Yet they sold nine million in their first weekend of release. (canadianbusiness.com)
Taken 2, although meeting the same numbers quickly, opened at about half of that revenue its first weekend of release. (benzinga.com)
The original Taken was released in 2008 and cast Liam Neeson in the lead role and made him an action - hero favorite, earning $ 49.5 million its first weekend of release. (benzinga.com)