Genre · 49 films
Hostage
| # | Film | Studio | Lifetime gross | Opening | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force One | Sony | $172,956,409 | $37,132,505 | 1997 |
| 2 | Argo | WB | $136,025,503 | $19,458,109 | 2012 |
| 3 | Speed | Fox | $121,248,145 | $14,456,194 | 1994 |
| 4 | Captain Phillips | Sony | $107,100,855 | $25,718,314 | 2013 |
| 5 | Collateral | DW | $101,005,703 | $24,701,458 | 2004 |
| 6 | Olympus Has Fallen | FD | $98,925,640 | $30,373,794 | 2013 |
| 7 | Non-Stop | Uni. | $92,168,600 | $28,875,635 | 2014 |
| 8 | Die Hard | Fox | $83,519,093 | $601,851 | 1988 |
| 9 | White House Down | Sony | $73,103,784 | $24,852,258 | 2013 |
| 10 | John Q. | NL | $71,756,802 | $20,275,194 | 2002 |
| 11 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Sony | $65,452,312 | $23,373,102 | 2009 |
| 12 | Misery | Col. | $61,276,872 | $10,076,834 | 1990 |
| 13 | Prisoners | WB | $61,002,302 | $20,817,053 | 2013 |
| 14 | The River Wild | Uni. | $46,816,343 | $10,214,450 | 1994 |
| 15 | Phone Booth | Fox | $46,566,212 | $15,021,088 | 2003 |
| 16 | The Negotiator | WB | $44,547,681 | $10,218,831 | 1998 |
| 17 | Nothing to Lose | BV | $44,480,039 | $11,617,767 | 1997 |
| 18 | Money Monster | TriS | $41,012,075 | $14,788,157 | 2016 |
| 19 | Hostage | Mira. | $34,639,939 | $10,214,734 | 2005 |
| 20 | Cadillac Man | Orion | $27,627,310 | $6,712,079 | 1990 |
| 21 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Mira. | $25,836,616 | $10,240,805 | 1996 |
| 22 | Saving Silverman | Sony | $19,402,030 | $7,411,852 | 2001 |
| 23 | Toy Soldiers | TriS | $15,073,942 | $4,182,300 | 1991 |
| 24 | Excess Baggage | Sony | $14,515,490 | $6,309,583 | 1997 |
| 25 | Lockout | FD | $14,326,864 | $6,231,836 | 2012 |
| 26 | The Ref | BV | $11,439,193 | $3,044,097 | 1994 |
| 27 | Mad City | WB | $10,541,523 | $4,649,742 | 1997 |
| 28 | Getaway (2013) | WB | $10,501,938 | $4,503,892 | 2013 |
| 29 | Celtic Pride | BV | $9,255,027 | $3,809,248 | 1996 |
| 30 | Runaway Train | Can. | $7,683,620 | $2,601,480 | 1985 |
| 31 | House Arrest | MGM | $7,032,782 | $2,275,808 | 1996 |
| 32 | The Clearing | FoxS | $5,763,875 | $472,781 | 2004 |
| 33 | Airheads | Fox | $5,751,882 | $1,911,739 | 1994 |
| 34 | Birthday Girl | Mira. | $5,142,576 | $2,370,809 | 2002 |
| 35 | Held Up | Trim. | $4,705,631 | $1,911,007 | 2000 |
| 36 | A Life Less Ordinary | Fox | $4,366,722 | $2,007,279 | 1997 |
| 37 | Desperate Hours (1990) | MGM | $2,742,912 | $1,367,657 | 1990 |
| 38 | Faithful | NL | $2,104,439 | $967,956 | 1996 |
| 39 | Suicide Kings | Art. | $1,740,156 | $558,081 | 1998 |
| 40 | Swimming with Sharks | Trim. | $382,928 | $34,703 | 1995 |
| 41 | Albino Alligator | Mira. | $339,379 | $101,176 | 1997 |
| 42 | Secuestro Express | Mira. | $307,208 | $45,928 | 2005 |
| 43 | Malevolence | PZR | $127,287 | $13,445 | 2004 |
| 44 | S.F.W. | Gram. | $63,513 | $44,227 | 1995 |
| 45 | Trespass (2011) | MNE | $24,094 | $16,816 | 2011 |
| 46 | Cold Comes the Night | Gold. | $16,971 | $11,603 | 2014 |
| 47 | The 24th Day | Scre. | $14,460 | $2,001 | 2004 |
| 48 | ATM | IFC | $3,010 | $2,034 | 2012 |
| 49 | The Dark Hours | N/A | $423 | $338 | 2005 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.