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Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies of All Time, Page 53

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 2,601 to 2,650 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. 2601 Anatomy 2 (2004) movie poster
    Anatomy 2 (2004) Aug 13, 2004 · German · Thriller, Horror $5.2M worldwide
    Aug 13, 2004 US and Canada: $623 Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $5.2M
  2. 2602 Never to Lose (2005) movie poster
    Never to Lose (2005) Sep 29, 2005 · Korean · Action, Adventure, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Sep 29, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  3. 2603 The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) movie poster
    The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) Feb 1, 2013 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $5.1M worldwide
    Feb 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  4. 2604 Solo (1996) movie poster
    Solo (1996) Aug 23, 1996 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure $5.1M worldwide
    Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  5. 2605 Masked Ward (2020) movie poster
    Masked Ward (2020) Mar 6, 2020 · Japanese · Thriller, Crime $5.1M worldwide
    Mar 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  6. 2606 Sin Nombre (2009) movie poster
    Sin Nombre (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Adventure, Drama, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $5.1M
  7. 2607 Out of Bounds (1986) movie poster
    Out of Bounds (1986) Jul 25, 1986 · French · Action, Drama, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Jul 25, 1986 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  8. 2608 The Professor and the Madman (2019) movie poster
    The Professor and the Madman (2019) May 10, 2019 · English · Biography, Drama, Mystery $5.1M worldwide
    May 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  9. 2609 Top Dog (1995) movie poster
    Top Dog (1995) Apr 28, 1995 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Apr 28, 1995 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  10. 2610 Kahaani 2 (2016) movie poster
    Kahaani 2 (2016) Dec 1, 2016 · Hindi · Thriller, Mystery $5.1M worldwide
    Dec 1, 2016 US and Canada: $350.7K Rest of the world: $4.7M Worldwide: $5.1M
  11. 2611 Vigilante (1982) movie poster
    Vigilante (1982) May 18, 1982 · English · Crime, Action, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    May 18, 1982 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  12. 2612 Kabul Express (2006) movie poster
    Kabul Express (2006) Dec 15, 2006 · Hindi · Drama, Comedy, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $302.5K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5.1M
  13. 2613 Dark Places (2015) movie poster
    Dark Places (2015) Aug 7, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $208.6K Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $5.1M
  14. 2614 Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020) movie poster
    Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020) Feb 7, 2020 · Malayalam · Comedy, Action, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Feb 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  15. 2615 Ghost in the Machine (1993) movie poster
    Ghost in the Machine (1993) Dec 20, 1993 · English · Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi $5.1M worldwide
    Dec 20, 1993 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  16. 2616 Naam Shabana (2017) movie poster
    Naam Shabana (2017) Mar 31, 2017 · Hindi · Action, Mystery, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  17. 2617 Miller's Crossing (1990) movie poster
    Miller's Crossing (1990) Oct 5, 1990 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $5.1M worldwide
    Oct 5, 1990 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  18. 2618 Dogman (2019) movie poster
    Dogman (2019) Apr 12, 2019 · Italian · Drama, Thriller, Crime $5.1M worldwide
    Apr 12, 2019 US and Canada: $148.2K Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $5.1M
  19. 2619 Anthropoid (2016) movie poster
    Anthropoid (2016) Aug 12, 2016 · English · Biography, History, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $5.1M
  20. 2620 The Brink of War (2026) movie poster
    The Brink of War (2026) Aug 14, 2026 · English · Drama, History, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Aug 14, 2026 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: $12.8K Worldwide: $5.1M
  21. 2621 Monsters (2010) movie poster
    Monsters (2010) Oct 29, 2010 · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Oct 29, 2010 US and Canada: $237.3K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5.1M
  22. 2622 Tokyo Ghoul (2017) movie poster
    Tokyo Ghoul (2017) Oct 16, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Drama, Thriller $5.1M worldwide
    Oct 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  23. 2623 Creepy (2016) movie poster
    Creepy (2016) Oct 21, 2016 · Japanese · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $5.1M worldwide
    Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  24. 2624 The Coffin (2008) movie poster
    The Coffin (2008) Oct 30, 2008 · Thai · Thriller, Horror $5M worldwide
    Oct 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  25. 2625 The Card Counter (2021) movie poster
    The Card Counter (2021) Sep 10, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $5M
