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Crime box office · August 1985

Crime Box Office, August 1985: Top-Grossing Releases

Year of the Dragon (1985) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in August 1985, with $18.7M worldwide. 1 crime film released in August 1985 reports a worldwide gross, $18.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1985 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$18.7M
Year of the Dragon (1985), the #1
$18.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Year of the Dragon (1985) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 crime movie of August 1985

Year of the Dragon (1985)

1985 · Action, Drama

$18.7M worldwide

$18.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Crime Release of August 1985 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 August 1985.

  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (1985) movie poster
    Year of the Dragon (1985) Aug 16, 1985 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $18.7M worldwide
    Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.7M
FAQ

Crime Box Office August 1985: 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 August 1985?

Year of the Dragon (1985) leads with $18.7M worldwide, $18.7M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did crime movies released in August 1985 earn?

1 crime film released in August 1985 reports a worldwide gross, $18.7M in all, or $18.7M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in August 1985 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Year of the Dragon (1985), earned $18.7M.

How much of the August 1985 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.7M of the $18.7M 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 August 1985 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 August 1985. 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 August 1985 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.