The Mechanic (2011)

The Mechanic poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $29,121,498Details
International Box Office $47,225,895Details
Worldwide Box Office $76,347,393
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $13,870,822 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $5,007,988 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,878,810
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,422,006 (39.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$42,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,703 opening theaters/2,704 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,587,610

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,058 $29,121,498
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,096 $47,225,895
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,303 $76,347,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $29,121,498
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies 63 $47,225,895
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies 82 $76,347,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,018 $29,121,498
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $47,225,895
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $76,347,393

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 28th, 2011 (Wide) by CBS Films
International Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (Ecuador)
Video Release: May 17th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence throughout, language, some sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2146, 11/10/2010)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: The Mechanic
Comparisons: vs. Mechanic: Resurrection
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Keywords: Revenge, Hitmen, Organized Crime, Voiceover/Narration, Surprise Twist, Action Thriller, No Honor Among Thieves, Death of a Mentor, Betrayal
Source:Remake
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Millennium Films, Chartoff Winkler Productions, Nu Image
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 157 $5,295,253 Feb 4, 2011 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 244 $7,310,911 Feb 4, 2011 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,058 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,676 $39,587,610
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,482 $29,121,498
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 101 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,638 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,567 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,018 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for CBS Films Movies 5 $29,121,498

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 3 $11,422,006   2,703 $4,226   $11,422,006 1
Feb 4, 2011 7 $5,295,253 -54% 2,704 $1,958   $20,005,519 2
Feb 11, 2011 12 $3,202,921 -40% 1,886 $1,698   $25,418,653 3
Feb 18, 2011 17 $1,003,330 -69% 952 $1,054   $27,886,023 4
Feb 25, 2011 25 $322,039 -68% 404 $797   $28,677,719 5
Mar 4, 2011 44 $68,389 -79% 109 $627   $28,880,534 6
Mar 11, 2011 60 $22,421 -67% 42 $534   $28,931,254 7
Mar 18, 2011 44 $55,485 +147% 99 $560   $28,998,362 8
Mar 25, 2011 49 $48,376 -13% 100 $484   $29,074,668 9
Apr 1, 2011 69 $15,791 -67% 43 $367   $29,113,588 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 28, 2011 3 $3,612,617     2,703 $1,337   $3,612,617 1
Jan 29, 2011 5 $4,693,121 +30%   2,703 $1,736   $8,305,738 2
Jan 30, 2011 4 $3,116,268 -34%   2,703 $1,153   $11,422,006 3
Jan 31, 2011 4 $865,788 -72%   2,703 $320   $12,287,794 4
Feb 1, 2011 3 $894,584 +3%   2,703 $331   $13,182,378 5
Feb 2, 2011 4 $765,286 -14%   2,703 $283   $13,947,664 6
Feb 3, 2011 3 $762,602 n/c   2,703 $282   $14,710,266 7
Feb 4, 2011 6 $1,791,687 +135% -50% 2,704 $663   $16,501,953 8
Feb 5, 2011 7 $2,606,423 +45% -44% 2,704 $964   $19,108,376 9
Feb 6, 2011 7 $897,143 -66% -71% 2,704 $332   $20,005,519 10
Feb 7, 2011 5 $557,989 -38% -36% 2,704 $206   $20,563,508 11
Feb 8, 2011 5 $624,849 +12% -30% 2,704 $231   $21,188,357 12
