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Crime box office · Week 11 · Mar 8–14, 1987

Crime Box Office, Week 11 of 1987: Crime Releases of Mar 8–14

Raising Arizona (1987) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14), with $29.2M worldwide, ahead of Heat (1987) at $2.8M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada.

week 11 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$32M
Raising Arizona (1987), the #1
$29.2M
earned in the US & Canada
80%
Raising Arizona (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 crime movie of Week 11, 1987

Raising Arizona (1987)

1987 · Adventure, Mystery

$29.2M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$22.8M US & Canada · 78% $6.3M elsewhere · 22%
The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 11 of 1987, 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 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14).

  1. 1 Raising Arizona (1987) movie poster
    Raising Arizona (1987) Mar 13, 1987 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Comedy $29.2M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1987 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $29.2M
  2. 2 Heat (1987) movie poster
    Heat (1987) Mar 13, 1987 · Action, Drama, Thriller $2.8M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1987 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 11 of 1987: 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 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14)?

Raising Arizona (1987) leads with $29.2M worldwide, $22.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Heat (1987) at $2.8M.

How much did crime movies released in week 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14) earn?

2 crime films released in week 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $32M in all, or $16M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Raising Arizona (1987), earned $29.2M.

How much of the Week 11, 1987 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.6M of the $32M total, or 80%, 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 11, 1987 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 11 of 1987 (Mar 8–14). 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 11, 1987 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.