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Crime box office · Week 28 · Jul 6–12, 1980

Crime Box Office, Week 28 of 1980: Crime Releases of Jul 6–12

How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12), with $7.5M worldwide, ahead of Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) at $6.2M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 28 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$13.7M
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), the #1
$7.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 28 of 1980, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12).

  1. 1 How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) movie poster
    How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) Jul 11, 1980 · English · Comedy, Crime $7.5M worldwide
    Jul 11, 1980 US and Canada: $7.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.5M
  2. 2 Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) movie poster
    Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) Jul 11, 1980 · English · Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy $6.2M worldwide
    Jul 11, 1980 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.2M
Archive

Crime Box Office in 1980, Week by Week

12 weeks of 1980 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 15–21) with $169M, led by The Blues Brothers (1980).

FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 28 of 1980: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12)?

How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) leads with $7.5M worldwide, $7.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) at $6.2M.

How much did crime movies released in week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12) earn?

2 crime films released in week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $13.7M in all, or $6.9M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), earned $7.5M.

How much of the Week 28, 1980 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.7M of the $13.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 28, 1980 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 week 28 of 1980 (Jul 6–12). 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 week 28, 1980 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.