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Crime box office · Week 17 · Apr 20–26, 2008

Crime Box Office, Week 17 of 2008: Crime Releases of Apr 20–26

Deception (2008) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26), with $18M worldwide, ahead of Tashan (2008) at $11.3M and Standard Operating Procedure (2008) at $324.2K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.6M in all, 18% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 3% on Week 16, 2008, whose releases took $30.7M.

week 17 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$29.6M
Deception (2008), the #1
$18M
vs Week 16, 2008
−3%
Deception (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 17, 2008

Deception (2008)

2008 · Drama, Mystery

$18M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

$4.6M US & Canada · 26% $13.4M elsewhere · 74%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 17 of 2008?

Deception (2008) leads with $18M, 61% of the total. The top 3 together took $29.6M, 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. Deception (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $18M Deception (2008)
    $4.6M US & Canada · 26% $13.4M elsewhere · 74%
  2. Tashan (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $11.3M Tashan (2008)
    $457.4K US & Canada · 4% $10.8M elsewhere · 96%
  3. Standard Operating Procedure (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $324.2K Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
    $229.1K US & Canada · 71% $95.1K elsewhere · 29%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 17 of 2008, 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 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26).

  1. 1 Deception (2008) movie poster
    Deception (2008) Apr 25, 2008 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $18M worldwide
    Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $13.4M Worldwide: $18M
  2. 2 Tashan (2008) movie poster
    Tashan (2008) Apr 25, 2008 · Hindi · Action, Drama, Comedy $11.3M worldwide
    Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $457.4K Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $11.3M
  3. 3 Standard Operating Procedure (2008) movie poster
    Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Apr 25, 2008 · English · Crime, War, Documentary $324.2K worldwide
    Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $229.1K Rest of the world: $95.1K Worldwide: $324.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 17 of 2008?

Of the top 3, Standard Operating Procedure (2008) earned the biggest share at home (71% in the US & Canada), while Tashan (2008) made 96% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $5.3M (18%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Deception (2008) $18M
    $4.6M US & Canada · 26% $13.4M elsewhere · 74%
  2. 2 Tashan (2008) $11.3M
    $457.4K US & Canada · 4% $10.8M elsewhere · 96%
  3. 3 Standard Operating Procedure (2008) $324.2K
    $229.1K US & Canada · 71% $95.1K elsewhere · 29%
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2004 earned the most: $131M from 2 films, led by Man on Fire (2004). Week 17, 2008 took $29.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 1999 Apr 18–24 1 film 1 $1.6K – Pups (1999) $1.6K
Week 17, 2000 Apr 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2001 Apr 22–28 1 film 1 $13.6M – One Night at McCool's (2001) $13.6M
Week 17, 2002 Apr 21–27 1 film · −92% 1 $1.1M −92% The Salton Sea (2002) $1.1M
Week 17, 2003 Apr 20–26 4 films · +2814% 4 $31.3M +2814% Confidence (2003) $23M
Week 17, 2004 Apr 18–24 2 films · +319% 2 $131M +319% Man on Fire (2004) $130.8M
Week 17, 2005 Apr 17–23 3 films · −81% 3 $24.2M −81% Empire of the Wolves (2005) $12.4M
Week 17, 2006 Apr 23–29 5 films · +369% 5 $113.6M +369% United 93 (2006) $76.7M
Week 17, 2007 Apr 22–28 5 films · −62% 5 $43.3M −62% The Invisible (2007) $26.8M
Week 17, 2008 Apr 20–26 3 films · −32% 3 $29.6M −32% Deception (2008) $18M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 17 of 2008: 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 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26)?

Deception (2008) leads with $18M worldwide, $4.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tashan (2008) at $11.3M and Standard Operating Procedure (2008) at $324.2K.

How much did crime movies released in week 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26) earn?

3 crime films released in week 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $29.6M in all, or $9.9M per film on average. Week 16, 2008 releases took $30.7M.

How many crime movies released in week 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Deception (2008), earned $18M.

How much of the Week 17, 2008 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.3M of the $29.6M total, or 18%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 2008 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 17 of 2008 (Apr 20–26). 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 17, 2008 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.