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Crime box office · Week 18 · Apr 25–May 1, 2021

Crime Box Office, Week 18 of 2021: Crime Releases of Apr 25–May 1

Cliff Walkers (2021) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1), with $181.3M worldwide, ahead of Break Through the Darkness (2021) at $52.7M and Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021) at $32.2M. 4 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $266.3M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 18 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$266.3M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Cliff Walkers (2021) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 crime movie of Week 18, 2021

Cliff Walkers (2021)

2021 · Thriller, History

$181.3M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

$153K US & Canada · <1% $181.2M elsewhere · 100%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 18 of 2021?

Cliff Walkers (2021) leads with $181.3M, 68% of the total. The top 4 together took $266.3M, 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.

  1. Cliff Walkers (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $181.3M Cliff Walkers (2021)
    $153K US & Canada · <1% $181.2M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Break Through the Darkness (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $52.7M Break Through the Darkness (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $32.2M Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Virtuoso (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $21.4K The Virtuoso (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 18 of 2021, 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 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1).

  1. 1 Cliff Walkers (2021) movie poster
    Cliff Walkers (2021) Apr 30, 2021 · Chinese · Thriller, History, Crime $181.3M worldwide
    Apr 30, 2021 US and Canada: $153K Rest of the world: $181.2M Worldwide: $181.3M
  2. 2 Break Through the Darkness (2021) movie poster
    Break Through the Darkness (2021) May 1, 2021 · Chinese · Crime, Drama, Action $52.7M worldwide
    May 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.7M
  3. 3 Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021) movie poster
    Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021) Apr 29, 2021 · Cantonese · Action, Thriller, Crime $32.2M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.2M
  4. 4 The Virtuoso (2021) movie poster
    The Virtuoso (2021) Apr 30, 2021 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $21.4K worldwide
    Apr 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2021 earned the most: $266.3M from 4 films, led by Cliff Walkers (2021).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 2012 Apr 29–May 5 2 films 2 $11.8M – Jannat 2 (2012) $11.8M
Week 18, 2013 Apr 28–May 4 2 films · −57% 2 $5.1M −57% The Iceman (2013) $4.6M
Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 1 film · −98% 1 $82.3K −98% Water & Power (2014) $82.3K
Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 4 films · +587% 4 $565.9K +587% Argo 2 (2015) $515.5K
Week 18, 2016 Apr 24–30 3 films · +127% 3 $1.3M +127% Golden Years (2016) $1M
Week 18, 2017 Apr 30–May 6 4 films · +4795% 4 $62.9M +4795% Bad Genius (2017) $44.6M
Week 18, 2018 Apr 29–May 5 3 films · −82% 3 $11.5M −82% Laplace’s Witch (2018) $11M
Week 18, 2019 Apr 28–May 4 3 films · −12% 3 $10.1M −12% Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) $9.8M
Week 18, 2020 Apr 26–May 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 18, 2021 Apr 25–May 1 4 films 4 $266.3M – Cliff Walkers (2021) $181.3M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 18 of 2021: 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 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1)?

Cliff Walkers (2021) leads with $181.3M worldwide, $153K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Break Through the Darkness (2021) at $52.7M and Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021) at $32.2M.

How much did crime movies released in week 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1) earn?

4 crime films released in week 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1) report a worldwide gross, $266.3M in all, or $66.6M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Cliff Walkers (2021) with $181.3M.

How much of the Week 18, 2021 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$153K of the $266.3M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 2021 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 18 of 2021 (Apr 25–May 1). 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 18, 2021 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.