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Crime box office · Week 35 · Aug 21–27, 2016

Crime Box Office, Week 35 of 2016: Crime Releases of Aug 21–27

Don't Breathe (2016) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27), with $157.8M worldwide, ahead of Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) at $125.7M and The Queen of Crime (2016) at $297.2K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $283.8M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.1 times the total of Week 34, 2016, whose releases took $90.7M.

week 35 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$283.8M
films crossed $100M
2
vs Week 34, 2016
×3.1
Don't Breathe (2016) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 35, 2016

Don't Breathe (2016)

2016 · Thriller, Horror

$157.8M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total

$89.2M US & Canada · 57% $68.5M elsewhere · 43%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 35 of 2016?

Don't Breathe (2016) leads with $157.8M, 56% of the total. The top 3 together took $283.8M, 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. Don't Breathe (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $157.8M Don't Breathe (2016)
    $89.2M US & Canada · 57% $68.5M elsewhere · 43%
  2. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $125.7M Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
    $21.2M US & Canada · 17% $104.5M elsewhere · 83%
  3. The Queen of Crime (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $297.2K The Queen of Crime (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 35 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27).

  1. 1 Don't Breathe (2016) movie poster
    Don't Breathe (2016) Aug 26, 2016 · English · Thriller, Horror, Crime $157.8M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $89.2M Rest of the world: $68.5M Worldwide: $157.8M
  2. 2 Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) movie poster
    Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) Aug 26, 2016 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $125.7M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $104.5M Worldwide: $125.7M
  3. 3 The Queen of Crime (2016) movie poster
    The Queen of Crime (2016) Aug 25, 2016 · Korean · Comedy, Crime, Thriller $297.2K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $297.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2016 earned the most: $283.8M from 3 films, led by Don't Breathe (2016).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 35, 2007 Aug 26–Sep 1 5 films 5 $52.7M – Balls of Fury (2007) $41.7M
Week 35, 2008 Aug 24–30 5 films · −43% 5 $30.2M −43% Traitor (2008) $27.7M
Week 35, 2009 Aug 23–29 2 films · −99% 2 $236.1K −99% Big Fan (2009) $234.5K
Week 35, 2010 Aug 22–28 4 films · +38388% 4 $90.9M +38388% Takers (2010) $80.2M
Week 35, 2011 Aug 21–27 1 film · −97% 1 $2.9M −97% Brighton Rock (2011) $2.9M
Week 35, 2012 Aug 26–Sep 1 4 films · +2180% 4 $66.4M +2180% Lawless (2012) $55.4M
Week 35, 2013 Aug 25–31 2 films · −73% 2 $18.1M −73% Getaway (2013) $11.8M
Week 35, 2014 Aug 24–30 4 films · +264% 4 $66.1M +264% The November Man (2014) $39.7M
Week 35, 2015 Aug 23–29 4 films · −90% 4 $6.8M −90% S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future (2015) $6.4M
Week 35, 2016 Aug 21–27 3 films · +4102% 3 $283.8M +4102% Don't Breathe (2016) $157.8M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 35 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27)?

Don't Breathe (2016) leads with $157.8M worldwide, $89.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) at $125.7M and The Queen of Crime (2016) at $297.2K.

How much did crime movies released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) earn?

3 crime films released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $283.8M in all, or $94.6M per film on average. Week 34, 2016 releases took $90.7M.

How many crime movies released in week 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Don't Breathe (2016) with $157.8M.

How much of the Week 35, 2016 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$110.4M of the $283.8M total, or 39%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2016 (Aug 21–27). 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 35, 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.