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Crime box office · Week 30 · Jul 20–26, 2008

Crime Box Office, Week 30 of 2008: Crime Releases of Jul 20–26

Man on Wire (2008) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 30 of 2008 (Jul 20–26), with $5.3M worldwide, ahead of Boy A (2008) at $1.2M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.5M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada.

week 30 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$6.5M
Man on Wire (2008), the #1
$5.3M
earned in the US & Canada
48%
Man on Wire (2008) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 crime movie of Week 30, 2008

Man on Wire (2008)

2008 · Crime, Documentary

$5.3M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$3M US & Canada · 56% $2.3M elsewhere · 44%
The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 30 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 30 of 2008 (Jul 20–26).

  1. 1 Man on Wire (2008) movie poster
    Man on Wire (2008) Jul 25, 2008 · English · Crime, Documentary $5.3M worldwide
    Jul 25, 2008 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $5.3M
  2. 2 Boy A (2008) movie poster
    Boy A (2008) Jul 23, 2008 · English · Drama, Romance, Crime $1.2M worldwide
    Jul 23, 2008 US and Canada: $113.7K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.2M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 30 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in week 30 of 2008 (Jul 20–26)?

Man on Wire (2008) leads with $5.3M worldwide, $3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Boy A (2008) at $1.2M.

How much did crime movies released in week 30 of 2008 (Jul 20–26) earn?

2 crime films released in week 30 of 2008 (Jul 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $6.5M in all, or $3.2M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 30 of 2008 (Jul 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Man on Wire (2008), earned $5.3M.

How much of the Week 30, 2008 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.1M of the $6.5M total, or 48%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 30, 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 30 of 2008 (Jul 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 30, 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.