#1 of 105 #1 crime movie of 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)
2010 · Mystery, Thriller
$232.6M worldwide · 11% of the chart's total
$102.5M US & Canada · 44% $130.1M elsewhere · 56%
Crime box office · 2010
Crime Box Office 2010: Highest-Grossing Crime Movies
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in 2010, with $232.6M worldwide, ahead of RED (2010) at $199M and The Other Guys (2010) at $170.5M. 105 crime films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 32% on 2009, whose releases took $3.2B. By language, English leads with $984.5M across 45 crime releases.
- 2010 releases with a gross
- 105
- combined worldwide
- $2.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 6
- vs 2009
- −32%
#1 of 105 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of 2010?
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) leads with $232.6M, 11% of the total. The top 5 together took $892.4M, 41% of what all 105 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Crime Release of 2010, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 105. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2010.
- 1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $102.5M Rest of the world: $130.1M Worldwide: $232.6M
Mar 19, 2010 · Swedish · Mystery, Thriller, Crime $232.6M worldwide - 2 Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $90.4M Rest of the world: $108.6M Worldwide: $199M
- 3 Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: $119.2M Rest of the world: $51.2M Worldwide: $170.5M
- 4 Sep 17, 2010 US and Canada: $92.2M Rest of the world: $61.8M Worldwide: $154M
- 5 Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $136.3M
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Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $45.7M Rest of the world: $90.4M Worldwide: $136.2M - 7
Apr 16, 2010 US and Canada: $48.1M Rest of the world: $48.1M Worldwide: $96.2M - 8
Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: $43.3M Rest of the world: $37.8M Worldwide: $81.1M - 9
Aug 27, 2010 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $22.5M Worldwide: $80.2M - 10
Sep 1, 2010 US and Canada: $35.6M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $67.9M - 11
Nov 19, 2010 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: $46.3M Worldwide: $67.4M - 12
The Girl Who Played with Fire (2010)Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: $7.6M Rest of the world: $59.5M Worldwide: $67.2M Jul 9, 2010 · Swedish · Action, Mystery, Thriller $67.2M worldwide - 13
Feb 26, 2010 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $55.6M - 14
Feb 5, 2010 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: $28.8M Worldwide: $52.8M - 15
Sep 3, 2010 US and Canada: $26.6M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $45.5M - 16
Aug 4, 2010 US and Canada: $528.2K Rest of the world: $44.2M Worldwide: $44.7M - 17
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010)Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: $39.1M Worldwide: $44.3M Oct 29, 2010 · Swedish · Drama, Thriller, Crime $44.3M worldwide - 18
Mar 5, 2010 US and Canada: $27.2M Rest of the world: $16.9M Worldwide: $44M - 19
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)Apr 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.4M
Apr 17, 2010 · Japanese · Action, Mystery, Crime $36.4M worldwide - 20
Nov 24, 2010 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $35.6M - 21
Apr 16, 2010 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: $28.7M Worldwide: $35.1M - 22
Jun 4, 2010 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $27.9M Worldwide: $29.5M - 23
Apr 23, 2010 US and Canada: $23.6M Rest of the world: $5.8M Worldwide: $29.4M - 24
Mar 23, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.7M - 25
Feb 26, 2010 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $17.9M - 26
Mar 12, 2010 US and Canada: $551.5K Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $17.3M - 27
May 28, 2010 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $15.7M Worldwide: $17M - 28
Dec 29, 2010 US and Canada: $164.2K Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $16.9M - 29
Dec 24, 2010 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $12.6M Worldwide: $13.7M - 30
Dec 2, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6M - 31
Sep 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5M - 32
Apr 30, 2010 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.6M Worldwide: $10.4M - 33
Aug 26, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8M - 34
Jan 15, 2010 US and Canada: $205.7K Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $8.4M - 35
Mar 18, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M - 36
Jan 7, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M - 37
Aug 13, 2010 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $7.2M - 38
Feb 5, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M - 39
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M - 40
Jun 18, 2010 US and Canada: $217.3K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $4.1M - 41
Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $107.6K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $3.7M - 42
Apr 28, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 43
Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $108.6K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.5M - 44
Nov 3, 2010 US and Canada: $96.9K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.5M - 45
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M - 46
Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M - 47
Mar 11, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 48
Mar 25, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 49
Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 50
Mar 20, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2010?
