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Crime box office · Week 36 · Aug 28–Sep 3, 2005

Crime Box Office, Week 36 of 2005: Crime Releases of Aug 28–Sep 3

Transporter 2 (2005) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3), with $89.1M worldwide, ahead of Underclassman (2005) at $5.9M and The Business (2005) at $2.5M. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $97.5M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$97.5M
Transporter 2 (2005), the #1
$89.1M
earned in the US & Canada
50%
Transporter 2 (2005) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 36, 2005

Transporter 2 (2005)

2005 · Action, Thriller

$89.1M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$43.1M US & Canada · 48% $46M elsewhere · 52%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 36 of 2005?

Transporter 2 (2005) leads with $89.1M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $97.5M, 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.

  1. Transporter 2 (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $89.1M Transporter 2 (2005)
    $43.1M US & Canada · 48% $46M elsewhere · 52%
  2. Underclassman (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $5.9M Underclassman (2005)
    $5.7M US & Canada · 96% $224.1K elsewhere · 4%
  3. The Business (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $2.5M The Business (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 36 of 2005, 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 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3).

  1. 1 Transporter 2 (2005) movie poster
    Transporter 2 (2005) Sep 2, 2005 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $89.1M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2005 US and Canada: $43.1M Rest of the world: $46M Worldwide: $89.1M
  2. 2 Underclassman (2005) movie poster
    Underclassman (2005) Sep 2, 2005 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $5.9M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2005 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $224.1K Worldwide: $5.9M
  3. 3 The Business (2005) movie poster
    The Business (2005) Sep 2, 2005 · English · Thriller, Drama, Action $2.5M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2005 earned the most: $97.5M from 3 films, led by Transporter 2 (2005).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 1996 Sep 1–7 3 films 3 $22.8M – Bulletproof (1996) $22.6M
Week 36, 1997 Aug 31–Sep 6 1 film · −99% 1 $199K −99% Latin Boys Go to Hell (1997) $199K
Week 36, 1998 Aug 30–Sep 5 3 films · −71% 3 $57.1K −71% Phoenix (1998) $54.1K
Week 36, 1999 Aug 29–Sep 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2000 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2001 Sep 2–8 2 films 2 $675.7K – Our Lady of the Assassins (2001) $624.5K
Week 36, 2002 Sep 1–7 2 films · +5210% 2 $35.9M +5210% City by the Sea (2002) $29.7M
Week 36, 2003 Aug 31–Sep 6 1 film · −98% 1 $782.6K −98% Party Monster (2003) $782.6K
Week 36, 2004 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films · +2051% 2 $16.8M +2051% Paparazzi (2004) $16.8M
Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 3 films · +479% 3 $97.5M +479% Transporter 2 (2005) $89.1M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 36 of 2005: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3)?

Transporter 2 (2005) leads with $89.1M worldwide, $43.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Underclassman (2005) at $5.9M and The Business (2005) at $2.5M.

How much did crime movies released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3) earn?

3 crime films released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3) report a worldwide gross, $97.5M in all, or $32.5M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 36 of 2005 (Aug 28–Sep 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Transporter 2 (2005), earned $89.1M.

How much of the Week 36, 2005 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$48.8M of the $97.5M total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 2005 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 36 of 2005 (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.

How often is the week 36, 2005 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.