The Running Man backdrop
The Running Man movie poster

The Running Man

1987 • R • 1h 41m • Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller • TriStar Pictures

It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But... Schwarzenegger has yet to play.

🍅 59% 61% MC 45 LB 3.15 IMDb 6.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$8.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$38.1M
Final
Domestic Legs4.7x
Budget$30M
1987 Rank#28
Compare with other movies

Cast & Crew

Full Glaser filmography
Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto Starring Jim Brown Jim Brown Starring
ScreenplaySteven E. de Souza Produced byTim Zinnemann, George Linder CinematographyThomas Del Ruth Music byHarold Faltermeyer StudioTriStar Pictures
Save comparisonsSave your matchups and
revisit them any time
Predict the weekendPredict the top five and
move up the leaderboard
Rate filmsRate movies and pin your
favorites to your profile
One account.
The whole box office.
Save comparisonsSave and track the matchups you create
Predict the weekendPredict this weekend’s top 5, top the leaderboard
Rate filmsRate movies and display favorites on your profile
Create free account

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 13-15 1 $8.1M — 1,692 $4,798 $8.1M
2 Nov 20-22 1 $5.7M −30.1% 1,692 $3,352 $15.9M
3 Nov 27-29 5 $5.4M −5.4% 1,694 $3,167 $25.1M
4 Dec 4-6 5 $2.9M −46.2% 1,689 $1,709 $29.1M
5 Dec 11-13 6 $1.9M −34.2% 1,595 $1,191 $31.7M
7 Dec 25-27 15 $969.9K — 829 $1,170 $34.2M
8 Jan 1-3 14 $1.2M +19.3% 869 $1,331 $36.0M
11 Jan 22-24 22 $250.1K — 332 $753 $37.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 8 · $1.2M
$8.1M
$5.7M
$5.4M
$2.9M
$1.9M
$969.9K
$1.2M
W1W2W3W4W5W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · +19.3%
−30.1%
W1→2
−5.4%
W2→3
−46.2%
W3→4
−34.2%
W4→5
+19.3%
W7→8
Steepest −46.2%Biggest gain +19.3%

Similar movies

The Terminator 1984 · Cameron $38M Commando 1985 · Lester $35.1M Darkman 1990 · Raimi $32.9M Demolition Man 1993 · Brambilla $58.1M The Cutting Edge 1992 · Glaser $23.1M Predator 1987 · McTiernan $59.7M

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison →

No head-to-head comparisons featuring The Running Man yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →