Franchise
The Purge
4 films•2014–2021•Universal Pictures, Universal
54%average critics50%average audience$66.2Mdomestic average
Films
4
2014–2021
Domestic
$265.0M
lifetime
Worldwide
$444.0M
lifetime
Avg opening
$22.8M
3-day
Avg legs
3.11x
opening → total
Return
6.3x
on $70.0M of budget
The Purge series runs to 4 films from The Purge: Anarchy (2014) to The Forever Purge (2021), together grossing $265.0M domestic and $444.0M worldwide. The biggest hit is The First Purge (2018) at $137.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to The Purge: Election Year (2016) at $31.5M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Purge: Election Year | 2016 | $31.5M | $79.0M | 2.51x | $118.5M | B+ | 55% | #38 |
| The Purge: Anarchy | 2014 | $29.8M | $72.0M | 2.41x | $111.5M | B+ | 56% | #45 |
| The First Purge | 2018 | $17.4M | $69.5M | 4.00x | $137.0M | B− | 55% | #43 |
| The Forever Purge | 2021 | $12.6M | $44.5M | 3.53x | $77.0M | B- | 49% | #30 |
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 2.3 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
6.3x
$444.0M worldwide on $70.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $265.0MInternational $179.0M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven12.4x
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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