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Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies of All Time, Page 45

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the highest-grossing thriller movie in our database, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Jurassic World (2015) at $1.7B and The Avengers (2012) at $1.5B. 7,664 thriller films in our database report a worldwide gross, $249B in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. 14 films crossed $1 billion and 647 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $219.1B across 4,680 thriller releases.

films with a reported gross
7,664
combined worldwide
$249B
films crossed $100M
647
earned in the US & Canada
43%
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) movie poster #1 of 7,664
Highest-grossing thriller movie ever

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

2022 · Action, Adventure

$2.3B worldwide

$688.5M US & Canada · 29% $1.7B elsewhere · 71%
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The Top 5,000 Thriller Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 2,201 to 2,250 of 5,000. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. The pages stop at the top 5,000 of 7,664 films.

  1. 2201 Incarnate (2016) movie poster
    Incarnate (2016) Dec 2, 2016 · English · Thriller, Horror $9M worldwide
    Dec 2, 2016 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $9M
  2. 2202 Target (1985) movie poster
    Target (1985) Nov 8, 1985 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $9M worldwide
    Nov 8, 1985 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M
  3. 2203 Renegades (1989) movie poster
    Renegades (1989) Jun 2, 1989 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $9M worldwide
    Jun 2, 1989 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M
  4. 2204 Marshland (2014) movie poster
    Marshland (2014) Sep 25, 2014 · Spanish · Thriller, Mystery, Crime $9M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M
  5. 2205 White Sands (1992) movie poster
    White Sands (1992) Apr 24, 1992 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $9M worldwide
    Apr 24, 1992 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M
  6. 2206 Saturn 3 (1980) movie poster
    Saturn 3 (1980) Feb 15, 1980 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller $9M worldwide
    Feb 15, 1980 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M
  7. 2207 Deadly Friend (1986) movie poster
    Deadly Friend (1986) Oct 10, 1986 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $9M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1986 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M
  8. 2208 Breaking and Entering (2006) movie poster
    Breaking and Entering (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · English · Drama, Thriller, Romance $9M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $930.5K Rest of the world: $8M Worldwide: $9M
  9. 2209 Secret (2007) movie poster
    Secret (2007) Jul 27, 2007 · Chinese · Thriller, Drama, Fantasy $9M worldwide
    Jul 27, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M
  10. 2210 Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) movie poster
    Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) Aug 20, 1999 · English · Thriller, Comedy $9M worldwide
    Aug 20, 1999 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M
  11. 2211 Waves (2024) movie poster
    Waves (2024) Jul 1, 2024 · Czech · History, Thriller, Drama $8.9M worldwide
    Jul 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M
  12. 2212 Thesis on a Homicide (2013) movie poster
    Thesis on a Homicide (2013) Jan 17, 2013 · Spanish · Thriller, Drama $8.9M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M
  13. 2213 In the Mouth of Madness (1995) movie poster
    In the Mouth of Madness (1995) Feb 3, 1995 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy $8.9M worldwide
    Feb 3, 1995 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: $1.9K Worldwide: $8.9M
  14. 2214 The Formula (1980) movie poster
    The Formula (1980) Dec 19, 1980 · English · Thriller, Mystery, Crime $8.9M worldwide
    Dec 19, 1980 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.9M
  15. 2215 Leviticus (2026) movie poster
    Leviticus (2026) Jun 19, 2026 · English · Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi $8.9M worldwide
    Jun 19, 2026 US and Canada: $7.2M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $8.9M
  16. 2216 Running Man (2013) movie poster
    Running Man (2013) Apr 3, 2013 · Korean · Action, Comedy, Thriller $8.9M worldwide
    Apr 3, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M
  17. 2217 Apt Pupil (1998) movie poster
    Apt Pupil (1998) Oct 23, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller $8.9M worldwide
    Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.9M
  18. 2218 Bluebeard (2017) movie poster
    Bluebeard (2017) Mar 17, 2017 · Korean · Thriller $8.9M worldwide
    Mar 17, 2017 US and Canada: $43.1K Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $8.9M
  19. 2219 Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) movie poster
    Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) Jul 27, 2006 · Cantonese · Action, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Jul 27, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M
  20. 2220 Get the Gringo (2012) movie poster
    Get the Gringo (2012) Mar 15, 2012 · English · Crime, Thriller, Drama $8.8M worldwide
    Mar 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M
  21. 2221 Morgan (2016) movie poster
    Morgan (2016) Sep 2, 2016 · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $8.8M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2016 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $8.8M
  22. 2222 Captive State (2019) movie poster
    Captive State (2019) Mar 15, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Mar 15, 2019 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $8.8M
  23. 2223 Body Double (1984) movie poster
    Body Double (1984) Oct 26, 1984 · English · Mystery, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Oct 26, 1984 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: $4.1K Worldwide: $8.8M
  24. 2224 The Vault (2021) movie poster
    The Vault (2021) Mar 26, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Mar 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M