Feb 9, 2011 6 $504,950 -19% -34% 2,704 $187   $21,693,307 13
Feb 10, 2011 5 $522,425 +3% -31% 2,704 $193   $22,215,732 14
Feb 11, 2011 12 $837,855 +60% -53% 1,886 $444   $23,053,587 15
Feb 12, 2011 12 $1,415,882 +69% -46% 1,886 $751   $24,469,469 16
Feb 13, 2011 11 $949,184 -33% +6% 1,886 $503   $25,418,653 17
Feb 14, 2011 10 $615,973 -35% +10% 1,886 $327   $26,034,626 18
Feb 15, 2011 9 $315,552 -49% -49% 1,886 $167   $26,350,178 19
Feb 16, 2011 9 $264,774 -16% -48% 1,886 $140   $26,614,952 20
Feb 17, 2011 10 $267,741 +1% -49% 1,886 $142   $26,882,693 21
Feb 18, 2011 17 $259,470 -3% -69% 952 $273   $27,142,163 22
Feb 19, 2011 17 $416,569 +61% -71% 952 $438   $27,558,732 23
Feb 20, 2011 - $327,291 -21% -66% 952 $344   $27,886,023 24
Feb 21, 2011 17 $191,185 -42% -69% 952 $201   $28,077,208 25
Feb 22, 2011 - $102,265 -47% -68% 952 $107   $28,179,473 26
Feb 23, 2011 - $87,784 -14% -67% 952 $92   $28,267,257 27
Feb 24, 2011 - $88,423 +1% -67% 952 $93   $28,355,680 28
Feb 25, 2011 - $87,738 -1% -66% 404 $217   $28,443,418 29
Feb 26, 2011 - $140,335 +60% -66% 404 $347   $28,583,753 30
Feb 27, 2011 - $93,966 -33% -71% 404 $233   $28,677,719 31
Feb 28, 2011 - $34,200 -64% -82% 404 $85   $28,711,919 32
Mar 1, 2011 - $35,511 +4% -65% 404 $88   $28,747,430 33
Mar 2, 2011 - $32,695 -8% -63% 404 $81   $28,780,125 34
Mar 3, 2011 - $32,020 -2% -64% 404 $79   $28,812,145 35
Mar 4, 2011 - $17,853 -44% -80% 109 $164   $28,829,998 36
Mar 5, 2011 - $30,243 +69% -78% 109 $277   $28,860,241 37
Mar 6, 2011 - $20,293 -33% -78% 109 $186   $28,880,534 38
Mar 7, 2011 - $6,452 -68% -81% 109 $59   $28,886,986 39
Mar 8, 2011 - $7,728 +20% -78% 109 $71   $28,894,714 40
Mar 9, 2011 - $6,204 -20% -81% 109 $57   $28,900,918 41
Mar 10, 2011 - $7,915 +28% -75% 109 $73   $28,908,833 42
Mar 11, 2011 - $6,431 -19% -64% 42 $153   $28,915,264 43
Mar 12, 2011 - $9,090 +41% -70% 42 $216   $28,924,354 44
Mar 13, 2011 - $6,900 -24% -66% 42 $164   $28,931,254 45
Mar 14, 2011 - $2,477 -64% -62% 42 $59   $28,933,731 46
Mar 15, 2011 - $3,429 +38% -56% 42 $82   $28,937,160 47
Mar 16, 2011 - $3,524 +3% -43% 42 $84   $28,940,684 48
Mar 17, 2011 - $2,193 -38% -72% 42 $52   $28,942,877 49
Mar 18, 2011 - $15,080 +588% +134% 99 $152   $28,957,957 50
Mar 19, 2011 - $22,662 +50% +149% 99 $229   $28,980,619 51
Mar 20, 2011 - $17,743 -22% +157% 99 $179   $28,998,362 52
Mar 21, 2011 - $7,463 -58% +201% 99 $75   $29,005,825 53
Mar 22, 2011 - $7,277 -2% +112% 99 $74   $29,013,102 54
Mar 23, 2011 - $6,308 -13% +79% 99 $64   $29,019,410 55
Mar 24, 2011 - $6,882 +9% +214% 99 $70   $29,026,292 56
Mar 25, 2011 - $12,781 +86% -15% 100 $128   $29,039,073 57
Mar 26, 2011 - $19,780 +55% -13% 100 $198   $29,058,853 58
Mar 27, 2011 - $15,815 -20% -11% 100 $158   $29,074,668 59
Mar 28, 2011 - $5,642 -64% -24% 100 $56   $29,080,310 60
Mar 29, 2011 - $6,785 +20% -7% 100 $68   $29,087,095 61
Mar 30, 2011 - $5,440 -20% -14% 100 $54   $29,092,535 62
Mar 31, 2011 - $5,262 -3% -24% 100 $53   $29,097,797 63
Apr 1, 2011 - $4,568 -13% -64% 43 $106   $29,102,365 64
Apr 2, 2011 - $6,716 +47% -66% 43 $156   $29,109,081 65
Apr 3, 2011 - $4,507 -33% -72% 43 $105   $29,113,588 66
Apr 4, 2011 - $1,702 -62% -70% 43 $40   $29,115,290 67
Apr 5, 2011 - $2,096 +23% -69% 43 $49   $29,117,386 68
Apr 6, 2011 - $2,000 -5% -63% 43 $47   $29,119,386 69
Apr 7, 2011 - $2,112 +6% -60% 43 $49   $29,121,498 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 3 $14,710,266   2,703 $5,442   $14,710,266 1
Feb 4, 2011 6 $7,505,466 -49% 2,704 $2,776   $22,215,732 2
Feb 11, 2011 11 $4,666,961 -38% 1,886 $2,475   $26,882,693 3
Feb 18, 2011 17 $1,472,987 -68% 952 $1,547   $28,355,680 4
Feb 25, 2011 25 $456,465 -69% 404 $1,130   $28,812,145 5
Mar 4, 2011 40 $96,688 -79% 109 $887   $28,908,833 6
Mar 11, 2011 59 $34,044 -65% 42 $811   $28,942,877 7
Mar 18, 2011 43 $83,415 +145% 99 $843   $29,026,292 8
Mar 25, 2011 49 $71,505 -14% 100 $715   $29,097,797 9
Apr 1, 2011 68 $23,701 -67% 43 $551   $29,121,498 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Ecuador 7/13/2012 $18,137 11 11 33 $55,205 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $47,170,690
 
