Sherlock Holmes (2009) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in 2009, with $524M worldwide, ahead of The Hangover (2009) at $469.3M and Fast & Furious (2009) at $360.4M. 112 crime films released in 2009 report a worldwide gross, $3.2B in all, 49% of it from the US & Canada. 9 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 7% on 2008, whose releases took $3.5B. By language, English leads with $3B across 60 crime releases.

2009 releases with a gross

112

combined worldwide

$3.2B

films crossed $100M

9

vs 2008

−7%

#1 of 112

#1 crime movie of 2009

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

2009 · Action, Adventure

$524M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total

$209M US & Canada · 40% $315M elsewhere · 60%