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Kidnapping Clash
| Movie Summary |  Taken |  Firewall |  Man on Fire | Don't Say a Word |  Ransom |  Taken 2 |
| Genre | Action | Thriller | Action Drama | Thriller | Thriller | Action |
| Studio | Fox | Warner Bros. | Fox | Fox | Buena Vista | Fox |
| Release Date | January 30, 2009 | February 10, 2006 | April 21, 2004 | September 28, 2001 | November 8, 1996 | October 5, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $145,000,989 | $48,751,189 | $77,911,774 | $55,001,642 | $136,492,681 | $139,854,287 |
| Production Budget | $25 million | n/a | $70 million | $50 million | n/a | $45 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 33 min. | 1 hr. 40 min. | 2 hrs. 26 min. | 1 hr. 53 min. | 2 hrs. 1 min. | 1 hr. 31 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | R | R | R | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language | some intense sequences of violence, and for some language | for language and strong violence | violence, including some gruesome images, and language | graphic bloody violence and strong language | intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality. |
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| Domestic Summary | Taken | Firewall | Man on Fire | Don't Say a Word | Ransom | Taken 2 |
| Total Gross | $145,000,989 | $48,751,189 | $77,911,774 | $55,001,642 | $136,492,681 | $139,854,287 |
| Opening Weekend* | $24,717,037 | $13,635,463 | $22,751,490 | $17,090,474 | $34,216,088 | $49,514,769 |
| Theaters | 3,183 | 2,840 | 2,980 | 2,802 | 2,676 | 3,661 |
| Average | $7,765 | $4,801 | $7,634 | $6,099 | $12,786 | $13,525 |
| Opening % of Total | 17.0% | 28.0% | 29.2% | 31.1% | 25.1% | 35.4% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -16.9% | -34.5% | -34.0% | -42.9% | -34.6% | -55.8% |
| Widest Release | 3,184 | 2,840 | 2,986 | 2,842 | 2,768 | 3,706 |
| Close Date | July 5, 2009 | May 18, 2006 | September 6, 2004 | n/a | n/a | February 21, 2013 |
| In Release | 161 days / 23 weeks | 98 days / 14 weeks | 139 days / 20 weeks | n/a | n/a | 140 days / 20 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Taken | Firewall | Man on Fire | Don't Say a Word | Ransom | Taken 2 |
| Worldwide Gross | $226,830,568 | $82,751,189 | $130,293,714 | $100,020,092 | $309,492,681 | $376,141,306 |
| Foreign Gross | $81,829,579 | $34,000,000 | $52,381,940 | $45,018,450 | $173,000,000 | $236,287,019 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 36.1% | 41.1% | 40.2% | 45.0% | 55.9% | 62.8% |
| Domestic Gross | $145,000,989 | $48,751,189 | $77,911,774 | $55,001,642 | $136,492,681 | $139,854,287 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 63.9% | 58.9% | 59.8% | 55.0% | 44.1% | 37.2% |
| People Summary | Taken | Firewall | Man on Fire | Don't Say a Word | Ransom | Taken 2 |
| Actor: Famke Janssen | #4 | - | - | #8 | - | #5 |
| Actor: Liam Neeson | #4 | - | - | - | - | #5 |
| Producer: Arnon Milchan | - | - | #11 | #17 | - | - |
| Producer: Luc Besson | #1 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Writer: Luc Besson | #1 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Writer: Robert Mark Kamen | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Genres & Franchises | Taken | Firewall | Man on Fire | Don't Say a Word | Ransom | Taken 2 |
| Genre: Drama - Kidnapping | #1 | #9 | #3 | #7 | #2 | - |
| Genre: Revenge | #4 | - | #11 | - | - | #5 |
| Showdown: Kidnapping Clash | #1 | #6 | #4 | #5 | #3 | #2 |
| Showdown: Liam Neeson Vs. Liam Neeson | #1 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Chart Rankings | Taken | Firewall | Man on Fire | Don't Say a Word | Ransom | Taken 2 |
| Opening Weekends Under 3,000 Theaters | - | - | #145 | - | #23 | - |
| All Time Domestic | #256 | #1365 | #750 | #1186 | #295 | #281 |
| All Time Worldwide | #432 | - | - | - | #274 | #186 |
| Opening Weeks | #501 | #1147 | #602 | #904 | #326 | #168 |
| Saturday Share of Opening Weekends | #28 | #133 | - | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #480 | #1095 | #549 | #838 | #279 | #139 |
| Opening Weekends - Fall | - | - | - | #85 | - | #3 |
| Opening Weekends - Winter | #42 | #159 | - | - | - | - |
| Ninth Weekends | #115 | - | - | - | #156 | - |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #31 | #91 | - | - | - | - |
| Fourth Weekends | #127 | - | - | - | #93 | - |
| Eighth Weekends | #87 | - | - | - | #200 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #32 | - | - | - | - | #472 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #56 | #276 | #262 | #512 | #279 | #1001 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #97 | #440 | #415 | #778 | #443 | #1463 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #462 | #1313 | #1272 | #1994 | #1318 | #3166 |
| Rated PG-13 | #131 | - | - | - | - | #142 |
| Rated R | - | - | #188 | - | #46 | - |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends | - | - | #130 | - | #38 | - |
| Widest Releases | #452 | - | - | - | - | #118 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #418 | - | - | - | - | #123 |
| Widest R Rated Releases | - | - | #137 | #194 | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #191 | - | - | - | #226 | #318 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #67 | - | #256 | - | #341 | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #734 | #1402 | #665 | #889 | #183 | #285 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #692 | #1366 | #593 | #825 | #145 | #242 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Fall | - | - | - | #76 | - | #8 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Winter | #52 | #170 | - | - | - | - |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #196 | - | - | - | #129 | - |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #146 | - | #14 | - |
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