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Crime box office · May 1931

Crime Box Office, May 1931: Top-Grossing Releases

M (1931) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in May 1931, with $35.6K worldwide. 1 crime film released in May 1931 reports a worldwide gross, $35.6K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1931 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$35.6K
M (1931), the #1
$35.6K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
M (1931) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 crime movie of May 1931

M (1931)

1931 · Thriller, Drama

$35.6K worldwide

$35.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Crime Release of May 1931 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 May 1931.

  1. 1 M (1931) movie poster
    M (1931) May 11, 1931 · German · Thriller, Drama, Crime $35.6K worldwide
    May 11, 1931 US and Canada: $35.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.6K
FAQ

Crime Box Office May 1931: 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 May 1931?

M (1931) leads with $35.6K worldwide, $35.6K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did crime movies released in May 1931 earn?

1 crime film released in May 1931 reports a worldwide gross, $35.6K in all, or $35.6K per film on average.

How many crime movies released in May 1931 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, M (1931), earned $35.6K.

How much of the May 1931 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.6K of the $35.6K total, or 100%, 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 May 1931 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 May 1931. 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 May 1931 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.