Escape from L.A. (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,426,861Details
OpusData ID: 21270100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,912,557 (35.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,312 opening theaters/2,312 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,062,845

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,007 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,549 $25,426,861

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 5th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and some language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Escape from New York
Comparisons: vs. The Darkest Hour
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Keywords: Legacy Sequel, Action Adventure, Post Apocalypse, Near Future, Yesterday's Tomorrow, Political, Religious Extremism, Exile
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,711 $65,062,845
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 633 $25,426,861
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 63 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,765 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,967 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 377 $25,426,861

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1996 3 $8,912,557   2,312 $3,855   $8,912,557 1
Aug 16, 1996 6 $4,247,255 -52% 2,312 $1,837   $17,105,662 2
Aug 23, 1996 10 $2,110,146 -50% 2,172 $972   $21,281,286 3
Aug 30, 1996 16 $1,538,055 -27% 1,472 $1,045   $23,695,941 4
Sep 6, 1996 29 $352,233 -77% 708 $498   $24,321,918 5
Sep 13, 1996 27 $313,110 -11% 452 $693   $24,723,832 6
Sep 20, 1996 47 $56,229 -82% 253 $222   $24,828,263 7
Sep 27, 1996 49 $48,447 -14% 189 $256   $24,901,770 8
Oct 25, 1996 25 $188,299   355 $530   $25,164,531 12
Nov 1, 1996 38 $81,397 -57% 165 $493   $25,329,895 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1996 4 $12,858,407   2,312 $5,562   $12,858,407 1
Aug 16, 1996 6 $6,312,733 -51% 2,312 $2,730   $19,171,140 2
Aug 23, 1996 11 $2,986,746 -53% 2,172 $1,375   $22,157,886 3
Aug 30, 1996 15 $1,811,799 -39% 1,472 $1,231   $23,969,685 4
Sep 6, 1996 28 $441,037 -76% 708 $623   $24,410,722 5
Sep 13, 1996 27 $361,312 -18% 452 $799   $24,772,034 6
Sep 20, 1996 44 $81,289 -78% 253 $321   $24,853,323 7
Oct 25, 1996 25 $272,266   355 $767   $25,248,498 12

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 26, 2024182,327 2,327$69,414$69,4141,399

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Kurt Russell    Snake Plissken

Supporting Cast

Stacy Keach    Malloy
Steve Buscemi    Map to the Stars Eddie
Peter Fonda    Pipeline
Cliff Robertson    President
Pam Grier    Hershe Las Palmas
Breckin Meyer    Surfer
Bruce Campbell    Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Valeria Golino    Taslima
Robert Carradine    Skinhead
Debra Hill    Terrorist / Pilot

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
John Carpenter    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,912,557 (35.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,312 opening theaters/2,312 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,062,845

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,007 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,549 $25,426,861

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 5th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and some language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Escape from New York
Comparisons: vs. The Darkest Hour
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Legacy Sequel, Action Adventure, Post Apocalypse, Near Future, Yesterday's Tomorrow, Political, Religious Extremism, Exile
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Kurt Russell    Snake Plissken

Supporting Cast

Stacy Keach    Malloy
Steve Buscemi    Map to the Stars Eddie
Peter Fonda    Pipeline
Cliff Robertson    President
Pam Grier    Hershe Las Palmas
Breckin Meyer    Surfer
Bruce Campbell    Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Valeria Golino    Taslima
Robert Carradine    Skinhead
Debra Hill    Terrorist / Pilot

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
John Carpenter    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,711 $65,062,845
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 633 $25,426,861
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 63 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,765 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,967 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $25,426,861
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 377 $25,426,861

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1996 3 $8,912,557   2,312 $3,855   $8,912,557 1
Aug 16, 1996 6 $4,247,255 -52% 2,312 $1,837   $17,105,662 2
Aug 23, 1996 10 $2,110,146 -50% 2,172 $972   $21,281,286 3
Aug 30, 1996 16 $1,538,055 -27% 1,472 $1,045   $23,695,941 4
Sep 6, 1996 29 $352,233 -77% 708 $498   $24,321,918 5
Sep 13, 1996 27 $313,110 -11% 452 $693   $24,723,832 6
Sep 20, 1996 47 $56,229 -82% 253 $222   $24,828,263 7
Sep 27, 1996 49 $48,447 -14% 189 $256   $24,901,770 8
Oct 25, 1996 25 $188,299   355 $530   $25,164,531 12
Nov 1, 1996 38 $81,397 -57% 165 $493   $25,329,895 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1996 4 $12,858,407   2,312 $5,562   $12,858,407 1
Aug 16, 1996 6 $6,312,733 -51% 2,312 $2,730   $19,171,140 2
Aug 23, 1996 11 $2,986,746 -53% 2,172 $1,375   $22,157,886 3
Aug 30, 1996 15 $1,811,799 -39% 1,472 $1,231   $23,969,685 4
Sep 6, 1996 28 $441,037 -76% 708 $623   $24,410,722 5
Sep 13, 1996 27 $361,312 -18% 452 $799   $24,772,034 6
Sep 20, 1996 44 $81,289 -78% 253 $321   $24,853,323 7
Oct 25, 1996 25 $272,266   355 $767   $25,248,498 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,007 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 844 $25,426,861
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 78 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,699 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,368 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 884 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,549 $25,426,861
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $25,426,861

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 26, 2024182,327 2,327$69,414$69,4141,399

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.