The film was produced by Millennium Films and Appian Way Productions, with Avi Lerner and Kevin King Templeton serving as producers. The movie was shot on location in Brazil, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico, with a budget of $50 million. The Expendables was released on August 13, 2010, and grossed over $270 million worldwide, making it a commercial success.

Dual audio capability embeds two distinct audio streams into a single video file (typically in an MKV format).