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Crime box office · 1998

Crime Box Office 1998: Highest-Grossing Crime Movies, Page 2

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in 1998, with $285.4M worldwide, ahead of Rush Hour (1998) at $244.7M and The X Files (1998) at $189.2M. 54 crime films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 20% on 1997, whose releases took $2.1B. By language, English leads with $1.3B across 42 crime releases.

1998 releases with a gross
54
combined worldwide
$1.7B
films crossed $100M
6
vs 1997
−20%
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) movie poster #1 of 54
#1 crime movie of 1998

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

1998 · Action, Thriller

$285.4M worldwide · 17% of the chart's total

$130.4M US & Canada · 46% $155M elsewhere · 54%
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Every Crime Release of 1998, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 54 of 54. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1998.

  1. 51 I Went Down (1998) movie poster
    I Went Down (1998) Jun 24, 1998 · English · Action, Drama, Comedy $1.7K worldwide
    Jun 24, 1998 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
  2. 52 I Want You (1998) movie poster
    I Want You (1998) Feb 15, 1998 · English · Music, Thriller, Romance $1.7K worldwide
    Feb 15, 1998 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
  3. 53 Funny Games (1998) movie poster
    Funny Games (1998) Mar 11, 1998 · German · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $1.3K worldwide
    Mar 11, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
  4. 54 Bullet Ballet (1998) movie poster
    Bullet Ballet (1998) Sep 5, 1998 · Japanese · Crime, Thriller, Drama $111 worldwide
    Sep 5, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $111
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Crime Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2013 leads with $6.1B, led by Despicable Me 2 (2013).

2020s 7 years · $16.4B
2010s 10 years · $37.4B
2000s 10 years · $28.4B
1990s 10 years · $19.3B
1980s 10 years · $6.5B
1970s 10 years · $1.6B
1960s 10 years · $174M
1950s 10 years · $13.7M
1940s 7 years · $667K
1930s 7 years · $3.3M
1920s 3 years · $156.6K