#1 of 3 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
1994 · Drama, Crime
$29.3M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 36 of 1994 (Aug 28–Sep 3), with $29.3M worldwide, ahead of Fresh (1994) at $8.1M and Killing Zoe (1994) at $419K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37.8M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 3 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
1994 · Drama, Crime
$29.3M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) leads with $29.3M, 78% of the total. The top 3 together took $37.8M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 36 of 1994 (Aug 28–Sep 3).
Sep 1, 1994 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $565.6K Worldwide: $29.3M
Sep 2, 1994 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M
Sep 1, 1994 US and Canada: $419K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $419K Of the top 3, Fresh (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Shawshank Redemption (1994) made 2% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $37.3M (99%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 36 releases took $37.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 24–30) with $351.6M, led by The Mask (1994).
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 1994 earned the most: $37.8M from 3 films, led by The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 1985 Sep 1–7 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 1986 Aug 31–Sep 6 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 1987 Aug 30–Sep 5 3 films | 3 | $2.2M | – | Penitentiary III (1987) $1.4M |
| Week 36, 1988 Aug 28–Sep 3 2 films · −44% | 2 | $1.2M | −44% | The Thin Blue Line (1988) $1.2M |
| Week 36, 1989 Sep 3–9 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 1990 Sep 2–8 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 1991 Sep 1–7 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 1992 Aug 30–Sep 5 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 1993 Aug 29–Sep 4 3 films | 3 | $21.4M | – | Iron Monkey (1993) $14.7M |
| Week 36, 1994 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · +77% | 3 | $37.8M | +77% | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) $29.3M |
33 weeks of 1994 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $460.8M, led by The Flintstones (1994).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) leads with $29.3M worldwide, $28.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fresh (1994) at $8.1M and Killing Zoe (1994) at $419K.
3 crime films released in week 36 of 1994 (Aug 28–Sep 3) report a worldwide gross, $37.8M in all, or $12.6M per film on average.
None. The biggest, The Shawshank Redemption (1994), earned $29.3M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 36 of 1994 (Aug 28–Sep 3). 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.
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.