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1988 | DIRECTED BY PAUL MICHAEL GLASER

The Running Man

Movie Stats
Year
1988
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
18th Feb 2025
Total views:
87
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £1.5 Million
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US total gross
  $38.1 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
644,675 aprox.
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US tickets sold
9.3 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 23rd Sep '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £578 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
paul michael glaser
Starring
paul michael glaser
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
7
Total weeks
7
Total UK Gross:
£1,482,752
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Running Man
1N
£577,953
£577,953
2
£314,340
£1,018,029
3
£165,442
£1,257,920
5
£87,075
£1,371,118
6
£45,829
£1,432,987
6▲▼
£24,121
£1,464,344
6▲▼
£12,695
£1,482,752

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

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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
Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,482,752
3251
The Running Man
3252

US total gross
$38,122,105
2306
The Running Man

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News from around the web
  1. Original ‘Running Man’ Writer Reacts to Glen Powell Movie’s Soft Opening: “I Was Rooting for It”  The Hollywood Reporter
  2. Why it matters that Edgar Wright's The Running Man completely changes Stephen King's ending  Polygon
  3. Why ‘The Running Man’ Fell Down At The Box Office With $28M Global Opening  Deadline
  4. The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire  The Guardian
  5. 'The Running Man' Review: Glen Powell Joins a Homicidal Reality Show  Variety
  6. ‘The Running Man’ Review: Glen Powell Plays for His Life  The New York Times
  7. The Running Man Review: Edgar Wright's latest offers 'a lot of fizzy blockbuster fun'  empireonline.com
  8. 5 Reasons Why Glen Powell's The Running Man Flopped At The Box Office  SlashFilm
  9. The Running Man movie review & film summary (2025)  Roger Ebert
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Weekend Box Office: Now You See Me Outpaces The Running Man to Debut at No. 1  Rotten Tomatoes Sun, 16th November 2025

Writer of 1987's Running Man was "totally rooting" for Glen Powell's new movie despite disappointing box office opening: "Maybe the third version in 2045 will stick the landing"  GamesRadar+ Wed, 19th November 2025

I Can't Help But Think About A Missed Opportunity With The New Running Man Movie  Cinemablend Mon, 17th November 2025

'The Running Man' fails to critique dystopian reality, culture  The Emory Wheel Wed, 19th November 2025

Review: The Running Man  The Critic Wed, 12th November 2025

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