Demolition Man
The future isn't big enough for the both of them.
A.detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong.When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
- Director
- Marco Brambilla
- Signature
- Tension · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $159M
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In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
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Box Office & Release
Demolition Man returned 2.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $57M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $159M
- Release date
- Oct 8, 1993
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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