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Crime box office · January 1929

Crime Box Office, January 1929: Top-Grossing Releases

Pandora’s Box (1929) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in January 1929, with $63K worldwide. 1 crime film released in January 1929 reports a worldwide gross, $63K in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1929 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$63K
Pandora’s Box (1929), the #1
$63K
earned in the US & Canada
85%
Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 crime movie of January 1929

Pandora’s Box (1929)

1929 · Drama, Crime

$63K worldwide

$53.5K US & Canada · 85% $9.5K elsewhere · 15%
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The Only Crime Release of January 1929 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in January 1929.

  1. 1 Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster
    Pandora’s Box (1929) Jan 30, 1929 · Drama, Crime, Romance $63K worldwide
    Jan 30, 1929 US and Canada: $53.5K Rest of the world: $9.5K Worldwide: $63K
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Crime Box Office in 1929, Month by Month

The months of 1929 with their totals: January leads with $63K, led by Pandora’s Box (1929).

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Crime Box Office January 1929: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in January 1929?

Pandora’s Box (1929) leads with $63K worldwide, $53.5K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did crime movies released in January 1929 earn?

1 crime film released in January 1929 reports a worldwide gross, $63K in all, or $63K per film on average.

How many crime movies released in January 1929 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pandora’s Box (1929), earned $63K.

How much of the January 1929 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$53.5K of the $63K total, or 85%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 1929 crime box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in January 1929. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the January 1929 crime box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.