Eraser
“He will erase your past to protect your future.”
Eraser, an elite federal marshal who "erases" the pasts of jeopardized informers and relocates them into safe anonymity, must protect a moving target who stands to uncover a conspiracy that could shift the balance of power in the world forever.
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Part of Eraser Collection
2 films
Cast
89 people
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Eraser
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Predator
James Caan
DeGuerin
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The Godfather
Misery
Vanessa Williams
Lee
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The Odyssey
Desperate Housewives
James Coburn
Beller
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Monsters, Inc.
The Nutty Professor
Robert Pastorelli
Johnny C
Known for
Dances with Wolves
Murphy Brown
James Cromwell
Donahue
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
Danny Nucci
Monroe
Known for
Titanic
The Fosters
Andy Romano
Harper
Known for
Under Siege
Pump Up the Volume
Nick Chinlund
Calderon
Known for
The Terminal List
Ultraviolet
Michael Papajohn
Schiff
Known for
Spider-Man
Nightcrawler
Joe Viterelli
Tony
Known for
Shallow Hal
Analyze That
Mark Rolston
J. Scar
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Saw VI
Chuck Russell Director · Walon Green Screenplay Tony Puryear Screenplay
Worldwide gross $242M · Budget $100M · United States release June 21, 1996
Box office
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide gross
$242,295,562
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Kopelson Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 11, 1996
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · June 21, 1996
Theatrical
United States · March 25, 1997
Physical · DVD
United States
September 2, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Argentina
August 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Australia
September 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Austria
August 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
June 21, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
France
August 7, 1996 · Theatrical
June 28, 2026 · TV · T18
October 10, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
August 22, 1996 · Theatrical
June 18, 2026 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray
Greece
September 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Israel
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
October 11, 1996 · Theatrical
June 23, 2026 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray
Japan
August 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 8, 1996 · Theatrical
October 31, 2000 · Physical · DVD
May 10, 2002 · TV · Yorin
New Zealand
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Norway
August 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 31, 1996 · Theatrical
Poland
August 16, 1996 · Theatrical
November 10, 2000 · TV
Portugal
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovenia
August 28, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
August 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
February 4, 1997 · Physical · VHS
April 6, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 16, 2026 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Türkiye
September 6, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
June 29, 2026 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray
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