  25. 2225 Following (2024) movie poster
    Following (2024) May 15, 2024 · Korean · Mystery, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    May 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M
  26. 2226 Sleep Tight (2012) movie poster
    Sleep Tight (2012) Oct 26, 2012 · English · Thriller, Horror $8.8M worldwide
    Oct 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M
  27. 2227 Good Boy (2025) movie poster
    Good Boy (2025) Oct 3, 2025 · English · Comedy, Horror, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $8.8M
  28. 2228 Mad Max (1980) movie poster
    Mad Max (1980) Feb 15, 1980 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Feb 15, 1980 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: $24K Worldwide: $8.8M
  29. 2229 7 Days in Entebbe (2018) movie poster
    7 Days in Entebbe (2018) Mar 16, 2018 · English · Drama, History, Thriller $8.8M worldwide
    Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $8.8M
  30. 2230 The Villainess (2017) movie poster
    The Villainess (2017) Aug 25, 2017 · Korean · Action, Drama, Thriller $8.7M worldwide
    Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: $27.7K Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $8.7M
  31. 2231 The Protégé (2021) movie poster
    The Protégé (2021) Aug 20, 2021 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $8.7M worldwide
    Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: $7.4M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $8.7M
  32. 2232 The Snow White Murder Case (2014) movie poster
    The Snow White Murder Case (2014) Mar 29, 2014 · Japanese · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $8.7M worldwide
    Mar 29, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  33. 2233 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) movie poster
    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) Aug 7, 2026 · English · Drama, Horror, Romance $8.7M worldwide
    Aug 7, 2026 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $8.7M
  34. 2234 New Police Story (2004) movie poster
    New Police Story (2004) Sep 23, 2004 · Cantonese · Thriller, Action, Drama $8.7M worldwide
    Sep 23, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  35. 2235 Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) movie poster
    Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) Feb 16, 2007 · Action, Drama, Thriller $8.7M worldwide
    Feb 16, 2007 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $8.7M
  36. 2236 The Forsaken (2001) movie poster
    The Forsaken (2001) Apr 27, 2001 · English · Thriller, Horror $8.7M worldwide
    Apr 27, 2001 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $8.7M
  37. 2237 Impostor (2002) movie poster
    Impostor (2002) Jan 4, 2002 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $8.7M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2002 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $8.7M
  38. 2238 Mardaani 2 (2019) movie poster
    Mardaani 2 (2019) Dec 13, 2019 · Hindi · Action, Drama, Thriller $8.7M worldwide
    Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  39. 2239 Blue Velvet (1986) movie poster
    Blue Velvet (1986) Sep 19, 1986 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $8.7M worldwide
    Sep 19, 1986 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: $121.3K Worldwide: $8.7M
  40. 2240 The Puppet Masters (1994) movie poster
    The Puppet Masters (1994) Oct 21, 1994 · English · Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi $8.6M worldwide
    Oct 21, 1994 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6M
  41. 2241 The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) movie poster
    The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) Jul 19, 1985 · English · Thriller, Comedy $8.6M worldwide
    Jul 19, 1985 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6M
  42. 2242 The Condemned (2007) movie poster
    The Condemned (2007) Apr 27, 2007 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $8.6M worldwide
    Apr 27, 2007 US and Canada: $7.4M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $8.6M
  43. 2243 Dragon Head (2003) movie poster
    Dragon Head (2003) Jul 30, 2003 · Japanese · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $8.6M worldwide
    Jul 30, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M
  44. 2244 Manhunter (1986) movie poster
    Manhunter (1986) Aug 22, 1986 · English · Thriller, Crime $8.6M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1986 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: $3.1K Worldwide: $8.6M
  45. 2245 The Big Call (2017) movie poster
    The Big Call (2017) Dec 8, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Thriller $8.6M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M
  46. 2246 The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) movie poster
    The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) May 15, 2026 · English · Drama, History, Thriller $8.6M worldwide
    May 15, 2026 US and Canada: $652.3K Rest of the world: $7.9M Worldwide: $8.6M
  47. 2247 Willard (2003) movie poster
    Willard (2003) Mar 14, 2003 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $8.6M worldwide
    Mar 14, 2003 US and Canada: $6.9M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $8.6M
  48. 2248 The Rich Man’s Wife (1996) movie poster
    The Rich Man’s Wife (1996) Sep 13, 1996 · English · Thriller $8.5M worldwide
    Sep 13, 1996 US and Canada: $8.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.5M
  49. 2249 White Noise 2: The Light (2007) movie poster
    White Noise 2: The Light (2007) Jan 5, 2007 · English · Thriller, Fantasy, Horror $8.5M worldwide
    Jan 5, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M
  50. 2250 Piranha 3DD (2012) movie poster
    Piranha 3DD (2012) Jun 1, 2012 · English · Thriller, Horror, Comedy $8.5M worldwide
    Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: $376.5K Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $8.5M
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Thriller Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2015 leads with $12.8B, led by Jurassic World (2015).

2020s 7 years · $38.5B
2010s 10 years · $93.9B
2000s 10 years · $67.5B
1990s 10 years · $36B
1980s 10 years · $9.2B
1970s 10 years · $3.5B
1960s 10 years · $273.6M
1950s 10 years · $52.7M
1940s 10 years · $12.3M
1930s 7 years · $195.5K
1920s 4 years · $156.3K