International Total$47,225,895 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,096 $47,225,895
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,578 $47,225,895
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 86 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies 63 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,650 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 928 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for CBS Films Movies 3 $47,225,895

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,303 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,765 $76,347,393
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 87 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies 82 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,880 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,072 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for CBS Films Movies 3 $76,347,393

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 20112343,125 343,125$5,191,481$5,191,4811
May 29, 20114149,131-57% 492,256$2,235,474$7,426,9552
Jun 5, 2011958,415-61% 550,671$996,560$8,423,5153
Jun 12, 20112039,268-33% 589,939$711,929$9,135,4444
Jun 19, 20111450,315+28% 640,254$703,907$9,839,3515
Jun 26, 20112425,430-49% 665,684$419,341$10,258,6926

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 20111145,676 145,676$2,475,035$2,475,0351
May 29, 2011350,052-66% 195,728$850,379$3,325,4142
Jun 5, 20111117,774-64% 213,502$357,968$3,683,3823
Jun 12, 20111610,529-41% 224,031$224,786$3,908,1684
Feb 19, 20121619,853 267,433$234,462$4,420,72740

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Leading Cast

Jason Statham    Arthur Bishop
Ben Foster    Steve McKenna

Supporting Cast

Donald Sutherland    Harry McKenna
Mini Anden    Sarah
Tony Goldwyn    Dean Sanderson
James Logan    Jorge
Jeff Chase    Burke
Christa Campbell    Kelly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon West    Director
David Winkler    Producer
Bill Chartoff    Producer
Rene Besson    Producer
Irwin Winkler    Executive Producer
Robert Chartoff    Executive Producer
Avi Lerner    Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Richard Wenk    Screenwriter
Lewis John Carlino    Screenwriter
Eric Schmidt    Cinematographer
Richard Lassalle    Production Designer
Todd E. Miller    Editor
T.G. Herrington    Editor
Mark Isham    Composer
William Paul Clark    Assistant Director
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

International Box Office: Rises Remains Top Draw

August 8th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises held onto first place with $66.7 million on 15,400 screens in 58 markets lifting its totals to $378.1 million internationally and $732.0 million worldwide. Since last week, it cracked $300 million internationally and became just the 49th film to reach $700 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but still finished in first place in Mexico with $5.38 million on 2,370 screens and in Brazil with $4.76 million on 904 screens. In those two markets, it has two-week totals of $21.28 million and $15.28 million respectively. It was forced into second place in the U.K., but earned $6.67 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $63.53 million after two. The film still has a few markets left to open in, including Italy, so it isn't quite done yet. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Gnomeo and Juliet and Number Four

June 8th, 2011

Two films could make legitimate claims for top spot on this week's Blu-ray Sales Chart. Gnomeo and Juliet topped I Am Number Four if you rank them by units at 271,000 units to 241,000 units; however, the pair finished in opposite order if you rank by dollars at $6.02 million to $5.42 million. As far as opening week ratios are concerned, Gnomeo managed 29%, which is in line with expectations for a family film, while Number Four was stronger at 34%, but that's not quite what you would want for a visual effects heavy film. More...

