#1 of 2 #1 crime movie of Week 5, 1998
1998 · Drama, Thriller
$13.8M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$13.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Crime box office · Week 5 · Jan 25–31, 1998
Crime Box Office, Week 5 of 1998: Crime Releases of Jan 25–31
Desperate Measures (1998) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31), with $13.8M worldwide, ahead of Zero Effect (1998) at $2.1M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $15.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 5 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $15.9M
- Desperate Measures (1998), the #1
- $13.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Crime Release of Week 5 of 1998, 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 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31).
- 1 Jan 30, 1998 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.8M
- 2
Jan 30, 1998 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Archive
Crime Box Office in 1998, Week by Week
33 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 28 (Jul 5–11) with $285.4M, led by Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $62.6M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $15.9M
- Week 6 $33.3M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $33.1M
- Week 9 $6.8M
- Week 10 $48.3M
- Week 11 $1.3K
- Week 12 $30.7M
- Week 13 $10.5M
- Week 14 $93.1M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $1.7M
- Week 17 $27M
- Week 18 $16.4M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $355K
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $128M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $189.2M
- Week 26 $87.2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $285.4M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $44.5M
- Week 32 $104M
- Week 33 $21.6K
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $57.1K
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $244.7M
- Week 39 $43.7M
- Week 40 $7K
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $23.9M
- Week 45 $126.3M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $9.9M
- Week 49 $106.1K
- Week 50 $16.3M
- Week 51 $1.2M
- Week 52 $6.5K
- Week 53 $1M
FAQ
Crime Box Office Week 5 of 1998: 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 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31)?
Desperate Measures (1998) leads with $13.8M worldwide, $13.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Zero Effect (1998) at $2.1M.
How much did crime movies released in week 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31) earn?
2 crime films released in week 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $15.9M in all, or $7.9M per film on average.
How many crime movies released in week 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Desperate Measures (1998), earned $13.8M.
How is the week 5, 1998 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 5 of 1998 (Jan 25–31). 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 5, 1998 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.