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Taken

 2008
Taken

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Liam Neeson · Maggie Grace · Leland Orser · Jon Gries · David Warshofsky · Holly Valance

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Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 26th Sep '08
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 30th Jan '09
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $24.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Sep, 2008
2
3 Oct, 2008
2
10 Oct, 2008
4
17 Oct, 2008
6
24 Oct, 2008
8
31 Oct, 2008
13

US box office

30 Jan, 2009
1
6 Feb, 2009
2
13 Feb, 2009
3
22 Feb, 2009
3
27 Feb, 2009
4
6 Mar, 2009
3
13 Mar, 2009
4
20 Mar, 2009
7
27 Mar, 2009
9
1 May, 2009
13
8 May, 2009
15

Global box office

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Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $145 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $226.8 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web

Resident Evil~2026 makes its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend with a series record $60 Million gross.

After a single weekend at the top Practical Magic 2 drops into the runner up spot and has taken just over $50 Million after 2 weeks.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Resident Evil (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Resident Evil (@1)
  • Longest run - The Odyssey (10 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($944,502,286)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (-23%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $110,671,257
  • Also new this weekend
    • Daniel and the Fiery Furnace
    • The Weight
    • Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th September 2026

Resident Evil~2026

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It has a total gross of $60,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

Practical Magic 2

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $12,155,000 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $50,031,587 after 2 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took $33,652,824 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $6,500,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $944,502,286 after 8 weekends of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing movie of all time in the US.
  • The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home which took $748,858,932 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.

The Odyssey

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $4,900,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $609,757,740 after 10 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is the 18th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

Coyote Vs. Acme

  • The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $4,512,135 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $54,816,201 after 4 weekends of release

There is a new winner at the top of the chart for the weekend of 18th - 20th September 2026, with Resident Evil~2026 securing the number one spot during its opening weekend.

The change at the top means last week's leader, Practical Magic 2, has taken a step back to number 2. However, it continues to enjoy a highly successful theater run, accumulating a strong overall gross of £5,570,029 to date.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Resident Evil (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Resident Evil (@1)
  • Longest run - The Odyssey (10 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (£99,017,400)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Coyote Vs. Acme (-23%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £11,652,114
  • Also new this weekend
    • Bad Apples
    • The Transformers: The Movie
    • Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?
    • Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK Weekend Box Office Top 5 Breakdown 18th 20th September 2026

Resident Evil~2026

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £4,211,819 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of September

Practical Magic 2

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,502,113 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £5,570,029 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took £1,958,457 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

  • The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,494,259 over its debut weekend

Pressure~2026

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,076,106 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £4,318,212 over 2 weeks of release

The Odyssey

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £587,430 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £85,841,424 over 10 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is the 10th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.

Scream 7 follows in the footsteps of the previous movies in the long running Scream~1997 franchise and tops the North American box office this weekend on its debut.

The movie takes over at the top with and incredible debut of over $63.5 Million, the highest of the series to date.

Falling from the top this weekend is the animated movie GOAT~2026 which climbed to the top last weekend and falls just the single place to number 2 this week and has taken nearly $75 Million to date.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Scream 7 (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Scream 7 (@1)
  • Longest run - Zootopia 2 (14 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Zootopia 2 ($425,958,209)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Pillion (18%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $111,458,776
  • Also new this weekend
    • Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 1st March 2026

Scream 7

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It has a total gross of $63,615,172 after 1 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is a sequel to Scream VI which took $44,447,270 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

Goat~2026

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $12,002,317 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $73,986,831 after 3 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

Wuthering Heights~2025

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $6,700,135 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $72,093,628 after 3 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

Twenty One Pilots More Than We Ever Imagined

  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It has a total gross of $4,300,000 after 1 weekends of release

EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $3,505,586 over the weekend, a 8% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $7,825,920 after 2 weekends of release

As happens every year over the Lunar New Year, the Chinese box office goes mad and all the big new movies get released and boost the global box office.

This year the sequel movie Pegasus 3 lands at the top with a weekend gross of over $152 Million, and over $300 Million since its release.

China alone made up the top 3 releases on the global box office this weekend accounted for nearly $250 Million of this weeks total takings.

Wuthering Heights~2025 fell from the top to number 4 this weekend and has taken just over $150 million after 2 weeks of release.

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Pegasus 3 (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Pegasus 3 (@1)
  • Longest run - Zootopia 2 (13 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Zootopia 2 ($1,848,521,131)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $427,937,278
  • Also new this weekend
    • Night King
    • Little Rabbit
  • Check out the full Global box office.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd February 2026

Pegasus 3

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $152,169,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is a sequel to Pegasus 2 which took $104,631,500 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Blades of the Guardians

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $50,828,300 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 8 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2026

Scare Out

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $41,462,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

Wuthering Heights~2025

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $40,500,000 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $151,713,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $35,713,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 2 countries globally this weekend

Coming in with a very impressive debut over £7 Million at the UK box office is the new re-telling of the classic novel Wuthering Heights~2025.

The movie of course tops the United Kingdom box office this weekend pushing last weeks top movie, Send Help down to number 4 with a 50% drop, it has now taken over £16.5 Million in the UK.

Also coming in high this weekend is the animated movie Goat~2025 which is new a number 2 with nearly £3.5 Million.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Wuthering Heights (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Wuthering Heights (@1)
  • Longest run - Zootopia 2 (12 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Avatar: Fire and Ash (£42,296,161)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Zootopia 2 (-26%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £16,216,144
  • Also new this weekend
    • Stitch Head
    • ROH - Woolf Works
    • Whistle
    • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
    • O'Romeo
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 13th - 15th February 2026

Wuthering Heights~2025

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £7,665,295 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 10th top debuting movie in the month of February
  • The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2026

Goat~2026

  • The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £3,499,777 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026

Crime 101

  • The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,408,041 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2026

Send Help

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £790,136 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £16,618,821 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

The Housemaid~2025

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £554,454 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £31,102,040 over 8 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026