The Expendables 2
Domestic Total Gross: $85,028,192 Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: August 17, 2012 Genre: Action Runtime: 1 hrs. 42 min. MPAA Rating: R Production Budget: $100 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Fast Five
Uni.
$209,837,675
3,793
$86,198,765
3,644
4/29/11
2
Rambo: First Blood Part II
TriS
$150,415,432
2,074
$20,176,217
2,074
5/22/85
3
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Par.
$150,201,498
4,007
$54,713,046
4,007
8/7/09
4
XXX
SonR
$142,109,382
3,536
$44,506,103
3,374
8/9/02
5
Live Free or Die Hard
Fox
$134,529,403
3,411
$33,369,559
3,408
6/27/07
6
Rocky IV
UA
$127,873,716
2,254
$19,991,537
1,325
11/27/85
7
Rocky III
UA
$124,146,897
1,317
$12,431,486
939
5/28/82
8
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Par.
$120,555,000
3,734
$40,501,814
3,719
3/28/13
9
Inglourious Basterds
Wein.
$120,540,719
3,358
$38,054,676
3,165
8/21/09
10
Rocky
UA
$117,235,147
0
n/a
0
11/21/76
11
S.W.A.T.
Sony
$116,934,650
3,220
$37,062,535
3,202
8/8/03
12
The Italian Job
Par.
$106,128,601
2,877
$19,457,944
2,633
5/30/03
13
The Expendables
LGF
$103,068,524
3,398
$34,825,135
3,270
8/13/10
14
Con Air
BV
$101,117,573
2,941
$24,131,738
2,824
6/6/97
15
Olympus Has Fallen
FD
$97,386,876
3,106
$30,373,794
3,098
3/22/13
16
Red
Sum.
$90,380,162
3,349
$21,761,408
3,255
10/15/10
17
Rocky II
UA
$85,182,160
0
$6,390,537
780
6/15/79
18
Cliffhanger
TriS
$84,049,211
2,431
$16,176,967
2,333
5/28/93
19
The A-Team
Fox
$77,222,099
3,544
$25,669,455
3,535
6/11/10
20
Rocky Balboa
MGM
$70,270,943
3,019
$12,158,168
3,017
12/20/06
21
Act of Valor
Rela.
$70,012,847
3,053
$24,476,632
3,039
2/24/12
22
A Good Day to Die Hard
Fox
$67,345,755
3,555
$24,834,845
3,553
2/14/13
23
Behind Enemy Lines
Fox
$58,856,790
2,844
$18,736,133
2,770
11/30/01
24
Demolition Man
WB
$58,055,768
2,258
$14,262,432
2,246
10/8/93
25
The Specialist
WB
$57,362,582
2,522
$14,317,765
2,522
10/7/94
26
Rambo III
TriS
$53,715,611
2,562
$13,034,238
2,562
5/25/88
27
Cobra
WB
$49,042,224
2,131
$12,653,032
2,131
5/23/86
28
First Blood
Orion
$47,212,904
1,054
$6,642,005
901
10/22/82
29
Red Dawn (2012)
FD
$44,806,783
2,781
$14,276,668
2,724
11/21/12
30
Tears of the Sun
SonR
$43,734,876
2,973
$17,057,213
2,973
3/7/03
31
Transporter 2
Fox
$43,095,856
3,320
$16,540,720
3,303
9/2/05
32
Rambo
LGF
$42,754,105
2,764
$18,203,876
2,751
1/25/08
33
Rocky V
UA
$40,946,358
2,106
$14,073,170
2,053
11/16/90
34
Collateral Damage
WB
$40,077,257
2,824
$15,058,432
2,824
2/8/02
35
Commando
Fox
$35,100,000
1,504
$7,700,015
1,495
10/4/85
36
The Punisher
Lions
$33,810,189
2,649
$13,834,527
2,649
4/16/04
37
Transporter 3
LGF
$31,715,062
2,626
$12,063,452
2,626
11/26/08
38
Assassins
WB
$30,303,072
2,343
$9,378,637
2,343
10/6/95
39
The Transporter
Fox
$25,296,447
2,610
$9,107,816
2,573
10/11/02
40
Killer Elite
ORF
$25,124,966
2,986
$9,352,008
2,986
9/23/11
41
The Losers
WB
$23,591,432
2,936
$9,406,348
2,936
4/23/10
42
Missing in Action
Can.
$22,812,411
1,209
$6,101,460
1,150
11/16/84
43
WAR
LGF
$22,486,409
2,277
$9,820,089
2,277
8/24/07
44
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
LGF
$21,295,021
3,015
$10,021,215
3,015
8/19/11
45
The Delta Force
Can.
$17,768,900
1,720
$5,959,505
1,720
2/14/86
46
12 Rounds
Fox
$12,234,694
2,331
$5,329,240
2,331
3/27/09
47
The Last Stand
LGF
$12,050,299
2,913
$6,281,433
2,913
1/18/13
48
Missing in Action II: The Beginning
Can.
$10,755,447
1,336
$3,868,515
1,336
3/1/85
49
Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold
MGM
$6,698,361
909
$1,854,379
908
8/24/90
50
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Can.
$6,193,901
1,040
$2,208,116
1,040
1/22/88
51
Gunmen
Dim.
$3,411,885
802
$1,909,919
802
2/4/94
52
Wild Geese II
Uni.
$69,342
0
n/a
0
10/18/85
53
Fast & Furious 6
Uni.
n/a
0
n/a
0
5/24/13
Averages: $63,904,212 2,402 $18,526,294 2,501
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