The Sweeney was released in the U.K. on September 12, 2012 and earned well over $6 million in the U.K.
The movie The Sweeney earned less than $26,000 (twenty-six thousand dollars) during its theatrical engagement in the United States.
In The Sweeney tells the story of a hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London’s Metropolitan police. It is based on the popular 1970s UK TV show of the same name.