $31,513,779 | 1,451 | $7,310,303 | 1,383 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $1,314,812,385 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $42,413,303 | 1,943 | $10,171,311 | 1,926 | - |
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