Great weekend at the box office for Sly Stallone’s The Expendables (featuring Randy Couture). It ended up taking #1 at the box office, raking in over $35M.
That blows away the Rampage Jackson ensemble flick, The A-Team, which managed $25.6M in its opener.
Here’s a closer comparison of the two films:
| The Expendables | The A-Team | |
| Production Budget | $70M | $110M |
| Opening Weekend Gross | $35M | $26.6M |
| Total Opening Screens | 3,270 | 3,535 |
| Per Screen Opening Avg. | $10,713 | $72,62 |
| Total Domestic Box Office | $35M* | $76.6M |
| Total Global Box Office | $35M** | $158.6M |
| Rotten Tomatoes Rating | 42% | 48% |
So by just about every measurable, Randy Couture and The Expendables wins. Their Rotten Tomatoes ratings are basically a tie, and from there, The Expendables crushes. It opened #1 at the box office (The A-Team debuted #2). It had a smaller production budget, opened on less screens, but earned around $9M more on opening weekend. Given that, “one” could assume it will end up with a higher total domestic gross. Foreign audiences usually eat up American machismo action flicks, so it should do well overseas too.
And while The Expendables is already talking sequel, it doesn’t look as of now like The A-Team will get a second life, so it could be a one-and-done movie making experience for Rampage.
Take a closer look at the numbers on Box Office Mojo.
* Only includes opening weekend.
** Has not opened internationally yet.