Escape Plan (film series)
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| Original work | Escape Plan (2013) |
| Years | 2013–2019 |
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The Escape Plan film series consists of American prison action-thrillers based on characters created by Miles Chapman and Arnell Jesko. The series is centered on Ray Breslin, a security analyst and escape artist who helps design supermax prisons by posing as an inmate to find their flaws; later films center on his security and hostage rescue firm. The series stars Sylvester Stallone, with a supporting cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dave Bautista and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as allies and associates of Breslin. All entries in the series since the second film have primarily been released direct-to-video, though they have also been released in some theaters. The series has received a mixed-to-negative critical response.
Films[edit]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Plan | October 18, 2013 | Mikael Håfström | Arnell Jesko & Miles Chapman | Miles Chapman | Mark Canton, Robbie Brenner, Randall Emmett, Remington Chase & Kevin King-Templeton |
| Escape Plan 2: Hades | June 29, 2018 | Steven C. Miller | Miles Chapman | Jie Qiu, Xing Su, Mark Canton, George Furla, Zack Schiller, Robbie Brenner & Randall Emmett | |
| Escape Plan: The Extractors | July 2, 2019 | John Herzfeld | John Herzfeld & Miles Chapman | ||
Escape Plan (2013)[edit]
Security expert Ray Breslin's work consists of being imprisoned in high-security prisons, then attempting to escape to highlight flaws in their security. Accepting a job offer to escape a specialized maximum-security prison—on the condition that he does not know its location—he finds himself incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, "The Tomb". When the plan goes awry and he finds himself actually incarcerated for life, Breslin must team up with his fellow prisoners and use his skills and experience to escape.
Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)[edit]
Years after escaping The Tomb, Ray Breslin has expanded his security company's operations, hiring a team and working a wide range of operations. After a team member goes missing during a routine operation, Breslin and his associate Trent DeRosa must work to rescue them from their high-tech off-the-grid prison known as "HADES".
Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)[edit]
When a business magnate's daughter and her entourage are abducted, Ray Breslin and his team must work with her former bodyguard to rescue them from the top secret black site they are imprisoned in, operated by the vengeful son of his former business partner who betrayed him years prior.
Main cast and characters[edit]
| Character | Films | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Plan | Escape Plan 2: Hades |
Escape Plan: The Extractors | |
| 2013 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| Ray Breslin | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| Hush | Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | ||
| Abigail Ross | Amy Ryan | Jaime King | |
| Jules | Lydia Hull | ||
| Emil Rottmayer | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| Javed | Faran Tahir | ||
| Dr. Kyrie | Sam Neill | ||
| Jessica Mayer | Caitriona Balfe | ||
| Warden Hobbes | Jim Caviezel | ||
| Drake | Vinnie Jones | ||
| Lester Clark | Vincent D'Onofrio | Vincent D'Onofrio[a] | |
| Trent DeRosa | Dave Bautista | ||
| Shu Ren | Huang Xiaoming | ||
| Luke Walken | Jesse Metcalfe | ||
| Jaspar Kimbral | Wes Chatham | ||
| Shen Lo | Max Zhang | ||
| Lester Clark, Jr. | Devon Sawa | ||
| Bao Yung | Harry Shum Jr. | ||
| Daya Zhang | Malese Jow | ||
| Narco | Sergio Rizzuto | ||
- ^ archive footage
Additional crew and production details[edit]
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
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| Composer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distribution companies | Running time | ||
| Escape Plan | Alex Heffes | Brendan Galvin | Elliot Greenberg | Emmett/Furla Films Envision Entertainment Boies/Schiller Film Group Atmosphere Entertainment |
Summit Entertainment | 115 minutes | |
| Escape Plan 2: Hades |
Andy Grush Taylor Newton-Stewart |
Brandon Cox | Vincent Tabaillon | The Fyzz Lionsgate Leomus Pictures Ingeni0us Media Summit Entertainment LLC Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films Potato Eater Productions Grindstone Entertainment Group |
Lionsgate Home Entertainment | 96 minutes | |
| Escape Plan: The Extractors |
Victor Reyes | Jacques Jouffret | Sean Albertson | The Fyzz Lionsgate Twirly Films Ingeni0s Media Leomus Pictures MoviePass Films Universal Pictures Highland Film Group Summit Entertainment LLC Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films Diamond Films Productions |
96 minutes | ||
Reception[edit]
Box office performance[edit]
| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Video sales gross |
Gross income | Budget | Worldwide net income |
Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All-time North America |
All-time worldwide |
North America | |||||
| Escape Plan | $25,135,965 | $112,192,336 | $137,328,301 | #2,944 | #3,015 | $15,513,273 | $152,821,264 | $54,000,000[citation needed] | $98,821,264 | [1] |
| Escape Plan 2: Hades | $17,592,626 | $17,592,626 | #5,476 | $4,215,543 | $21,802,826 | $20,000,000[2] | $1,071,471 | [3][2] | ||
| Escape Plan: The Extractors | $1,895,577 | $1,895,577 | #11,883 | $2,895,985 | $4,786,632 | $3,600,000 | $1,183,923 | [4][5][6] | ||
| Totals | $25,135,965 | $131,680,539 | $156,816,504 | x̃ #981 | x̃ #12,452 | $22,605,893 | $179,402,908 | $77,600,000 | $101,076,658 | |
Critical and public response[edit]
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Plan | 50% (109 reviews)[7] | 49 (33 reviews)[8] | B+[9] |
| Escape Plan 2: Hades | 8% (24 reviews)[10] | — | — |
| Escape Plan: The Extractors | 25% (12 reviews)[11] | — | — |
References[edit]
- ^ "Escape Plan (2013) - Financial Information". The-numbers.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Stallone Teases a Robot Brawl in Escape Plan 2 Set Video". Movieweb.com. 22 March 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
under a $20 million budget
- ^ "Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) - Financial Information". The-numbbers.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Escape Plan: The Extractors". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Sylvester Stallone Is 'So Proud' Of Escape Plan 3 Success, Since It Was Made In Just 17 Days". CinemaBlend. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Escape Plan". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Escape Plan". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Escape Plan 2: Hades". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes.