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Ransom

Ransom
1997

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Mel Gibson · Rene Russo · Brawley Nolte · Gary Sinise · Delroy Lindo · Lili Taylor

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Feb '97
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £816.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Nov '96
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $22.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Feb, 1997
3
14 Feb, 1997
1
21 Feb, 1997
2
28 Feb, 1997
2
7 Mar, 1997
3
14 Mar, 1997
4
21 Mar, 1997
6

US box office

15 Nov, 1996
2
22 Nov, 1996
3
29 Nov, 1996
5
6 Dec, 1996
5
13 Dec, 1996
8
20 Dec, 1996
12
27 Dec, 1996
13
3 Jan, 1997
13

Global box office

Certificates


15 age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £12.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $136.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $309.5 Million

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Horror movie Abigail has been given an 18 age rating by the BBFC for strong bloody violence, gore.

The movie stars Giancarlo Esposito who has previously been in Maze Runner: The Death Cure and Bob Roberts, it also stars Dan Stevens who has starred in Her Smell and Earwig and the Witch.

The movie is co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin who has previously directed Ready Or Not and Scream VI among other movies, and Tyler Gillett who has directed V/H/S and the 2022 reboot of Scream~2022.

Movie Synopsis

A ransom plot goes disastrously wrong for a team of kidnappers when they discover something far more sinister about the little girl they have taken captive.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Abigail
  • BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
  • Reason: strong bloody violence, gore
  • Release date: 19th April 2024
  • Runtime: 109 minutes (1 hours 49 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
    • Tyler Gillett
  • Starring:
    • Giancarlo Esposito
    • Dan Stevens
    • Kathryn Newton

BBFC movie page

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 28th July 2023, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Barbie from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Haunted Mansion
  • War Pony
  • Talk to Me
  • The First Slam Dunk
  • Sympathy For the Devil
  • The Beanie Bubble
  • Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening

Haunted Mansion

  • The movie is directed by Justin Simien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Justin Simien also directed Dear White People in 2014.
  • It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Girl In the Spider's Web (2018).
  • The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Back On the Strip (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

War Pony

  • The movie is from director Gina Gammell and Riley Keough.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Iona Red Bear who also starred in War Pony (2023).
  • The film also stars Ta-Yamni Long Black Cat who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Talk to Me

  • The movie is from director Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sophie Wilde who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Joe Bird who was last seen in The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The First Slam Dunk

  • The movie is from director Takehiko Inoue and Yasuyuki Ebara.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Masaya Fukunishi who also starred in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Stellar War 2 (2019).
  • The film also stars Yoshiaki Hasegawa who was last seen in Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Sympathy For the Devil

  • The movie is directed by Yuval Adler, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Yuval Adler also directed The Secrets We Keep in 2020.
  • It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Mom and Dad (2018).
  • The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (2021).
  • Yuval Adler directed Joel Kinnaman in The Secrets We Keep
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Beanie Bubble

  • The movie is from director Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sarah Snook who also starred in Pieces of a Woman (2020).
  • The film also stars Geraldine Viswanathan who was last seen in Rumble (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening

  • The movie is from director Jeremy Zag.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Annouck Hautbois who also starred in Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening (2023).
  • The film also stars Benjamin Bollen who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 11 new movies released

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Wednesday, 2nd August
  • The Hiding Place - Thursday, 3rd August
  • Meg 2: The Trench - Friday, 4th August
  • Mob Land - Friday, 4th August
  • Passages - Friday, 4th August
  • Dreamin Wild - Friday, 4th August
  • Jessica Frost - Friday, 4th August
  • The Collective - Friday, 4th August
  • Till Death Do Us Part - Friday, 4th August
  • Corner Office - Friday, 4th August
  • The Six - Saturday, 5th August

This weekend, Friday 28th July 2023, there are 2 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Barbie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Talk to Me
  • Mavka: The Forest Song

Talk to Me

  • The movie is from director Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sophie Wilde who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Joe Bird who was last seen in The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Mavka: The Forest Song

  • The movie is from director Oleh Malamuzh and Oleksandra Ruban.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Nataliya Denisenko who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Artem Pivovarov who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 3 new movies released

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Friday, 4th August
  • Meg 2: The Trench - Friday, 4th August
  • Joy Ride - Friday, 4th August

This weekend at the US box office Black Panther: Wankanda Forever remained on top for another week while the top new movie was the Christmas themed Violent Night at 2.

