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Crime Time 1980-Present Dramas or thrillers centered on the criminals and the world of crime. Total Grosses Opening Weekends Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Total Theaters / Avg. Total Gross Release Date 1 80 The Man From Nowhere CJ $35,751 6.8% 1 $35,751 $528,175 10/1/10 2 71 Kill the Irishman Anch. $145,430 12.2% 5 $29,086 $1,188,194 3/11/11 3 74 The Iceman (2013) MNE $87,946 11.5% 4 $21,987 $762,885 5/3/13 4 72 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Gram. $143,321 3.8% 8 $17,915 $3,753,929 3/5/99 5 1 Inception WB $62,785,337 21.5% 3,792 $16,557 $292,576,195 7/16/10 6 84 Merci Pour le Chocolat Emp. $14,868 3.4% 1 $14,868 $443,238 7/31/02 7 2 American Gangster Uni. $43,565,115 33.5% 3,054 $14,264 $130,164,645 11/2/07 8 82 Easy Money (2012) Wein. $24,684 12.0% 2 $12,342 $205,741 7/11/12 9 67 The Limey Art. $187,122 5.8% 17 $11,007 $3,204,663 10/8/99 10 62 Don 2 Relbig. $1,673,921 45.5% 157 $10,662 $3,680,306 12/22/11 11 12 The Godfather Part III Par. $19,558,558 29.3% 1,901 $10,288 $66,666,062 12/25/90 12 10 Takers SGem $20,512,304 35.5% 2,206 $9,298 $57,744,720 8/27/10 13 3 The Departed WB $26,887,467 20.3% 3,017 $8,911 $132,384,315 10/6/06 14 6 Contraband Uni. $24,349,815 36.6% 2,863 $8,505 $66,528,000 1/13/12 15 7 The Town WB $23,808,032 25.8% 2,861 $8,322 $92,186,262 9/17/10 16 75 Layer Cake SPC $81,706 3.5% 10 $8,170 $2,339,957 5/13/05 17 70 Reservoir Dogs Mira. $147,839 5.2% 19 $7,781 $2,832,029 10/23/92 18 8 Payback Par. $21,221,526 26.0% 2,729 $7,776 $81,526,121 2/5/99 19 17 Donnie Brasco Sony $11,660,216 27.8% 1,503 $7,757 $41,909,762 2/28/97 20 5 Collateral DW $24,701,458 24.5% 3,188 $7,748 $101,005,703 8/6/04 21 4 Public Enemies Uni. $25,271,675 26.0% 3,334 $7,580 $97,104,620 7/1/09 22 79 The Yards Mira. $57,339 6.4% 8 $7,167 $889,352 10/20/00 23 21 Mystic River WB $10,445,547 11.6% 1,467 $7,120 $90,135,191 10/17/03 24 25 Pulp Fiction Mira. $9,311,882 8.6% 1,338 $6,959 $107,928,762 10/14/94 25 9 Looper TriS $20,801,522 31.3% 2,992 $6,952 $66,486,205 9/28/12 26 26 Jackie Brown Mira. $9,292,248 23.4% 1,370 $6,783 $39,673,162 12/25/97 27 85 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead ParC $13,415 3.7% 2 $6,707 $360,759 6/16/04 28 29 Heat WB $8,445,656 12.5% 1,325 $6,374 $67,436,818 12/15/95 29 24 Gangs of New York Mira. $9,496,870 12.2% 1,504 $6,314 $77,812,000 12/20/02 30 11 Pain and Gain Par. $20,244,505 43.0% 3,277 $6,178 $47,113,198 4/26/13 31 23 Casino Uni. $9,946,480 23.4% 1,616 $6,155 $42,512,375 11/22/95 32 14 Savages (2012) Uni. $16,016,910 33.8% 2,628 $6,095 $47,382,068 7/6/12 33 32 A History of Violence NL $8,103,077 25.7% 1,340 $6,047 $31,504,633 9/30/05 34 45 Goodfellas WB $6,368,901 13.6% 1,070 $5,952 $46,836,214 9/19/90 35 27 Carlito's Way Uni. $9,116,675 24.7% 1,615 $5,645 $36,948,322 11/12/93 36 33 Snatch SGem $8,005,163 26.4% 1,444 $5,543 $30,328,156 1/19/01 37 16 Blow NL $12,443,461 23.5% 2,249 $5,532 $52,990,775 4/6/01 38 13 Gangster Squad WB $17,070,347 37.1% 3,103 $5,501 $46,000,903 1/11/13 39 69 Mesrine: Killer Instinct MBox $152,873 27.7% 28 $5,460 $551,697 8/27/10 40 78 Brother SPC $60,029 13.3% 11 $5,457 $450,594 7/20/01 41 15 Snitch LG/S $13,167,607 30.7% 2,511 $5,244 $42,833,909 2/22/13 42 19 The Big Hit Sony $10,809,424 40.0% 2,149 $5,030 $27,007,143 4/24/98 43 44 Alpha Dog Uni. $6,412,775 41.9% 1,289 $4,975 $15,309,602 1/12/07 44 38 Nurse Betty USA $7,145,950 28.4% 1,459 $4,897 $25,170,054 9/8/00 45 66 No One Killed Jessica UTV $227,473 51.6% 48 $4,739 $440,525 1/7/11 46 83 Down for Life BDF $23,176 55.3% 5 $4,635 $41,914 1/14/11 47 55 Scarface (1983) Uni. $4,597,536 10.3% 996 $4,616 $44,668,798 12/9/83 48 18 We Own the Night Sony $10,826,287 37.9% 2,362 $4,583 $28,563,179 10/12/07 49 