Escape from New York
Released Date
July 10, 1981
Distributor
Embassy Pictures
Genre
Action
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$25,244,626 + $28,750 = $25,273,376
$25,244,626 + $28,750 = $25,273,376
About Escape from New York
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
About
John Carpenter film about a convict named Snake Plissken who must save the President from Manhattan, which has been turned into a violent prison.
Trivia
The film's popularity led to a 1996 sequel titled Escape from L.A., which was less popular.