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Crime box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2014

Crime Box Office, Week 34 of 2014: Crime Releases of Aug 17–23

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23), with $39.4M worldwide, ahead of Salvo (2014) at $244.7K and Metro Manila (2014) at $200.6K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $39.9M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$39.9M
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014), the #1
$39.4M
earned in the US & Canada
35%
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 34, 2014

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)

2014 · Action, Thriller

$39.4M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$13.8M US & Canada · 35% $25.6M elsewhere · 65%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 34 of 2014?

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) leads with $39.4M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $39.9M, 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.

  1. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $39.4M Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
    $13.8M US & Canada · 35% $25.6M elsewhere · 65%
  2. Salvo (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $244.7K Salvo (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Metro Manila (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $200.6K Metro Manila (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 34 of 2014, 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23).

  1. 1 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) movie poster
    Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $39.4M worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $39.4M
  2. 2 Salvo (2014) movie poster
    Salvo (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · Italian · Drama, Romance, Crime $244.7K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $244.7K
  3. 3 Metro Manila (2014) movie poster
    Metro Manila (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · Action, Drama, Thriller $200.6K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $200.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2007 earned the most: $47.6M from 3 films, led by War (2007). Week 34, 2014 took $39.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 3 films 3 $19.6M – Idlewild (2006) $12.6M
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 3 films · +143% 3 $47.6M +143% War (2007) $42.7M
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 1 film · −99% 1 $496K −99% The Fifth Commandment (2008) $496K
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 5 films · +5700% 5 $28.8M +5700% The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) $26.9M
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 1 film · −99% 1 $302.3K −99% Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) $302.3K
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 3 films · +5283% 3 $16.3M +5283% False Trail (2011) $7.8M
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 1 film · −81% 1 $3.1M −81% Partners in Crime (2012) $3.1M
Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 1 film · +79% 1 $5.6M +79% The Frozen Ground (2013) $5.6M
Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 3 films · +609% 3 $39.9M +609% Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) $39.4M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 34 of 2014: 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23)?

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) leads with $39.4M worldwide, $13.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Salvo (2014) at $244.7K and Metro Manila (2014) at $200.6K.

How much did crime movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) earn?

3 crime films released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $39.9M in all, or $13.3M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014), earned $39.4M.

How much of the Week 34, 2014 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.8M of the $39.9M total, or 35%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2014 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23). 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 34, 2014 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.