#1 of 4 #1 crime movie of Week 39, 2012
2012 · Action, Sci-Fi
$176.5M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$66.5M US & Canada · 38% $110M elsewhere · 62%
Crime box office · Week 39 · Sep 23–29, 2012
Crime Box Office, Week 39 of 2012: Crime Releases of Sep 23–29
Looper (2012) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29), with $176.5M worldwide, ahead of The Hypnotist (2012) at $7.2M and Double Xposure (2012) at $540K. 4 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $184.3M in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 92% on Week 38, 2012, whose releases took $96.2M.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $184.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 38, 2012
- +92%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 39 of 2012?
Looper (2012) leads with $176.5M, 96% of the total. The top 4 together took $184.3M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Crime Release of Week 39 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 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29).
- 1 Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $110M Worldwide: $176.5M
- 2 Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2M
- 3 Sep 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $540K
- 4 Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: $114.1K Worldwide: $115.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 39 releases took $184.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $377M, led by Taken 2 (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 The Thieves (2012) $206.4M The Thieves (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 39 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2012 earned the most: $184.3M from 4 films, led by Looper (2012).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 2003 Sep 21–27 2 films | 2 | $3.5M | – | Running on Karma (2003) $3.4M |
| Week 39, 2004 Sep 19–25 3 films · +338% | 3 | $15.2M | +338% | New Police Story (2004) $8.7M |
| Week 39, 2005 Sep 18–24 3 films · +307% | 3 | $62M | +307% | A History of Violence (2005) $61.4M |
| Week 39, 2006 Sep 24–30 1 film · −97% | 1 | $2M | −97% | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) $2M |
| Week 39, 2007 Sep 23–29 5 films · +782% | 5 | $17.9M | +782% | Bordertown (2007) $8.3M |
| Week 39, 2008 Sep 21–27 4 films · +18% | 4 | $21.2M | +18% | Connected (2008) $10.4M |
| Week 39, 2009 Sep 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 39, 2010 Sep 19–25 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 39, 2011 Sep 18–24 1 film | 1 | $14.2K | – | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster (2011) $14.2K |
| Week 39, 2012 Sep 23–29 4 films · +1295270% | 4 | $184.3M | +1295270% | Looper (2012) $176.5M |
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 39 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing crime movie in week 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29)?
Looper (2012) leads with $176.5M worldwide, $66.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hypnotist (2012) at $7.2M and Double Xposure (2012) at $540K.
How much did crime movies released in week 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29) earn?
4 crime films released in week 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $184.3M in all, or $46.1M per film on average. Week 38, 2012 releases took $96.2M.
How many crime movies released in week 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Looper (2012) with $176.5M.
How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2012 (Sep 23–29). 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 39, 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.