  26. 2626 Phobia 2 (2009) movie poster
    Phobia 2 (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · Thai · Horror, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  27. 2627 Colour of the Game (2017) movie poster
    Colour of the Game (2017) Aug 31, 2017 · Cantonese · Crime, Action, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Aug 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  28. 2628 La Femme Nikita (1991) movie poster
    La Femme Nikita (1991) Mar 8, 1991 · French · Action, Drama, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Mar 8, 1991 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $633 Worldwide: $5M
  29. 2629 Mayday (2019) movie poster
    Mayday (2019) Sep 10, 2019 · English · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  30. 2630 Heaven’s Prisoners (1996) movie poster
    Heaven’s Prisoners (1996) May 17, 1996 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $5M worldwide
    May 17, 1996 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M
  31. 2631 Double Lover (2018) movie poster
    Double Lover (2018) Feb 14, 2018 · French · Drama, Thriller, Romance $5M worldwide
    Feb 14, 2018 US and Canada: $167.6K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5M
  32. 2632 Day of the Dead (1985) movie poster
    Day of the Dead (1985) Jul 19, 1985 · English · Thriller, Horror $5M worldwide
    Jul 19, 1985 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $1K Worldwide: $5M
  33. 2633 The Watcher in the Woods (1981) movie poster
    The Watcher in the Woods (1981) Oct 9, 1981 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $5M worldwide
    Oct 9, 1981 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M
  34. 2634 Shrooms (2008) movie poster
    Shrooms (2008) Feb 1, 2008 · English · Thriller, Horror $5M worldwide
    Feb 1, 2008 US and Canada: $2.9K Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $5M
  35. 2635 Naqaab (2007) movie poster
    Naqaab (2007) Jul 13, 2007 · Hindi · Crime, Romance, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Jul 13, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  36. 2636 The Looming Storm (2017) movie poster
    The Looming Storm (2017) Oct 29, 2017 · Chinese · Crime, Thriller, Mystery $5M worldwide
    Oct 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  37. 2637 The Handmaid's Tale (1990) movie poster
    The Handmaid's Tale (1990) Mar 9, 1990 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Mar 9, 1990 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M
  38. 2638 Predestination (2015) movie poster
    Predestination (2015) Jan 9, 2015 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $4.9M worldwide
    Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $68.4K Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $4.9M
  39. 2639 Scar (2007) movie poster
    Scar (2007) May 19, 2007 · English · Crime, Horror, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    May 19, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  40. 2640 The Girl by the Lake (2007) movie poster
    The Girl by the Lake (2007) Sep 14, 2007 · Italian · Thriller, Mystery $4.9M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  41. 2641 Desierto (2016) movie poster
    Desierto (2016) Oct 14, 2016 · Spanish · Action, Drama, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Oct 14, 2016 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $4.9M
  42. 2642 Judge (2013) movie poster
    Judge (2013) Nov 9, 2013 · Japanese · Crime, Drama, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Nov 9, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  43. 2643 [REC] 4: Apocalypse (2015) movie poster
    [REC] 4: Apocalypse (2015) Jan 2, 2015 · Spanish · Thriller, Horror $4.9M worldwide
    Jan 2, 2015 US and Canada: $837 Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $4.9M
  44. 2644 Sword of Desperation (2010) movie poster
    Sword of Desperation (2010) Jul 10, 2010 · Japanese · Thriller, Romance, Action $4.9M worldwide
    Jul 10, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  45. 2645 The Spy (2012) movie poster
    The Spy (2012) Apr 5, 2012 · Russian · Thriller, Action $4.9M worldwide
    Apr 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  46. 2646 Conspirators (2013) movie poster
    Conspirators (2013) Apr 10, 2013 · Cantonese · Crime, Mystery, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Apr 10, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  47. 2647 The Crown Witness (2007) movie poster
    The Crown Witness (2007) Feb 2, 2007 · Polish · Action, Drama, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Feb 2, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  48. 2648 Sleuth (2007) movie poster
    Sleuth (2007) Oct 12, 2007 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Oct 12, 2007 US and Canada: $342.9K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.9M
  49. 2649 The Conversation (1974) movie poster
    The Conversation (1974) Apr 7, 1974 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Apr 7, 1974 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: $35.9K Worldwide: $4.9M
  50. 2650 Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers (2007) movie poster
    Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers (2007) Sep 28, 2007 · Norwegian · Drama, Crime, Thriller $4.9M worldwide
    Sep 28, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
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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