Lower down the box office I Heard the Bells was new at 6 with $1.8 Million and HIT: The 2nd Case is new at 12 with $600,000.

New at 13 this weekend is The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie with $502,000 and finally Top Gun: Maverick is back in cinemas and takes $700,000 over the weekend to push its US gross to $717.3 Million.

US box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (4th Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Violent Night (@2)
  • Longest run - Top Gun: Maverick (24 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Top Gun: Maverick ($717,357,763)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $52.9 Million

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th December 2022

Spending a 4th weekend at the top of the North American box office is the sequel Marvel movie which takes $17.5 Million, a 61% drop over last weekend.

This gives the Black Panther sequel a total US gross of $393.7 Million and is now the 3rd top movie of 2022 in North America having just taken Jurassic World: Dominion.

The movie is well below Black Panther which by this point in its box office run had taken over $500 Million but it only has just over $17 Million to go before beating Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness to be the top Marvel movie, and superhero movie, of 2022.

Highest new movie this weekend

Highest new entry of the weekend goes to the Christmas themed movie about a bad ass Santa who saves a family being held for ransom in their house.

The movie directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring David Harbour lands at number 2 this weekend with a gross of $13.3 Million.

Not bad for a Christmas horror based movie, in comparison Krampus from 2015 landed at the same time of year with a debut gross of $16.2 Million.

Disney's latest animated movie is struggling on the box office and this week falls to number 3 with $4.9 Million, a large 74% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken just $25 Million on its 2 week run at the box office, Encanto released the same time of year in 2021 had taken $57.9 Million 2 weeks into its run.

Jumping back up the chart to number 4 this week is the Ralph Fiennes starring fine dining movie which takes $3.5 Million, a modest 35% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total North American box office total of $24.7 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Finally on this weeks to 5 is the J.D. Dillard directed flying movie which drops to number 5 with $2.7 Million, a 69% drop over last week.

The movie has taken $13.8 Million after 2 weeks of release.

This week making its debut at the top of the UK box office is the critically acclaimed Wolverine movie Logan starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart.

The solo Wolverine movies have not had the best of times at either the box office or with critics, but Logan bucks that trend and gets the 78 highest debut weekend in the UK with £9.44 million.

Compared to both X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Wolverine this is far higher with those films taking £6 million and £4 million respectively, it will do better than both those films.

The Lego Batman Movie falls to number 2 after 3 weeks at the top with a £1.5 million weekend which brings the films total gross to £24.9 million and is currently the second highest grossing movie of 2017.

Also new this week are Viceroys House which is at 3 with £0.9 million and Fist Fight at 10 with £0.4 million.

La La Land is both the longest running film on the UK box office with 8 weeks so far and the highest grossing with £29.8 million, it is also the top grossing film of 2017 so far.

Historical charts

A year ago - London Has Fallen took over at the top of the UK box office on its debut while Deadpool fell to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top.

Five years ago - Staying at the top was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for a second weekend while the top new film was This Means War at number 3.

Ten years ago - Three weeks at the top for Hot Fuzz meant the top new film was at number 2 in the form of Ghost Rider.

Fifteen years ago - Vanilla Sky held its own at the top, just about, with the top new film making its debut at number 3, Shallow Hal.

Twenty years ago - Mars Attacks made its debut at the top of the UK box office while Ransom fell to number 2 after 3 weeks on top.

Twenty five years ago - Bruce Willis took over at the top of the box office with The Last Boy Scout on its debut while The Prince of Tides fell to number 2 after a week on top.