Of the top 10, Takers (2010) earned the biggest share at home (72% in the US & Canada), while Saw 3D (2010) made 66% of its gross abroad. Across all 105 films, $928M (42%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) $232.6M $102.5M US & Canada · 44% $130.1M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 RED (2010) $199M $90.4M US & Canada · 45% $108.6M elsewhere · 55%
- 3 The Other Guys (2010) $170.5M $119.2M US & Canada · 70% $51.2M elsewhere · 30%
- 4 The Town (2010) $154M $92.2M US & Canada · 60% $61.8M elsewhere · 40%
- 5 The Bounty Hunter (2010) $136.3M $67.1M US & Canada · 49% $69.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 6 Saw 3D (2010) $136.2M $45.7M US & Canada · 34% $90.4M elsewhere · 66%
- 7 Kick-Ass (2010) $96.2M $48.1M US & Canada · 50% $48.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 8 Edge of Darkness (2010) $81.1M $43.3M US & Canada · 53% $37.8M elsewhere · 47%
- 9 Takers (2010) $80.2M $57.7M US & Canada · 72% $22.5M elsewhere · 28%
- 10 The American (2010) $67.9M $35.6M US & Canada · 52% $32.3M elsewhere · 48%
Gross bands
How Many 2010 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
6 of 105 films crossed $100M and took $1B between them, 47% of the total. 73 films, 70% of the list, earned under $10M.
47% 48%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 6 films, 6% of the list $1B · 47% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 26 films, 25% of the list $1.1B · 48% of the gross
- Under $10M 73 films, 70% of the list $106M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2010 Earned the Most?
March releases took the most, $466.8M from 13 films, led by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010). May was the quietest month ($20.1M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Edge of Darkness (2010) $102.9M Edge of Darkness (2010)
- February Feb Cop Out (2010) $133.5M Cop Out (2010)
- March Mar The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) $466.8M The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)
- April Apr Kick-Ass (2010) $213.3M Kick-Ass (2010)
- May May Micmacs (2010) $20.1M Micmacs (2010)
- June Jun Raajneeti (2010) $37.5M Raajneeti (2010)
- July Jul The Girl Who Played with Fire (2010) $67.8M The Girl Who Played with Fire (2010)
- August Aug The Other Guys (2010) $317.1M The Other Guys (2010)
- September Sep The Town (2010) $280.5M The Town (2010)
- October Oct RED (2010) $396.1M RED (2010)
- November Nov The Next Three Days (2010) $108.6M The Next Three Days (2010)
- December Dec The Last Godfather (2010) $43.1M The Last Godfather (2010)
Last 10 years
How Does 2010 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2008 earned the most: $3.5B from 142 films, led by The Dark Knight (2008). 2010 took $2.2B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 78 films | 78 | $3.3B | – | Ocean's Eleven (2001) $450.7M |
| 2002 94 films · −20% | 94 | $2.6B | −20% | Catch Me If You Can (2002) $352.1M |
| 2003 99 films · +17% | 99 | $3.1B | +17% | Bad Boys II (2003) $273.3M |
| 2004 106 films · −30% | 106 | $2.1B | −30% | Ocean's Twelve (2004) $362.7M |
| 2005 101 films · +24% | 101 | $2.7B | +24% | Batman Begins (2005) $375.4M |
| 2006 124 films · −5% | 124 | $2.5B | −5% | The Departed (2006) $291.5M |
| 2007 145 films · +35% | 145 | $3.4B | +35% | Live Free or Die Hard (2007) $388.2M |
| 2008 142 films · +3% | 142 | $3.5B | +3% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 112 films · −7% | 112 | $3.2B | −7% | Sherlock Holmes (2009) $524M |
| 2010 105 films · −32% | 105 | $2.2B | −32% | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) $232.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Crime Movies Speak in 2010?
English-language crime films took $984.5M across 45 films, 45% of the total, ahead of Swedish-language crime films ($352.5M) and Korean-language crime films ($73.3M).
