A New York City subway dispatcher draws on his extensive knowledge of the subway system in order to outsmart a dangerous criminal mastermind who's hijacked a subway train in this remake of the 1974 thriller inspired by John Godey's best-selling book. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) was drifting ...more
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 places two men in a confessional; albeit it's not the standard church closet space. These men are also anything but typical. They're two of the most respected and acclaimed actors in Hollywood—Denzel Washington and John Travolta. However, they manage to become two seemingly regular guys confessing their sins and lies over a public transportation dispatch line. That tense interaction is what makes Pelham such an intense drama. The film kicks off with a bang. As Jay-Z's ...more
- Denzel Washington - Walter Garber
- John Travolta - Ryder
- James Gandolfini
- Tony Scott - Director
- Barry H. Waldman - Executive Producer
- Ryan Kavanaugh - Executive Producer
- Michael Costigan - Executive Producer
- Todd Black - Producer
- Tony Scott - Producer
- Jason Blumenthal - Producer
- Steve Tisch - Producer
- Brian Helgeland - Screenwriter
- David Koepp - Screenwriter
- John Godey - Book Author
- Renee Ehrlich Kalfus - Costume Designer
- Chris Lebenzon - Editor
- Harry Gregson-Williams - Composer (Music Score)
Box Office Info
- Date
- Rank
- Weekend
Gross - %Change
- Theater
Count - Total
Gross - Week#
- Jun 21
- 3
- $25,000,000
- -
- 3074
- $25,000,000
- 1
- Jun 28
- 5
- $11,300,000
- -52%
- 3077
- $43,332,000
- 2
- Jul 05
- 7
- $5,400,000
- -55%
- 2995
- $53,406,000
- 3
- Jul 12
- 8
- $2,500,000
- -54%
- 1908
- $58,471,000
- 4












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