DVD Sales: Gnomeo Gnumber One

June 7th, 2011

New releases took the top two spots on this week's DVD sales chart with Gnomeo and Juliet leading the way with 666,000 units sold while generating $10.74 million in opening week sales. This is not a bad result, for this time of year. More...

Blu-ray Sales: The Fix is in for The Mechanic

June 1st, 2011

While The Mechanic had to settle for second place on this week's DVD Sales Chart, it led the way with ease on the Blu-ray Sales Chart with 230,000 units / $3.90 million. Its Blu-ray sales ratio of 37% is strong for a decidedly second-tier release. More...

DVD Sales: Never Repeats During First Full Week

May 31st, 2011

It's not like there were no new releases, but Justin Bieber: Never Say Never didn't have a lot of trouble keeping top spot on the DVD sales chart to itself. During its first full week of release it sold an additional 476,000 units, lifting its totals to 967,000 units / $17.26 million after two. Given its target demographic, Fangirls, it's not exactly surprising that it is selling so well on DVD. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 17th, 2011

May 16th, 2011

It's kind of an odd week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While it is a busier week than average when it comes to first run releases, none of them did well with critics and I don't think any of them will be big sellers. There are a few limited releases, TV on DVD releases, and catalogue titles that are vying to make up the difference. As far the best, there's not a lot here that can even compete with The Hustler's Blu-ray debut. More...

Room Can't Fill the Vacancy at the Box Office

February 7th, 2011

The Super Bowl turned out to be a rather good game and it broke ratings records with 111 million people turning in to watch at least part of it. On the other hand, the box office was anything but record-breaking. Overall the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $87 million. Even worse, that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is already $310 million behind 2010 with a total of $988 million. 2011 is almost two full weeks behind 2010's pace, and I don't think things will get a whole lot better next weekend. More...

New Releases Can't Rite Sinking Box Office

January 31st, 2011

Twelve. The year-over-year slump has reached twelve weeks, and it won't be long before that story becomes the biggest news in the industry. (Thank goodness for Oscars, otherwise that would already be the case.) The final weekend of January pulled in $109 million, which was 6% higher than last weekend, but it was also 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 has managed $872 million, but that pales compared to the $1.15 billion 2010 had earned at this point. 2011 is already nearly $300 million behind last year's pace after just one month. And sadly, I'm not seeing a lot of reason for optimism over the next month either. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Rite Tops Another Slow Weekend

January 30th, 2011

It looks like another slow weekend at the box office, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but there are some signs of improvement, thanks to a couple of decent openings and some healthy performances by Oscar hopefuls. The Rite debuted with an estimated $15 million, about in line with expectations, while The Mechanic posted $11.5 million, which is a little ahead of the consensus going into the weekend. More...

Hitmen vs. Exorcists

January 27th, 2011

It's the last weekend of January, so it's one last chance for 2011 to avoid a catastrophic start. At the beginning of the month I thought that if January 2011 was 20% lower than January 2010, it would be bad news. As of the end of last weekend, that figure was closer to 30%. This weekend, there's almost no chance things will improve, as this time last year Avatar earned more than $30 million, while this year the top two films combined likely won't earn that much. Hopefully the two wide releases this weekend will be competitive with last year's two wide releases, but even that doesn't seem particularly likely. More...

Wednesday Daily Numbers, Theater Counts and Trailers

January 27th, 2011

Our daily charts are updated every day by 1pm (with early studio reports) and 3pm (with complete final numbers). On Thursdays, we publish early studio theater counts by 1.30pm, and the complete list by 5pm.

- Wednesday Daily Numbers
- Weekend Theater Counts

Trailers for this week's openers:

- The Mechanic
- The Rite
- From Prada to Nada More...

Contest: Rite or Wrong

January 21st, 2011

It should be a close race between the two wide releases next weekend. The Rite is opening in slightly more theaters than The Mechanic, which might give it the edge at the box office. However, it was definitely the tiebreaker when it came to becoming the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Rite. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: January

January 1st, 2011

Well, 2010 is over and while it started amazingly, it ended on a real down note. I'm not saying December was a disaster. ... Actually I am. There were only ten wide releases, and of those, eight missed expectations, some by very wide margins. Despite having a $200 million lead going into the month, 2010 still managed to lose out to 2009. The bad news continues in 2011, as Avatar made $300 million during January alone. With no strong holdovers to help power the box office, and only one or two potential solid hits among the new releases, 2011 will likely get off to a very weak start. More...