2010 Crime Box Office by Language
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English $984.5M45 films · #1 The Other Guys (2010) - Swedish $352.5M5 films · #1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)
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Korean $73.3M5 films · #1 The Man from Nowhere (2010) -
French $68.9M8 films · #1 22 Bullets (2010) -
Hindi $47M6 films · #1 Raajneeti (2010) - Japanese $36.4M2 films · #1 Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
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Spanish $35.3M2 films · #1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2010) -
Turkish $17.6M4 films · #1 Hunting Season (2010) -
Cantonese $12.1M4 films · #1 The Stool Pigeon (2010) -
Chinese $5.5M1 film · #1 Shinjuku Incident (2010)
Archive
Crime Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2013 leads with $6.1B, led by Despicable Me 2 (2013).
2020s 7 years · $16.4B
2010s 10 years · $37.4B
- 2019 $4.9B #1 Joker (2019)
- 2018 $3.7B #1 Skyscraper (2018)
- 2017 $3.8B #1 The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- 2016 $3.9B #1 Zootopia (2016)
- 2015 $4.1B #1 Furious 7 (2015)
- 2014 $2.1B #1 22 Jump Street (2014)
- 2013 $6.1B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 2012 $4.9B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $1.7B #1 Fast Five (2011)
- 2010 $2.2B #1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)
2000s 10 years · $28.4B
- 2009 $3.2B #1 Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- 2008 $3.5B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $3.4B #1 Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- 2006 $2.5B #1 The Departed (2006)
- 2005 $2.7B #1 Batman Begins (2005)
- 2004 $2.1B #1 Ocean's Twelve (2004)
- 2003 $3.1B #1 Bad Boys II (2003)
- 2002 $2.6B #1 Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- 2001 $3.3B #1 Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- 2000 $2B #1 Charlie's Angels (2000)
1990s 10 years · $19.3B
- 1999 $2.5B #1 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- 1998 $1.7B #1 Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- 1997 $2.1B #1 Face/Off (1997)
- 1996 $1.8B #1 Ransom (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- 1994 $1.9B #1 The Mask (1994)
- 1993 $1.3B #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $1.7B #1 Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- 1991 $1.7B #1 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- 1990 $2.1B #1 Home Alone (1990)
1980s 10 years · $6.5B
- 1989 $1.6B #1 Batman (1989)
- 1988 $1.2B #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $1.1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $480.9M #1 Legal Eagles (1986)
- 1985 $257M #1 Fletch (1985)
- 1984 $664.2M #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $344.3M #1 Sudden Impact (1983)
- 1982 $236.6M #1 48 Hrs. (1982)
- 1981 $247.4M #1 Sharky's Machine (1981)
- 1980 $373M #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.6B
- 1979 $132M #1 Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
- 1978 $151.3M #1 Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- 1977 $42.2M #1 The Gauntlet (1977)
- 1976 $192.9M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $145.7M #1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- 1974 $199.1M #1 The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- 1973 $281.5M #1 The Sting (1973)
- 1972 $250.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $140.3M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $20.4M #1 Joe (1970)
1960s 10 years · $174M
- 1969 $102.7M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $3.7M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $6.5M #1 The War Wagon (1967)
- 1966 $143.5K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $186.8K #1 Pierrot le Fou (1965)
- 1964 $10.9M #1 The Pink Panther (1964)
- 1963 $46.4M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $2.5M #1 Copacabana Palace (1962)
- 1961 $3.8K #1 Accattone (1961)
- 1960 $1M #1 Breathless (1960)
1950s 10 years · $13.7M
- 1959 $27.6K #1 The Law (1959)
- 1958 $2.7M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $3.7K #1 12 Angry Men (1957)
- 1956 $76.3K #1 The Ladykillers (1956)
- 1955 $1.5M #1 Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- 1954 $6.4M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $7.5K #1 The Big Heat (1953)
- 1952 $8.9K #1 Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
- 1951 $1.9M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $994.2K #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 7 years · $667K
1930s 7 years · $3.3M
FAQ
Crime Box Office 2010: 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 105 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing crime movie in 2010?
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) leads with $232.6M worldwide, $102.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come RED (2010) at $199M and The Other Guys (2010) at $170.5M.
How much did crime movies released in 2010 earn?
105 crime films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, or $20.8M per film on average. 2009 releases took $3.2B.
How many crime movies released in 2010 made $1 billion?
None. 6 films crossed $100 million, led by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) with $232.6M.
How is the 2010 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 2010. 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 2010 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.