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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

The Running Man Box Office

Opening Weekend
$8.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$38.1M
Final
Domestic Legs4.7x
Budget$30M
1987 Rank#28
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Nov 13-15 1 $8.12M — $8.12M 1,692 $4.8K 1
Nov 20-22 1 $5.67M -30.1% $15.92M 1,692 $3.4K 2
Nov 27-29 5 $5.36M -5.4% $25.09M 1,694 $3.2K 3
Dec 4-6 5 $2.89M -46.2% $29.08M 1,689 $1.7K 4
Dec 11-13 6 $1.90M -34.2% $31.67M 1,595 $1.2K 5
Dec 25-27 15 $970K — $34.25M 829 $1.2K 7
Jan 1-3 14 $1.16M +19.3% $36.04M 869 $1.3K 8
Jan 22-24 22 $250K — $37.74M 332 $753 11

Cast & Crew

Directed byPaul Michael Glaser
ScreenplaySteven E. de Souza
Produced byTim Zinnemann, George Linder
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Music byHarold Faltermeyer
StarringArnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Dawson, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura
StudioTriStar Pictures

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