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Crime box office · March 2011

Crime Box Office, March 2011: Top-Grossing Releases

Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in March 2011, with $29.7M worldwide, ahead of I Saw the Devil (2011) at $13M and The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011) at $1.7M. 7 crime films released in March 2011 report a worldwide gross, $47M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 186% on February 2011, whose releases took $16.5M. By language, Spanish leads with $29.7M across 1 crime release.

March 2011 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$47M
Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011), the #1
$29.7M
vs February 2011
+186%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of March 2011?

Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) leads with $29.7M, 63% of the total. The top 5 together took $46.9M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $29.7M Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. I Saw the Devil (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $13M I Saw the Devil (2011)
    $129.2K US & Canada · <1% $12.8M elsewhere · 99%
  3. The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $1.7M The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Los numeros (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $1.3M Los numeros (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Kill the Irishman (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $1.2M Kill the Irishman (2011)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of March 2011, 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 March 2011.

  1. 1 Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) movie poster
    Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) Mar 11, 2011 · Spanish · Action, Crime, Comedy $29.7M worldwide
    Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.7M
  2. 2 I Saw the Devil (2011) movie poster
    I Saw the Devil (2011) Mar 4, 2011 · Drama, Thriller, Horror $13M worldwide
    Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $129.2K Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $13M
  3. 3 The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011) movie poster
    The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011) Mar 25, 2011 · Chinese · Thriller, Drama, Crime $1.7M worldwide
    Mar 25, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
  4. 4 Los numeros (2011) movie poster
    Los numeros (2011) Mar 25, 2011 · Polish · Crime, Comedy $1.3M worldwide
    Mar 25, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  5. 5 Kill the Irishman (2011) movie poster
    Kill the Irishman (2011) Mar 11, 2011 · English · Action, Crime $1.2M worldwide
    Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
  6. 6 Final Balance (2011) movie poster
    Final Balance (2011) Mar 16, 2011 · French · Thriller, Crime, Mystery $157.6K worldwide
    Mar 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.6K
  7. 7 Between the Canals (2011) movie poster
    Between the Canals (2011) Mar 18, 2011 · English · Crime, Thriller $4.8K worldwide
    Mar 18, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K
Earlier years

How Does March 2011 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2010 earned the most: $466.8M from 13 films, led by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010). March 2011 took $47M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
March 2002 5 films 5 $113.3M – Showtime (2002) $77.9M
March 2003 9 films · −8% 9 $103.9M −8% The Hunted (2003) $46.1M
March 2004 8 films · +168% 8 $279.1M +168% Starsky & Hutch (2004) $170.3M
March 2005 7 films · +3% 7 $287.5M +3% Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) $101.4M
March 2006 15 films · +14% 15 $328.6M +14% Inside Man (2006) $186M
March 2007 11 films · −37% 11 $207.2M −37% Shooter (2007) $95.7M
March 2008 12 films · −49% 12 $106.3M −49% The Bank Job (2008) $64.8M
March 2009 11 films · −26% 11 $78.1M −26% The Last House on the Left (2009) $46M
March 2010 13 films · +497% 13 $466.8M +497% The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) $232.6M
March 2011 7 films · −90% 7 $47M −90% Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) $29.7M
FAQ

Crime Box Office March 2011: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in March 2011?

Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011) leads with $29.7M worldwide. Next come I Saw the Devil (2011) at $13M and The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011) at $1.7M.

How much did crime movies released in March 2011 earn?

7 crime films released in March 2011 report a worldwide gross, $47M in all, or $6.7M per film on average. February 2011 releases took $16.5M.

How many crime movies released in March 2011 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Torrente 4: Lethal crisis (2011), earned $29.7M.

How much of the March 2011 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.3M of the $47M total, or 3%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the March 2011 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 March 2011. 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 March 2011 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.