#1 of 3 #1 crime movie of Week 38, 2012
2012 · Drama, Mystery
$55.1M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
$41M US & Canada · 74% $14.1M elsewhere · 26%
Crime box office · Week 38 · Sep 16–22, 2012
Crime Box Office, Week 38 of 2012: Crime Releases of Sep 16–22
End of Watch (2012) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22), with $55.1M worldwide, ahead of Dredd (2012) at $41M and Tower Block (2012) at $94.4K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $96.2M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $96.2M
- End of Watch (2012), the #1
- $55.1M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 57%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 38 of 2012?
End of Watch (2012) leads with $55.1M, 57% of the total. The top 3 together took $96.2M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Crime Release of Week 38 of 2012, 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 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22).
- 1 Sep 21, 2012 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $55.1M
- 2 Sep 21, 2012 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $27.6M Worldwide: $41M
- 3 Sep 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $96.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $377M, led by Taken 2 (2012).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 Freelancers (2012) $456.4K Freelancers (2012)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Robot and Frank (2012) $5.7M Robot and Frank (2012)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Partners in Crime (2012) $3.1M Partners in Crime (2012)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Lawless (2012) $66.4M Lawless (2012)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012) $80.3M Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 In the Shadow (2012) $1.2M In the Shadow (2012)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 End of Watch (2012) $96.2M End of Watch (2012)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Looper (2012) $184.3M Looper (2012)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Taken 2 (2012) $377M Taken 2 (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2010 earned the most: $166.5M from 2 films, led by The Town (2010). Week 38, 2012 took $96.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 38, 2004 Sep 12–18 2 films | 2 | $8M | – | Vinci (2004) $7.4M |
| Week 38, 2005 Sep 11–17 2 films · +806% | 2 | $72.7M | +806% | Lord of War (2005) $72.6M |
| Week 38, 2006 Sep 17–23 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 2 films | 2 | $15.1M | – | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) $15M |
| Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 6 films · +493% | 6 | $89.8M | +493% | Lakeview Terrace (2008) $44.7M |
| Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 2 films · −92% | 2 | $6.7M | −92% | The Burning Plain (2009) $5.6M |
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 2 films · +2371% | 2 | $166.5M | +2371% | The Town (2010) $154M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 1 film · −100% | 1 | $753 | −100% | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011) $753 |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 3 films · +12776834% | 3 | $96.2M | +12776834% | End of Watch (2012) $55.1M |
Archive
Crime Box Office in 2012, Week by Week
45 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 15–21) with $1.1B, led by The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
- Week 1 $3.2M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $4M
- Week 4 $141.5M
- Week 5 $621.7K
- Week 6 $209.6M
- Week 7 $5.3M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $9.7M
- Week 10 $510.2K
- Week 11 $211.4M
- Week 12 $9.2M
- Week 13 $2.6M
- Week 14 $29.2M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $71.1M
- Week 18 $11.8M
- Week 19 $2M
- Week 20 $20.6M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $27M
- Week 23 $4.9M
- Week 24 $6.4M
- Week 25 $2.8M
- Week 26 $1.4M
- Week 27 $83M
- Week 28 $7.7M
- Week 29 $1.1B
- Week 30 $4.7M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $456.4K
- Week 33 $5.7M
- Week 34 $3.1M
- Week 35 $66.4M
- Week 36 $80.3M
- Week 37 $1.2M
- Week 38 $96.2M
- Week 39 $184.3M
- Week 40 $377M
- Week 41 $206.4M
- Week 42 $35.7M
- Week 43 $302.6K
- Week 44 $6.6M
- Week 45 $1.1B
- Week 46 $439.3K
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $43.2M
- Week 49 $1.9M
- Week 50 $5.1M
- Week 51 $218.3M
- Week 52 $426.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Crime Box Office Week 38 of 2012: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing crime movie in week 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22)?
End of Watch (2012) leads with $55.1M worldwide, $41M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dredd (2012) at $41M and Tower Block (2012) at $94.4K.
How much did crime movies released in week 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22) earn?
3 crime films released in week 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $96.2M in all, or $32.1M per film on average.
How many crime movies released in week 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, End of Watch (2012), earned $55.1M.
How is the week 38, 2012 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 38 of 2012 (Sep 16–22). 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 38, 2012 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.