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Crime box office · Week 19 · May 1–7, 2022

Crime Box Office, Week 19 of 2022: Crime Releases of May 1–7

Lesson in Murder (2022) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7), with $7.3M worldwide, ahead of CBI 5: The Brain (2022) at $66.4K and The Killing of a Journalist (2022) at $380. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.4M in all. That is up 112% on Week 18, 2022, whose releases took $3.5M.

week 19 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.4M
Lesson in Murder (2022), the #1
$7.3M
vs Week 18, 2022
+112%
Lesson in Murder (2022) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 19, 2022

Lesson in Murder (2022)

2022 · Crime, Drama

$7.3M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 19 of 2022?

Lesson in Murder (2022) leads with $7.3M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.4M, 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. Lesson in Murder (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $7.3M Lesson in Murder (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. CBI 5: The Brain (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $66.4K CBI 5: The Brain (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Killing of a Journalist (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $380 The Killing of a Journalist (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 19 of 2022, 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 19 of 2022 (May 1–7).

  1. 1 Lesson in Murder (2022) movie poster
    Lesson in Murder (2022) May 6, 2022 · Japanese · Crime, Drama, Mystery $7.3M worldwide
    May 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M
  2. 2 CBI 5: The Brain (2022) movie poster
    CBI 5: The Brain (2022) May 1, 2022 · Malayalam · Thriller, Crime $66.4K worldwide
    May 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.4K
  3. 3 The Killing of a Journalist (2022) movie poster
    The Killing of a Journalist (2022) May 1, 2022 · Slovak · Crime, Documentary $380 worldwide
    May 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $380
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2019 earned the most: $109.7M from 4 films, led by The Hustle (2019). Week 19, 2022 took $7.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 2013 May 5–11 3 films 3 $1.2M – Shootout at Wadala (2013) $711.4K
Week 19, 2014 May 4–10 3 films · +303% 3 $4.8M +303% Death in Buenos Aires (2014) $2.3M
Week 19, 2015 May 3–9 2 films · +984% 2 $52.3M +984% Hot Pursuit (2015) $51.7M
Week 19, 2016 May 1–7 3 films · −75% 3 $13.1M −75% A Bigger Splash (2016) $7.5M
Week 19, 2017 May 7–13 2 films · −95% 2 $593.3K −95% Sarkar 3 (2017) $358.9K
Week 19, 2018 May 6–12 4 films · +9781% 4 $58.6M +9781% Breaking In (2018) $51.4M
Week 19, 2019 May 5–11 4 films · +87% 4 $109.7M +87% The Hustle (2019) $97.4M
Week 19, 2020 May 3–9 2 films · −95% 2 $6M −95% Blue Story (2020) $5.9M
Week 19, 2021 May 2–8 3 films · −90% 3 $608.3K −90% And Tomorrow the Entire World (2021) $302.1K
Week 19, 2022 May 1–7 3 films · +1119% 3 $7.4M +1119% Lesson in Murder (2022) $7.3M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 19 of 2022: 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 19 of 2022 (May 1–7)?

Lesson in Murder (2022) leads with $7.3M worldwide. Next come CBI 5: The Brain (2022) at $66.4K and The Killing of a Journalist (2022) at $380.

How much did crime movies released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) earn?

3 crime films released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $7.4M in all, or $2.5M per film on average. Week 18, 2022 releases took $3.5M.

How many crime movies released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lesson in Murder (2022), earned $7.3M.

How is the week 19, 2022 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 19 of 2022 (May 1–7). 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 19, 2022 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.