The Expendables (2010 film)

The Expendables
The Expendables
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sylvester Stallone
Screenplay by	David Callaham; Sylvester Stallone;
Story by	David Callaham
Produced by	Avi Lerner; John Thompson; Kevin King-Templeton;
Starring	Sylvester Stallone; Jason Statham; Jet Li; Dolph Lundgren; Eric Roberts; Randy Couture; Steve Austin; David Zayas; Giselle Itié; Charisma Carpenter; Gary Daniels; Terry Crews; Mickey Rourke;
Cinematography	Jeffrey Kimball
Edited by	Ken Blackwell; Paul Harb;
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production; companies	Millennium Films; Nu Image;
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	August 3, 2010 (Los Angeles); August 13, 2010 (United States);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80–82 million
Box office	$274.5 million

The Expendables is a 2010 American action film directed by Sylvester Stallone, who co-wrote it with David Callaham and also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars an ensemble cast of mostly action film actors consisting of Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, and Bruce Willis. The film was released in the United States on August 13, 2010. It is the first installment in The Expendables film series. This was Dolph Lundgren's first theatrically released film since 1995's cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic.

The film is about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator whom they soon discover to be a mere puppet controlled by a corrupt ex-CIA agent. It pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was distributed by Lionsgate.

The Expendables received mixed reviews with praise towards the action sequences and cast performances. It was commercially successful, opening at number one at the box office in the United States,^[2] the United Kingdom,^[4] China^[5] and India,^[6] and grossed a total of $274 million worldwide. The film spawned the sequels The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014), and Expend4bles (2023).

^ "THE EXPENDABLES (15) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Expendables". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Expendables Takes No. 1 Spot".
^ Segers, Frank. "'Airbender,' 'Expendables' fight for o'seas No. 1". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ Ray, Ashna. "'Expendables' beats 'Eat Pray Love' over fight for o'seas No. 1 in India". The Glamsham. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.

[1] "THE EXPENDABLES (15) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

[mojo-2] "The Expendables". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 4, 2010.

[latimes-3] Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Expendables Takes No. 1 Spot".

[fight-5] Segers, Frank. "'Airbender,' 'Expendables' fight for o'seas No. 1". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.

[fighter-6] Ray, Ashna. "'Expendables' beats 'Eat Pray Love' over fight for o'seas No. 1 in India". The Glamsham. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.

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