YouTube niche

How much do Free Crime and Thriller Movies YouTube channels make?

Small Free Crime and Thriller Movies channels are getting videos with 17.6M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.

Channels in this niche typically earn $572 to $1.7K total from all their videos, based on 870 videos and 44 channels we analyzed.

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Free Crime and Thriller Movies YouTube niche earnings and breakout examples
Channels studied
44
870 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$2.1M est.
$1.1M to $3.2M total
Best single video earned
~$55.4K est.
$27.7K to $83.1K per video
Most-viewed video
17.6M views
from a 1.3M subscriber channel

Earnings breakdown

Distribution stats from 870 videos and 44 channels analyzed.

Average channel total
$572 to $1.7K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Top 25% of channels earn
$722 to $2.2K
Better-performing channels (all time)
Top 10% of channels earn
$1.3K to $4K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average per video
$272 to $817
Typical single-video earnings
Average views per video
136.2K
May be higher due to viral hits
Top 25% of videos get
47.4K
Views on better-performing videos
Top 10% of videos get
215.8K
Views on the biggest videos
If you post 4 videos a month
$1.1K to $3.3K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
How often creators post
new video every 7 days
Average for channels in this niche
Is this niche growing?
Views are declining
Based on recent videos in this niche

Explore this niche

Browse True Crime & Horror YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 44 channels in Free Crime and Thriller Movies; this page highlights the highest-view examples.

SOLAR WATCH NOW
SOLAR WATCH NOW
1.3M subscribers · about 25 uploads a month
~$2.1M total earned est.$1.1M to $3.2M all time526.3M views
Russian Favourite Films
Russian Favourite Films
172K subscribers · about 10 uploads a month
~$425.8K total earned est.$212.9K to $638.7K all time106.4M views
Bleiberg Entertainment
Bleiberg Entertainment
207K subscribers · about 2 uploads a month
~$382.2K total earned est.$191.1K to $573.2K all time95.5M views
CineRings productions
CineRings productions
335K subscribers · about 21 uploads a month
~$381.4K total earned est.$190.7K to $572K all time95.3M views
Free Time Movies
Free Time Movies
360K subscribers · about 35 uploads a month
~$316K total earned est.$158K to $474K all time79M views
GEM: Film Library
GEM: Film Library
317K subscribers · about 70 uploads a month
~$276.5K total earned est.$138.2K to $414.7K all time69.1M views

44 total Free Crime and Thriller Movies YouTube channels tracked

Breakout videos

Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.

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Why this niche works

Top Free Crime and Thriller Movies videos usually run about 75 to 125 minutes and earn an estimated $272 to $817 per video, which works out to $1.1K to $3.3K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 4 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.

The strongest recent example is ALYAS WAWAY | Full Movie | Action Drama w/ Cesar Montano, Cristina Gonzales, & Jun Aristorenas, which reached 17.6M views from a 1.3M subscriber channel. Channels in True Crime & Horror often post about new video every 7 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.

Videos are usually 75 to 125 minBased on 44 channels

Typical Free Crime and Thriller Movies video: 100 min · ~136.2K views per upload (niche average).

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Compared with adjacent niches

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NicheCategoryAvg. channel total (est.)
This nicheCurrent page$572 to $1.7K est.
British Crime Drama ClipsDrama & Stories$0 to $0 est.
Free Full Movies on YouTubeDrama & Stories$1.3K to $3.9K est.
Crime Drama Scene BreakdownsMovies & TV$542 to $1.6K est.

How the numbers work

How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.

Last updated
Jun 11, 2026
Data source
Public YouTube discovery
Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
Confidence
Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
  • We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
  • A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
  • These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
  • Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
  • Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
  • Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.

Read the full methodology on the Niche Finder methodology page.

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