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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Deja Vu

The Manchurian Candidate

Man on Fire
John Q.
Unstoppable
GenreAction ThrillerRomantic ThrillerThrillerAction DramaDrama / ThrillerAction Thriller
StudioSony / ColumbiaBuena VistaParamountFoxNew LineFox
Release DateJune 12, 2009November 22, 2006July 30, 2004April 21, 2004February 15, 2002November 12, 2010
Domestic Gross$65,452,312$64,038,616$65,955,630$77,911,774$71,756,802$81,562,942
Production Budget$100 million$75 million$80 million$70 million$36 million$100 million
Running Time2 hrs. 1 min.2 hrs. 8 min.2 hrs. 10 min.2 hrs. 26 min.1 hr. 52 min.1 hr. 38 min.
MPAA RatingRPG-13RRPG-13PG-13
MPAA Reasonviolence and pervasive languageintense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensualityfor violence and some languagefor language and strong violenceviolence, language and intense thematic elementssequences of action and peril, and some language.
 

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Domestic SummaryThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Deja VuThe Manchurian CandidateMan on FireJohn Q.Unstoppable
Total Gross$65,452,312$64,038,616$65,955,630$77,911,774$71,756,802$81,562,942
Opening Weekend*$23,373,102$20,574,802$20,018,620$22,751,490$20,275,194$22,688,457
Theaters3,0743,1082,8672,9802,4663,207
Average$7,603$6,619$6,982$7,634$8,221$7,075
Opening % of Total35.7%32.1%30.4%29.2%28.3%27.8%
Second Weekend Drop-48.5%-46.8%-48.8%-34.0%-38.5%-42.7%
Widest Release3,0773,1082,8672,9862,5053,261
Close DateAugust 23, 2009March 1, 2007November 18, 2004September 6, 2004May 2, 2002March 10, 2011
In Release77 days / 11 weeks100 days / 14 weeks112 days / 16 weeks139 days / 20 weeksn/a119 days / 17 weeks
*Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used.
 
Worldwide SummaryThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Deja VuThe Manchurian CandidateMan on FireJohn Q.Unstoppable
Worldwide Gross$150,166,126$180,557,550$96,105,964$130,293,714$102,244,770$167,805,466
Foreign Gross$84,713,814$116,518,934$30,150,334$52,381,940$30,487,968$86,242,524
Foreign % of Worldwide56.4%64.5%31.4%40.2%29.8%51.4%
Domestic Gross$65,452,312$64,038,616$65,955,630$77,911,774$71,756,802$81,562,942
Domestic % of Worldwide43.6%35.5%68.6%59.8%70.2%48.6%
 
People SummaryThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Deja VuThe Manchurian CandidateMan on FireJohn Q.Unstoppable
Actor: Denzel Washington#16#17#15#10#13#9
Cinematographer: Paul Cameron-#5-#3--
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams#17#19-#16-#15
Director: Tony Scott#8#9-#7-#6
Producer: Tony Scott#5--#3-#2
Writer: Brian Helgeland#8--#6--
 
Genres & FranchisesThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Deja VuThe Manchurian CandidateMan on FireJohn Q.Unstoppable
Genre: Action Remake#8--#5--
Genre: Hostage#8---#7-
Showdown: 'Source Code' Vs. 'Deja Vu' Vs. 'Groundhog Day,' E-#5---#1
Showdown: Denzel in November-#4---#3
Showdown: Denzel Washington Thriller Throwdown#5#6#4#2#3#1
 
Chart RankingsThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Deja VuThe Manchurian CandidateMan on FireJohn Q.Unstoppable
All Time Domestic#956#982#947#748#837#697
Yearly 2004--#45#34--
Yearly Opening Weekends 2004--#46#37--
Yearly R Rated 2004--#8#5--
Worldwide Yearly 2004--#61#40--
Opening Weeks#533#771#652#602#667#614
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends-#42---#100
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends-#41---#83
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds-#98---#114
Opening Weekends Not At #1#102#169#185--#115
Opening Weekends#523#647#682#548#660#551
Opening Weekends - November-#83---#74
Opening Weekends - Holiday-#130---#118
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)#330#292---#227
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)#734#656#747#262-#503
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)#1089#986#1104#415#570#766
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases#2517#2356#2545#1271#1604#1971
Rated R, Opening Weekends#125-#171#130--
Widest Releases#572#540---#375
Widest Opening Releases#529#492---#394
Widest R Rated Openings#81-#174#126--
Widest R Rated Releases#98-#186#137--
BOM Users' Grades (2004 Releases)--#68#33--
Yearly (Wide) 2004--#44#33--
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2004--#46#37--
Opening Weeks Adjusted#772#924#726#665#667#1011
Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends Adjusted-#58---#144
Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends Adjusted-#47---#105
Opening Weekends Not At #1 Adjusted#198#196#181---
Opening Weekends Adjusted - November-#100---#110
Opening Weekends Adjusted#771#768#733#592#645#901
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday-#157---#178
Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted--#200#146--
 
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