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Synopsis

Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,422,006 (39.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$42,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,703 opening theaters/2,704 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,587,610

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,058 $29,121,498
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,096 $47,225,895
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,303 $76,347,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $29,121,498
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies 63 $47,225,895
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies 82 $76,347,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,018 $29,121,498
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $47,225,895
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $76,347,393

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 28th, 2011 (Wide) by CBS Films
International Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (Ecuador)
Video Release: May 17th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence throughout, language, some sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2146, 11/10/2010)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: The Mechanic
Comparisons: vs. Mechanic: Resurrection
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Keywords: Revenge, Hitmen, Organized Crime, Voiceover/Narration, Surprise Twist, Action Thriller, No Honor Among Thieves, Death of a Mentor, Betrayal
Source:Remake
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Millennium Films, Chartoff Winkler Productions, Nu Image
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 157 $5,295,253 Feb 4, 2011 10
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 244 $7,310,911 Feb 4, 2011 10

Leading Cast

Jason Statham    Arthur Bishop
Ben Foster    Steve McKenna

Supporting Cast

Donald Sutherland    Harry McKenna
Mini Anden    Sarah
Tony Goldwyn    Dean Sanderson
James Logan    Jorge
Jeff Chase    Burke
Christa Campbell    Kelly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon West    Director
David Winkler    Producer
Bill Chartoff    Producer
Rene Besson    Producer
Irwin Winkler    Executive Producer
Robert Chartoff    Executive Producer
Avi Lerner    Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Richard Wenk    Screenwriter
Lewis John Carlino    Screenwriter
Eric Schmidt    Cinematographer
Richard Lassalle    Production Designer
Todd E. Miller    Editor
T.G. Herrington    Editor
Mark Isham    Composer
William Paul Clark    Assistant Director
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

International Box Office: Rises Remains Top Draw

August 8th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises held onto first place with $66.7 million on 15,400 screens in 58 markets lifting its totals to $378.1 million internationally and $732.0 million worldwide. Since last week, it cracked $300 million internationally and became just the 49th film to reach $700 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but still finished in first place in Mexico with $5.38 million on 2,370 screens and in Brazil with $4.76 million on 904 screens. In those two markets, it has two-week totals of $21.28 million and $15.28 million respectively. It was forced into second place in the U.K., but earned $6.67 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $63.53 million after two. The film still has a few markets left to open in, including Italy, so it isn't quite done yet. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Gnomeo and Juliet and Number Four

June 8th, 2011

Two films could make legitimate claims for top spot on this week's Blu-ray Sales Chart. Gnomeo and Juliet topped I Am Number Four if you rank them by units at 271,000 units to 241,000 units; however, the pair finished in opposite order if you rank by dollars at $6.02 million to $5.42 million. As far as opening week ratios are concerned, Gnomeo managed 29%, which is in line with expectations for a family film, while Number Four was stronger at 34%, but that's not quite what you would want for a visual effects heavy film. More...

DVD Sales: Gnomeo Gnumber One

June 7th, 2011

New releases took the top two spots on this week's DVD sales chart with Gnomeo and Juliet leading the way with 666,000 units sold while generating $10.74 million in opening week sales. This is not a bad result, for this time of year. More...

Blu-ray Sales: The Fix is in for The Mechanic

June 1st, 2011

While The Mechanic had to settle for second place on this week's DVD Sales Chart, it led the way with ease on the Blu-ray Sales Chart with 230,000 units / $3.90 million. Its Blu-ray sales ratio of 37% is strong for a decidedly second-tier release. More...

DVD Sales: Never Repeats During First Full Week

May 31st, 2011

It's not like there were no new releases, but Justin Bieber: Never Say Never didn't have a lot of trouble keeping top spot on the DVD sales chart to itself. During its first full week of release it sold an additional 476,000 units, lifting its totals to 967,000 units / $17.26 million after two. Given its target demographic, Fangirls, it's not exactly surprising that it is selling so well on DVD. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 17th, 2011

May 16th, 2011

It's kind of an odd week for DVD / Blu-ray releases. While it is a busier week than average when it comes to first run releases, none of them did well with critics and I don't think any of them will be big sellers. There are a few limited releases, TV on DVD releases, and catalogue titles that are vying to make up the difference. As far the best, there's not a lot here that can even compete with The Hustler's Blu-ray debut. More...