52 Spring Breakers A24 $4,858,944 34.6% 1,104 $4,401 $14,051,640 3/22/13 50 46 Mobsters Uni. $6,030,585 29.8% 1,441 $4,185 $20,246,790 7/26/91 51 20 Crank LGF $10,457,367 37.6% 2,515 $4,157 $27,838,408 9/1/06 52 36 Heist WB $7,823,521 33.3% 1,891 $4,137 $23,510,841 11/9/01 53 64 Suicide Kings Art. $558,081 32.1% 135 $4,134 $1,740,156 4/17/98 54 31 Hoodlum MGM $8,162,768 34.7% 2,020 $4,040 $23,499,102 8/29/97 55 48 Eastern Promises Focus $5,659,133 32.8% 1,404 $4,030 $17,266,000 9/21/07 56 87 The Silence MBox $7,992 9.3% 2 $3,996 $85,809 3/8/13 57 54 Bugsy TriS $4,611,477 9.4% 1,219 $3,783 $49,114,016 12/20/91 58 65 King of New York NL $411,597 16.1% 115 $3,579 $2,554,476 9/28/90 59 39 Lucky Number Slevin MGM/W $7,031,921 31.3% 1,984 $3,544 $22,495,466 4/7/06 60 47 The Getaway (1994) Uni. $5,806,515 36.1% 1,659 $3,500 $16,094,974 2/11/94 61 35 Safe (2012) LGF $7,892,539 46.0% 2,266 $3,483 $17,142,080 4/27/12 62 28 City by the Sea WB $8,935,426 39.8% 2,575 $3,470 $22,448,879 9/6/02 63 22 Lawless Wein. $10,001,982 26.7% 2,888 $3,463 $37,400,127 8/29/12 64 68 Thin Ice ATO $183,527 23.2% 53 $3,463 $790,421 2/17/12 65 59 The Usual Suspects Gram. $3,017,130 12.9% 874 $3,452 $23,341,568 9/15/95 66 91 London Boulevard IFC $3,431 21.3% 1 $3,431 $16,075 11/11/11 67 50 Kiss of Death Fox $5,317,066 35.6% 1,623 $3,276 $14,942,422 4/21/95 68 88 Outrage (2011) Magn. $6,518 14.6% 2 $3,259 $44,745 12/2/11 69 57 True Romance WB $4,023,420 32.8% 1,254 $3,208 $12,281,551 9/10/93 70 51 The Place Beyond the Pines Focus $4,917,545 23.8% 1,542 $3,189 $20,673,995 4/19/13 71 30 Broken City Fox $8,268,908 42.0% 2,620 $3,156 $19,701,164 1/18/13 72 40 Parker FD $7,008,222 39.8% 2,224 $3,151 $17,616,641 1/25/13 73 41 Crank: High Voltage LGF $6,963,565 50.9% 2,223 $3,133 $13,684,249 4/17/09 74 89 Better Mus' Come AFFRM $6,140 65.9% 2 $3,070 $9,318 3/15/13 75 43 Get Carter WB $6,637,830 44.3% 2,315 $2,867 $14,967,182 10/6/00 76 56 Seven Psychopaths CBS $4,174,915 27.8% 1,480 $2,821 $15,024,049 10/12/12 77 37 3000 Miles to Graceland WB $7,160,521 45.5% 2,545 $2,813 $15,749,959 2/23/01 78 42 Killing Them Softly Wein. $6,812,900 45.3% 2,424 $2,811 $15,026,056 11/30/12 79 81 Brighton Rock IFC $32,774 14.3% 12 $2,731 $229,653 8/26/11 80 61 Once Upon a Time in America WB $2,412,014 45.3% 894 $2,698 $5,321,508 6/1/84 81 34 Man on a Ledge LG/S $8,001,932 43.0% 2,998 $2,669 $18,620,000 1/27/12 82 49 Dead Man Down FD $5,345,250 49.1% 2,188 $2,443 $10,895,295 3/8/13 83 76 Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 MBox $74,449 27.0% 31 $2,402 $275,387 9/3/10 84 77 Hard Eight Gold. $69,486 31.2% 29 $2,396 $222,559 2/28/97 85 63 Stand Up Guys LGF $1,486,390 44.9% 659 $2,256 $3,310,031 2/1/13 86 93 The Robber Kino $2,169 2.6% 1 $2,169 $83,451 2/3/11 87 94 Pawn Anch. $2,137 51.6% 1 $2,137 $4,141 4/19/13 88 53 Domino NL $4,670,120 45.9% 2,223 $2,100 $10,169,202 10/14/05 89 58 Running Scared NL $3,381,974 49.3% 1,611 $2,099 $6,855,137 2/24/06 90 86 This Thing of Ours SmlP $8,007 21.5% 4 $2,001 $37,227 7/18/03 91 90 Bonnie & Clyde Vs. Dracula Indic. $5,688 22.7% 3 $1,896 $25,027 3/11/11 92 73 The Last Godfather RAtt. $101,779 62.0% 58 $1,755 $164,247 4/1/11 93 60 Formula 51 SGem $2,817,719 54.1% 1,857 $1,517 $5,204,007 10/18/02 94 92 Welcome to the Punch IFC $2,736 38.9% 2 $1,368 $7,034 3/27/13 95 95 Citizen Gangster IFC $625 100.0% 1 $625 $625 4/27/12 96 96 Headshot KL $456 33.2% 1 $456 $1,373 9/28/12 AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only, 62 titles): $11,485,160 26.3% 2,033 $5,649 $43,692,423 - Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart. Total Grosses Opening Weekends If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com.

UPCOMING RELEASES Title (click to view) Studio Release Date The Wolf of Wall Street Par. 11/15/13