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===Films=== (all starring [[Dean Martin]] as Helm) #''[[The Silencers (film)|The Silencers]]'' (1966) #''[[Murderers' Row (film)|Murderers' Row]]'' (1966) #''[[The Ambushers (film)|The Ambushers]]'' (1967) #''[[The Wrecking Crew (1968 film)|The Wrecking Crew]]'' (1969) A fifth film was planned, based upon the novel ''The Ravagers'', but Martin declined the opportunity to play the role again. The title of the film was announced at the end of ''The Wrecking Crew''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmss.com/otherspies/matthelm/|title=www.hmss.com|website=www.hmss.com}}</ref> ==== Box office performance ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=99% |- ! Film ! U.S. release date ! US/Canada [[theatrical rental]] ! class=unsortable | {{nowrap|{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}}} |- | ''The Silencers'' | {{dts|1966|2|18}} | $7,350,000 | <ref name=rentals>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=All-Time Film Rental Champs|date=October 15, 1990|pages=M142-184|first=Lawrence|last=Cohn}}</ref> |- | ''Murderers' Row'' | {{dts|1966|12|20}} | $6,350,000 | <ref name=rentals/> |- | ''The Ambushers'' | {{dts|1967|12|22}} | $4,700,000 | <ref name=rentals/> |- | ''The Wrecking Crew'' | {{dts|1969|2|5}} | $2,400,000 | <ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Big Rental Films of 1969|date=January 7, 1970|page=15}}</ref> |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Total ! $20,800,000 ! |- |} ====Home media==== ''Murderer's Row'' was initially released on [[VHS]] in 1980, with reissues in 1987 and 1993. ''The Ambushers'' was released on VHS in 1987, with a reissue in 1996. ''The Silencers'' and ''The Wrecking Crew'' were both released on VHS only in 1996, with no reissues for either film. The 1996 releases consisted of 2 box sets, one containing ''Murderer's Row'' and ''The Ambushers'', with the other containing ''The Silencers'' and ''The Wrecking Crew''. It is unknown if these releases were sold exclusively as box sets, or if they were also issued individually. A 4-[[DVD]] box set containing the four films was released in [[North America]] in December 2005.
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