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Crime box office · Week 21 · May 15–21, 1988

Crime Box Office, Week 21 of 1988: Crime Releases of May 15–21

Miles from Home (1988) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 21 of 1988 (May 15–21), with $189K worldwide, ahead of Mapantsula (1988) at $8.3K. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $197.3K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$197.3K
Miles from Home (1988), the #1
$189K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Miles from Home (1988) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 crime movie of Week 21, 1988

Miles from Home (1988)

1988 · Crime, Drama

$189K worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$189K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 21 of 1988, 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 21 of 1988 (May 15–21).

  1. 1 Miles from Home (1988) movie poster
    Miles from Home (1988) May 18, 1988 · English · Crime, Drama, Action $189K worldwide
    May 18, 1988 US and Canada: $189K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $189K
  2. 2 Mapantsula (1988) movie poster
    Mapantsula (1988) May 21, 1988 · Crime, Drama $8.3K worldwide
    May 21, 1988 US and Canada: $6.7K Rest of the world: $1.6K Worldwide: $8.3K
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 21 of 1988: 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 21 of 1988 (May 15–21)?

Miles from Home (1988) leads with $189K worldwide, $189K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mapantsula (1988) at $8.3K.

How much did crime movies released in week 21 of 1988 (May 15–21) earn?

2 crime films released in week 21 of 1988 (May 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $197.3K in all, or $98.6K per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 21 of 1988 (May 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Miles from Home (1988), earned $189K.

How much of the Week 21, 1988 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$195.7K of the $197.3K total, or 99%, 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 21, 1988 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 21 of 1988 (May 15–21). 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 21, 1988 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.