Room Can't Fill the Vacancy at the Box Office

February 7th, 2011

The Super Bowl turned out to be a rather good game and it broke ratings records with 111 million people turning in to watch at least part of it. On the other hand, the box office was anything but record-breaking. Overall the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $87 million. Even worse, that was 24% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is already $310 million behind 2010 with a total of $988 million. 2011 is almost two full weeks behind 2010's pace, and I don't think things will get a whole lot better next weekend. More...

New Releases Can't Rite Sinking Box Office

January 31st, 2011

Twelve. The year-over-year slump has reached twelve weeks, and it won't be long before that story becomes the biggest news in the industry. (Thank goodness for Oscars, otherwise that would already be the case.) The final weekend of January pulled in $109 million, which was 6% higher than last weekend, but it was also 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 has managed $872 million, but that pales compared to the $1.15 billion 2010 had earned at this point. 2011 is already nearly $300 million behind last year's pace after just one month. And sadly, I'm not seeing a lot of reason for optimism over the next month either. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Rite Tops Another Slow Weekend

January 30th, 2011

It looks like another slow weekend at the box office, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but there are some signs of improvement, thanks to a couple of decent openings and some healthy performances by Oscar hopefuls. The Rite debuted with an estimated $15 million, about in line with expectations, while The Mechanic posted $11.5 million, which is a little ahead of the consensus going into the weekend. More...

Hitmen vs. Exorcists

January 27th, 2011

It's the last weekend of January, so it's one last chance for 2011 to avoid a catastrophic start. At the beginning of the month I thought that if January 2011 was 20% lower than January 2010, it would be bad news. As of the end of last weekend, that figure was closer to 30%. This weekend, there's almost no chance things will improve, as this time last year Avatar earned more than $30 million, while this year the top two films combined likely won't earn that much. Hopefully the two wide releases this weekend will be competitive with last year's two wide releases, but even that doesn't seem particularly likely. More...

Wednesday Daily Numbers, Theater Counts and Trailers

January 27th, 2011

Our daily charts are updated every day by 1pm (with early studio reports) and 3pm (with complete final numbers). On Thursdays, we publish early studio theater counts by 1.30pm, and the complete list by 5pm.

- Wednesday Daily Numbers
- Weekend Theater Counts

Trailers for this week's openers:

- The Mechanic
- The Rite
- From Prada to Nada More...

Contest: Rite or Wrong

January 21st, 2011

It should be a close race between the two wide releases next weekend. The Rite is opening in slightly more theaters than The Mechanic, which might give it the edge at the box office. However, it was definitely the tiebreaker when it came to becoming the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Rite. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: January

January 1st, 2011

Well, 2010 is over and while it started amazingly, it ended on a real down note. I'm not saying December was a disaster. ... Actually I am. There were only ten wide releases, and of those, eight missed expectations, some by very wide margins. Despite having a $200 million lead going into the month, 2010 still managed to lose out to 2009. The bad news continues in 2011, as Avatar made $300 million during January alone. With no strong holdovers to help power the box office, and only one or two potential solid hits among the new releases, 2011 will likely get off to a very weak start. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,058 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,676 $39,587,610
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,482 $29,121,498
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 101 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,638 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,567 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,018 $29,121,498
All Time Domestic Box Office for CBS Films Movies 5 $29,121,498

