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2008 | DIRECTED BY PIERRE MOREL

Taken

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Movie Stats
Year
2008
Select Cast
Liam Neeson
Maggie Grace
Leland Orser
Jon Gries
David Warshofsky
Holly Valance
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
13th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
12th Feb 2025
Total views:
117
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £6.3 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $145 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $226.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.2 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
20.2 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 26th Sep '08
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 30th Jan '09
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $24.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 14
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
pierre morel Pierre Morel
Starring
pierre morelLiam Neeson
Maggie Grace
Leland Orser
Jon Gries
David Warshofsky
Holly Valance
Katie Cassidy
Famke Janssen
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£6,277,639
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Taken
26 Sep 2008
2N
£1,165,986
£1,165,986
3 Oct 2008
2▲▼
£1,096,324
£3,104,042
10 Oct 2008
4▼
£790,670
£4,527,090
17 Oct 2008
6▼
£530,578
£5,525,386
24 Oct 2008
8▼
£260,342
£6,046,921
31 Oct 2008
13▼
£54,499
£6,277,639

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
11
Total Weeks
14
Total US Gross:
$145,000,989
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
30 Jan 2009
1N
$24,717,037
$24,717,037
6 Feb 2009
2▼
$20,547,346
$53,610,944
13 Feb 2009
3▼
$18,985,260
$77,660,012
22 Feb 2009
3▼
$11,281,262
$95,034,161
27 Feb 2009
4▼
$9,864,197
$107,796,273
6 Mar 2009
3▲
$7,334,814
$117,933,922
13 Mar 2009
4▼
$6,568,651
$126,752,054
20 Mar 2009
7▼
$4,057,695
$133,096,403
27 Mar 2009
9▼
$2,695,342
$137,068,886
1 May 2009
13▼
$896,888
$143,623,907
8 May 2009
15▼
$448,375
$144,197,013
5 Jun 2009
41▼
$33,394
$144,924,285
12 Jun 2009
61▼
$15,297
$144,956,351
19 Jun 2009
66▼
$10,218
$144,977,147

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
Action
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Thriller
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Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Netherlands Netherlands
  • China China
  • Morocco Morocco
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Germany Germany
Films in series
Taken

Taken / 2008

Directed ByStarring
Liam Neeson • Maggie Grace • Leland Orser
  • UK gross: £6,277,639
  • US gross: $145,000,989
  • Global gross: $226,830,568
Taken 2

Taken 2 / 2012

Directed ByStarring
  • UK gross: £23,458,794
  • US gross: $139,854,287
  • Global gross: $373,952,971
Tak3n

Tak3n / 2015

Directed ByStarring
  • UK gross: £17,456,640
  • US gross: $89,256,424
  • Global gross: $325,771,424
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