Franchise
The Expendables
3 films•2010–2014•Lionsgate
47%average critics60%average audience$75.8Mdomestic average
Films
3
2010–2014
Domestic
$227.3M
lifetime
Worldwide
$798.5M
lifetime
Avg opening
$26.4M
3-day
Avg legs
2.81x
opening → total
Return
2.9x
on $280.0M of budget
The Expendables series runs to 3 films from The Expendables (2010) to The Expendables 3 (2014), together grossing $227.3M domestic and $798.5M worldwide. The biggest hit is The Expendables 2 (2012) at $315.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to The Expendables (2010) at $34.8M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Expendables 3 | 2014 | $15.9M | $39.3M | 2.50x | $209.5M | — | 32% | — |
| The Expendables 2 | 2012 | $28.6M | $85.0M | 2.97x | $315.0M | A- | 68% | #35 |
| The Expendables | 2010 | $34.8M | $103.0M | 2.96x | $274.0M | B+ | 41% | #28 |
Click any column to sort. Yearly rank is the film’s place on its release year’s domestic chart; a film outside that year’s top 50 shows a dash.
Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 2.0 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
2.9x
$798.5M worldwide on $280.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $227.3MInternational $571.2M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven3.4x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
What’s next
Full schedule →No upcoming movies announced yet.
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