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 3 $11,422,006   2,703 $4,226   $11,422,006 1
Feb 4, 2011 7 $5,295,253 -54% 2,704 $1,958   $20,005,519 2
Feb 11, 2011 12 $3,202,921 -40% 1,886 $1,698   $25,418,653 3
Feb 18, 2011 17 $1,003,330 -69% 952 $1,054   $27,886,023 4
Feb 25, 2011 25 $322,039 -68% 404 $797   $28,677,719 5
Mar 4, 2011 44 $68,389 -79% 109 $627   $28,880,534 6
Mar 11, 2011 60 $22,421 -67% 42 $534   $28,931,254 7
Mar 18, 2011 44 $55,485 +147% 99 $560   $28,998,362 8
Mar 25, 2011 49 $48,376 -13% 100 $484   $29,074,668 9
Apr 1, 2011 69 $15,791 -67% 43 $367   $29,113,588 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 28, 2011 3 $3,612,617     2,703 $1,337   $3,612,617 1
Jan 29, 2011 5 $4,693,121 +30%   2,703 $1,736   $8,305,738 2
Jan 30, 2011 4 $3,116,268 -34%   2,703 $1,153   $11,422,006 3
Jan 31, 2011 4 $865,788 -72%   2,703 $320   $12,287,794 4
Feb 1, 2011 3 $894,584 +3%   2,703 $331   $13,182,378 5
Feb 2, 2011 4 $765,286 -14%   2,703 $283   $13,947,664 6
Feb 3, 2011 3 $762,602 n/c   2,703 $282   $14,710,266 7
Feb 4, 2011 6 $1,791,687 +135% -50% 2,704 $663   $16,501,953 8
Feb 5, 2011 7 $2,606,423 +45% -44% 2,704 $964   $19,108,376 9
Feb 6, 2011 7 $897,143 -66% -71% 2,704 $332   $20,005,519 10
Feb 7, 2011 5 $557,989 -38% -36% 2,704 $206   $20,563,508 11
Feb 8, 2011 5 $624,849 +12% -30% 2,704 $231   $21,188,357 12
Feb 9, 2011 6 $504,950 -19% -34% 2,704 $187   $21,693,307 13
Feb 10, 2011 5 $522,425 +3% -31% 2,704 $193   $22,215,732 14
Feb 11, 2011 12 $837,855 +60% -53% 1,886 $444   $23,053,587 15
Feb 12, 2011 12 $1,415,882 +69% -46% 1,886 $751   $24,469,469 16
Feb 13, 2011 11 $949,184 -33% +6% 1,886 $503   $25,418,653 17
Feb 14, 2011 10 $615,973 -35% +10% 1,886 $327   $26,034,626 18
Feb 15, 2011 9 $315,552 -49% -49% 1,886 $167   $26,350,178 19
Feb 16, 2011 9 $264,774 -16% -48% 1,886 $140   $26,614,952 20
Feb 17, 2011 10 $267,741 +1% -49% 1,886 $142   $26,882,693 21
Feb 18, 2011 17 $259,470 -3% -69% 952 $273   $27,142,163 22
Feb 19, 2011 17 $416,569 +61% -71% 952 $438   $27,558,732 23
Feb 20, 2011 - $327,291 -21% -66% 952 $344   $27,886,023 24
Feb 21, 2011 17 $191,185 -42% -69% 952 $201   $28,077,208 25
Feb 22, 2011 - $102,265 -47% -68% 952 $107   $28,179,473 26
Feb 23, 2011 - $87,784 -14% -67% 952 $92   $28,267,257 27
Feb 24, 2011 - $88,423 +1% -67% 952 $93   $28,355,680 28
Feb 25, 2011 - $87,738 -1% -66% 404 $217   $28,443,418 29
Feb 26, 2011 - $140,335 +60% -66% 404 $347   $28,583,753 30
Feb 27, 2011 - $93,966 -33% -71% 404 $233   $28,677,719 31
Feb 28, 2011 - $34,200 -64% -82% 404 $85   $28,711,919 32
Mar 1, 2011 - $35,511 +4% -65% 404 $88   $28,747,430 33
Mar 2, 2011 - $32,695 -8% -63% 404 $81   $28,780,125 34
Mar 3, 2011 - $32,020 -2% -64% 404 $79   $28,812,145 35
Mar 4, 2011 - $17,853 -44% -80% 109 $164   $28,829,998 36
Mar 5, 2011 - $30,243 +69% -78% 109 $277   $28,860,241 37
Mar 6, 2011 - $20,293 -33% -78% 109 $186   $28,880,534 38
Mar 7, 2011 - $6,452 -68% -81% 109 $59   $28,886,986 39
Mar 8, 2011 - $7,728 +20% -78% 109 $71   $28,894,714 40
Mar 9, 2011 - $6,204 -20% -81% 109 $57   $28,900,918 41
Mar 10, 2011 - $7,915 +28% -75% 109 $73   $28,908,833 42
Mar 11, 2011 - $6,431 -19% -64% 42 $153   $28,915,264 43
Mar 12, 2011 - $9,090 +41% -70% 42 $216   $28,924,354 44
Mar 13, 2011 - $6,900 -24% -66% 42 $164   $28,931,254 45
Mar 14, 2011 - $2,477 -64% -62% 42 $59   $28,933,731 46
Mar 15, 2011 - $3,429 +38% -56% 42 $82   $28,937,160 47
Mar 16, 2011 - $3,524 +3% -43% 42 $84   $28,940,684 48
Mar 17, 2011 - $2,193 -38% -72% 42 $52   $28,942,877 49
Mar 18, 2011 - $15,080 +588% +134% 99 $152   $28,957,957 50
Mar 19, 2011 - $22,662 +50% +149% 99 $229   $28,980,619 51
