The Transporter 5 (2025)

The Transporter (Le Transporteur), an English-language action thriller film directed by Cory Yuen and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, is the first film in the Transporter series. It stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, a British mercenary driver living in France who is caught up in a human trafficking ring. Other cast members include Shu Qi, Franรงois Berlรฉand, Matt Schulze, and Ric Young.

The film is based on the short film series The Hire. It premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on October 2, 2002. It was released in the United States on October 11, distributed by 20th Century Fox, and in France on October 23, distributed by EuropaCorp.

Despite mixed reviews, with the action sequences praised but the script criticized, The Transporter was a box office success, grossing $43.9 million worldwide. This success paved the way for the sequel Transporter 2 (2005), which established the series as a beloved action franchise