Genre Box Office Appeal

A crime thriller which did particularly well at the box office is the US film 'Gone Girl' which made a worldwide profit of $369,330,363. This could be because of the casting of famous actors (Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris), interesting storyline or, most likely, that it was an adaption of an exceedingly popular book.

In 2004 a British crime thriller film called 'Layer Cake' was released which made a worldwide profit of $11,850,214 which starred Daniel Craig. This could be a contributor factor in the success of the film. 

'Before I go to Sleep' is a British thriller released in 2014 which made a worldwide profit of $15,447,154. This is slightly more than 'Layer Cake' which could be due to the fact that it was adapted from a novel and stars famous actors Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth. However, it still made considerably less than 'Gone Girl'. This could be because the book was less popular or the target audience or genre was unclear. It may also be due to the lack of advertising or promotion on the films release. 

An early crime thriller was 'Get Carter' which was released in 1971 starring Michael Caine. It was remade in 2000 and made a worldwide profit of $19,412,993. It could have made more at the box office than 'Before I go to Sleep' because it was a remake of an old film which may have already had a significant following.