The Running Man
“It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But... Schwarzenegger has yet to play.”
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Studio
Braveworld Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Running Man performed
Budget
$27.0M
Worldwide Gross
$38.1M
Gross Profit
$11.1M
Return
1.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ben Richards
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ben Richards
Damon Killian
Richard Dawson
Damon Killian
Amber Mendez
María Conchita Alonso
Amber Mendez
William Laughlin
Yaphet Kotto
William Laughlin
Fireball
Jim Brown
Fireball
Captain Freedom
Jesse Ventura
Captain Freedom
Dynamo
Erland van Lidth
Dynamo
Harold Weiss
Marvin J. McIntyre
Harold Weiss
Buzzsaw
Gus Rethwisch
Buzzsaw
Subzero
Professor Toru Tanaka
Subzero
Mic
Mick Fleetwood
Mic
Stevie
Dweezil Zappa
Stevie
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