Bomb or Boom
Poster for The Expendables

The Expendables

2010 · 1h 43m · Action, Adventure, Thriller

Did The Expendables make money?

Profitable 3.4x budget

The Expendables made $274.5M — 1.4× its estimated $200.0M break-even.

Budget $80.0M
Break-even est. Estimated. A cinema release usually needs around 2.5× its budget to turn a profit, once marketing and the exhibitor’s share are accounted for. Streaming and home video are not included in these figures. $200.0M
Worldwide gross $274.5M

Calls locked at release

The film

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

Details

Released
7 August 2010
Runtime
1h 43m
Genre
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Studio
Nimar Studios, Rogue Marble, Millennium Media, Lionsgate, Nu Image Entertainment
Language
English, Spanish

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