The Taking of Pelham 123

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
See full company information
Opening$228,027
72 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
Release DateAug 21, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 46 min
GenresAction Crime Thriller
In Release133 days/19 weeks
Widest Release72 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 21-234$228,027-72-$3,167$228,0271
Aug 28-304$159,899-29.9%72-$2,220$541,5882
Sep 4-68$71,052-55.6%71-1$1,000$693,4913
Sep 11-1311$28,746-59.5%65-6$442$752,5094
Sep 18-2011$8,953-68.9%29-36$308$776,6915
Sep 25-2711$2,529-71.8%6-23$421$784,5586
Oct 2-412$2,227-11.9%5-1$445$788,1537
Oct 9-1113$621-72.1%3-2$207$789,4328
Oct 16-1814$226-63.6%1-2$226$789,8449