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Crime box office · Week 41 · Oct 5–11, 2008

Crime Box Office, Week 41 of 2008: Crime Releases of Oct 5–11

RocknRolla (2008) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11), with $25.7M worldwide, ahead of Breathless (2008) at $686.7K and Kill Switch (2008) at $382.1K. 4 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $26.8M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 63% on Week 40, 2008, whose releases took $71.8M.

week 41 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$26.8M
RocknRolla (2008), the #1
$25.7M
vs Week 40, 2008
−63%
RocknRolla (2008) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 crime movie of Week 41, 2008

RocknRolla (2008)

2008 · Action, Crime

$25.7M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$5.7M US & Canada · 22% $20M elsewhere · 78%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 41 of 2008?

RocknRolla (2008) leads with $25.7M, 96% of the total. The top 4 together took $26.8M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. RocknRolla (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $25.7M RocknRolla (2008)
    $5.7M US & Canada · 22% $20M elsewhere · 78%
  2. Breathless (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $686.7K Breathless (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Kill Switch (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $382.1K Kill Switch (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Tu£sday (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $4.1K Tu£sday (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11).

  1. 1 RocknRolla (2008) movie poster
    RocknRolla (2008) Oct 8, 2008 · English · Action, Crime $25.7M worldwide
    Oct 8, 2008 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $20M Worldwide: $25.7M
  2. 2 Breathless (2008) movie poster
    Breathless (2008) Oct 8, 2008 · Korean · Crime, Drama $686.7K worldwide
    Oct 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $686.7K
  3. 3 Kill Switch (2008) movie poster
    Kill Switch (2008) Oct 6, 2008 · English · Thriller, Adventure, Crime $382.1K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $382.1K
  4. 4 Tu£sday (2008) movie poster
    Tu£sday (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Mystery, Crime $4.1K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2003 earned the most: $460.5M from 6 films, led by Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). Week 41, 2008 took $26.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 1999 Oct 3–9 3 films 3 $15M – Boys Don't Cry (1999) $11.5M
Week 41, 2000 Oct 1–7 3 films · +31% 3 $19.6M +31% Get Carter (2000) $19.4M
Week 41, 2001 Oct 7–13 3 films · +374% 3 $93M +374% Bandits (2001) $67.6M
Week 41, 2002 Oct 6–12 4 films · −36% 4 $59.9M −36% The Transporter (2002) $43.9M
Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 6 films · +669% 6 $460.5M +669% Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) $180.9M
Week 41, 2004 Oct 3–9 4 films · −83% 4 $77.3M −83% Taxi (2004) $71.3M
Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 1 film · −98% 1 $1.4M −98% Izzat (2005) $1.4M
Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 3 films · +115% 3 $3.1M +115% Infamous (2006) $2.7M
Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 1 film · +1684% 1 $55M +1684% We Own the Night (2007) $55M
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 4 films · −51% 4 $26.8M −51% RocknRolla (2008) $25.7M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 41 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11)?

RocknRolla (2008) leads with $25.7M worldwide, $5.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Breathless (2008) at $686.7K and Kill Switch (2008) at $382.1K.

How much did crime movies released in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11) earn?

4 crime films released in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $26.8M in all, or $6.7M per film on average. Week 40, 2008 releases took $71.8M.

How many crime movies released in week 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, RocknRolla (2008), earned $25.7M.

How much of the Week 41, 2008 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.7M of the $26.8M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2008 (Oct 5–11). 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 41, 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.