Liam Neeson can seemingly do no wrong in terms of box office these days as Taken 3 has become the first mega hit of the new year, thanks to a very healthy opening day in the US.
While the opening day may be slightly down on last year’s opening for Taken 2, which grossed over $18 million, the threequel still managed to pack them in, grossing an estimted $14.7 million for Friday, which included $1.6million in Thursday night previews.
In addition, Taken 3’s opeing day is the third biggest Friday opening for a January release, just behind Cloverfield ($17.6m in 2008) and The Devil Inside ($16.8m in 2012). And while the overall weekend won’t come anywhere close to Taken 2’s massive $49million opening, it may be just enough to drag Neeson back to the franchise for a fourth time.
Taken 3 is out now at cinemas nationwide in the UK, and will no doubt be atop the UK box office come the start of the week. Read our review here and watch our interview with director Olivier Megaton here.
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Originally published January 11, 2015. Updated November 29, 2022.