Mar 20, 2011 - $17,743 -22% +157% 99 $179   $28,998,362 52
Mar 21, 2011 - $7,463 -58% +201% 99 $75   $29,005,825 53
Mar 22, 2011 - $7,277 -2% +112% 99 $74   $29,013,102 54
Mar 23, 2011 - $6,308 -13% +79% 99 $64   $29,019,410 55
Mar 24, 2011 - $6,882 +9% +214% 99 $70   $29,026,292 56
Mar 25, 2011 - $12,781 +86% -15% 100 $128   $29,039,073 57
Mar 26, 2011 - $19,780 +55% -13% 100 $198   $29,058,853 58
Mar 27, 2011 - $15,815 -20% -11% 100 $158   $29,074,668 59
Mar 28, 2011 - $5,642 -64% -24% 100 $56   $29,080,310 60
Mar 29, 2011 - $6,785 +20% -7% 100 $68   $29,087,095 61
Mar 30, 2011 - $5,440 -20% -14% 100 $54   $29,092,535 62
Mar 31, 2011 - $5,262 -3% -24% 100 $53   $29,097,797 63
Apr 1, 2011 - $4,568 -13% -64% 43 $106   $29,102,365 64
Apr 2, 2011 - $6,716 +47% -66% 43 $156   $29,109,081 65
Apr 3, 2011 - $4,507 -33% -72% 43 $105   $29,113,588 66
Apr 4, 2011 - $1,702 -62% -70% 43 $40   $29,115,290 67
Apr 5, 2011 - $2,096 +23% -69% 43 $49   $29,117,386 68
Apr 6, 2011 - $2,000 -5% -63% 43 $47   $29,119,386 69
Apr 7, 2011 - $2,112 +6% -60% 43 $49   $29,121,498 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 28, 2011 3 $14,710,266   2,703 $5,442   $14,710,266 1
Feb 4, 2011 6 $7,505,466 -49% 2,704 $2,776   $22,215,732 2
Feb 11, 2011 11 $4,666,961 -38% 1,886 $2,475   $26,882,693 3
Feb 18, 2011 17 $1,472,987 -68% 952 $1,547   $28,355,680 4
Feb 25, 2011 25 $456,465 -69% 404 $1,130   $28,812,145 5
Mar 4, 2011 40 $96,688 -79% 109 $887   $28,908,833 6
Mar 11, 2011 59 $34,044 -65% 42 $811   $28,942,877 7
Mar 18, 2011 43 $83,415 +145% 99 $843   $29,026,292 8
Mar 25, 2011 49 $71,505 -14% 100 $715   $29,097,797 9
Apr 1, 2011 68 $23,701 -67% 43 $551   $29,121,498 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Ecuador 7/13/2012 $18,137 11 11 33 $55,205 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $47,170,690
 
International Total$47,225,895 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,096 $47,225,895
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,578 $47,225,895
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office 86 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies 63 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,650 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 928 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 511 $47,225,895
All Time International Box Office for CBS Films Movies 3 $47,225,895

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,303 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,765 $76,347,393
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 87 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies 82 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,880 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,072 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $76,347,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for CBS Films Movies 3 $76,347,393

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 20112343,125 343,125$5,191,481$5,191,4811
May 29, 20114149,131-57% 492,256$2,235,474$7,426,9552
Jun 5, 2011958,415-61% 550,671$996,560$8,423,5153
Jun 12, 20112039,268-33% 589,939$711,929$9,135,4444
Jun 19, 20111450,315+28% 640,254$703,907$9,839,3515
Jun 26, 20112425,430-49% 665,684$419,341$10,258,6926

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 22, 20111145,676 145,676$2,475,035$2,475,0351
May 29, 2011350,052-66% 195,728$850,379$3,325,4142
Jun 5, 20111117,774-64% 213,502$357,968$3,683,3823
Jun 12, 20111610,529-41% 224,031$224,786$3,908,1684
Feb 19, 20121619,853 267,433$234,462$4,420,72740

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