The Equalizer
7.3
“What do you see when you look at me?”
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
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Part of The Equalizer Collection
3 films
Cast
44 people
Denzel Washington
Robert McCall
Known for
Training Day
The Book of Eli
Marton Csokas
Teddy
Known for
xXx
Æon Flux
Chloë Grace Moretz
Teri
Known for
Kick-Ass
The 5th Wave
David Harbour
Masters
Known for
Stranger Things
Hellboy
Haley Bennett
Mandy
Known for
The Girl on the Train
Swallow
Bill Pullman
Brian Plummer
Known for
Independence Day
Spaceballs
Melissa Leo
Susan Plummer
Known for
Wayward Pines
Prisoners
David Meunier
Slavi
Known for
Justified
Damien
Johnny Skourtis
Ralphie
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Alex Veadov
Tevi
Known for
Act of Valor
We Own the Night
Vladimir Kulich
Vladimir Pushkin
Known for
The 13th Warrior
Debt Collectors
E. Roger Mitchell
Lead Investigator
Known for
Outer Banks
The Black Phone
Antoine Fuqua Director · Richard Wenk Writer Harry Gregson-Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $192M · Budget $55M · United States release September 26, 2014
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$192,330,738
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Lonetree Entertainment
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
Escape Artists
Production
LStar Capital
Production
Mace Neufeld Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2014
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 26, 2014
Theatrical
United States · December 30, 2014
Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
United States
September 22, 2014 · Premiere · New York City, New York
July 10, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Albania
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 14, 2014 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Aruba
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Australia
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Austria
October 10, 2014 · Theatrical
Azerbaijan
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Bahamas
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Bahrain
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Bangladesh
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Bolivia
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Cambodia
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Chile
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
China
April 14, 2018 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Croatia
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Cyprus
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
January 28, 2015 · Physical
Denmark
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Ecuador
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Egypt
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Ethiopia
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
France
October 1, 2014 · Theatrical
February 4, 2015 · Digital
February 4, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
August 8, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
August 19, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
February 24, 2026 · TV · RTL9
October 15, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
January 16, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Guatemala
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Honduras
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
India
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Iraq
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Italy
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
December 12, 2014 · Physical
Jamaica
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
October 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Jordan
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Kenya
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Kuwait
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Lithuania
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Malta
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Nepal
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
January 23, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 4, 2015 · Physical · DVD
January 4, 2017 · TV · RTL 5
New Zealand
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Nigeria
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Norway
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Oman
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Pakistan
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Papua New Guinea
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Paraguay
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Peru
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 1, 2014 · Theatrical
Poland
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Qatar
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Russia
January 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Serbia
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
South Africa
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 28, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
September 19, 2014 · Premiere · San Sebastian Film Festival
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Sri Lanka
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
February 16, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
July 30, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
October 1, 2014 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 1, 2014 · Theatrical · French
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical · German
October 10, 2014 · Theatrical · Italian
Syria
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Trinidad & Tobago
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Ukraine
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical · Cut for 15 theatrically; uncut on 4K Blu-ray
Uruguay
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Venezuela
October 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Vietnam
October 3, 2014 · Theatrical
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