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Crime box office · Week 34 · Aug 14–20, 2016

Crime Box Office, Week 34 of 2016: Crime Releases of Aug 14–20

War Dogs (2016) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 34 of 2016 (Aug 14–20), with $86.4M worldwide, ahead of Once Again (2016) at $4M and Imperium (2016) at $282.8K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $90.7M in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 33% on Week 33, 2016, whose releases took $134.8M.

week 34 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$90.7M
War Dogs (2016), the #1
$86.4M
vs Week 33, 2016
−33%
War Dogs (2016) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 34, 2016

War Dogs (2016)

2016 · Drama, Thriller

$86.4M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$43M US & Canada · 50% $43.4M elsewhere · 50%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 34 of 2016?

War Dogs (2016) leads with $86.4M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $90.7M, 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. War Dogs (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $86.4M War Dogs (2016)
    $43M US & Canada · 50% $43.4M elsewhere · 50%
  2. Once Again (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $4M Once Again (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Imperium (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $282.8K Imperium (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 34 of 2016, 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 2016 (Aug 14–20).

  1. 1 War Dogs (2016) movie poster
    War Dogs (2016) Aug 19, 2016 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $86.4M worldwide
    Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $86.4M
  2. 2 Once Again (2016) movie poster
    Once Again (2016) Aug 18, 2016 · Malayalam · Crime, Drama $4M worldwide
    Aug 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
  3. 3 Imperium (2016) movie poster
    Imperium (2016) Aug 19, 2016 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $282.8K worldwide
    Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $282.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2016 earned the most: $90.7M from 3 films, led by War Dogs (2016).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 3 films 3 $47.6M – 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
Week 34, 2015 Aug 16–22 2 films · +107% 2 $82.5M +107% Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) $82.3M
Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 3 films · +10% 3 $90.7M +10% War Dogs (2016) $86.4M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 34 of 2016: 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 2016 (Aug 14–20)?

War Dogs (2016) leads with $86.4M worldwide, $43M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Once Again (2016) at $4M and Imperium (2016) at $282.8K.

How much did crime movies released in week 34 of 2016 (Aug 14–20) earn?

3 crime films released in week 34 of 2016 (Aug 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $90.7M in all, or $30.2M per film on average. Week 33, 2016 releases took $134.8M.

How many crime movies released in week 34 of 2016 (Aug 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, War Dogs (2016), earned $86.4M.

How much of the Week 34, 2016 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$43M of the $90.7M total, or 47%, 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, 2016 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 2016 (Aug 14–20). 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, 2016 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.