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Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies of All Time, Page 63

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 3,101 to 3,150 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. 3101 Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005) movie poster
    Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005) May 27, 2005 · Italian · Drama, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    May 27, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  2. 3102 After.Life (2010) movie poster
    After.Life (2010) Apr 9, 2010 · Dutch · Drama, Thriller, Horror $2.4M worldwide
    Apr 9, 2010 US and Canada: $108.6K Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $2.4M
  3. 3103 Aakrosh (2010) movie poster
    Aakrosh (2010) Oct 1, 2010 · Hindi · Crime, Thriller, Action $2.4M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  4. 3104 Rage (2014) movie poster
    Rage (2014) Jul 11, 2014 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $2.4M worldwide
    Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  5. 3105 Body Chemistry (1990) movie poster
    Body Chemistry (1990) Mar 9, 1990 · English · Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Mar 9, 1990 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  6. 3106 Gone with the Woman (2007) movie poster
    Gone with the Woman (2007) Sep 7, 2007 · Norwegian · Thriller, Drama, Comedy $2.4M worldwide
    Sep 7, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  7. 3107 Dead of Winter (1987) movie poster
    Dead of Winter (1987) Feb 6, 1987 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $2.4M worldwide
    Feb 6, 1987 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  8. 3108 Consecration (2023) movie poster
    Consecration (2023) Feb 10, 2023 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.4M worldwide
    Feb 10, 2023 US and Canada: $538.6K Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $2.4M
  9. 3109 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) movie poster
    Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) Jan 12, 1996 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Jan 12, 1996 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  10. 3110 Haunter (2013) movie poster
    Haunter (2013) Oct 18, 2013 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $2.4M worldwide
    Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  11. 3111 Kantara (2022) movie poster
    Kantara (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · Kannada · Thriller, Adventure, Action $2.4M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  12. 3112 Horsemen (2009) movie poster
    Horsemen (2009) Mar 6, 2009 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Mar 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  13. 3113 Jism (2003) movie poster
    Jism (2003) Jan 17, 2003 · Hindi · Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  14. 3114 The Attacks Of 26/11 (2013) movie poster
    The Attacks Of 26/11 (2013) Mar 1, 2013 · Hindi · History, Crime, Action $2.4M worldwide
    Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: $248.3K Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.4M
  15. 3115 Kalifornia (1993) movie poster
    Kalifornia (1993) Nov 3, 1993 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $2.4M worldwide
    Nov 3, 1993 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  16. 3116 Red Lights (2004) movie poster
    Red Lights (2004) Aug 20, 2004 · English · Drama, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Aug 20, 2004 US and Canada: $673.8K Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $2.4M
  17. 3117 Dangerously Close (1986) movie poster
    Dangerously Close (1986) May 9, 1986 · English · Thriller, Crime, Action $2.4M worldwide
    May 9, 1986 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  18. 3118 The Dark Valley (2014) movie poster
    The Dark Valley (2014) Feb 10, 2014 · German · Drama, Thriller, Western $2.4M worldwide
    Feb 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  19. 3119 Armed Hands (2012) movie poster
    Armed Hands (2012) Jul 11, 2012 · French · Drama, Crime, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  20. 3120 Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) movie poster
    Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) Feb 28, 1997 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Feb 28, 1997 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  21. 3121 I Want Your Sex (2026) movie poster
    I Want Your Sex (2026) Jul 31, 2026 · English · Comedy, Drama, Romance $2.4M worldwide
    Jul 31, 2026 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $888K Worldwide: $2.4M
  22. 3122 South Wind (2018) movie poster
    South Wind (2018) Oct 23, 2018 · Serbian · Crime, Drama, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  23. 3123 Lore (2013) movie poster
    Lore (2013) Feb 8, 2013 · German · Drama, Thriller, War $2.4M worldwide
    Feb 8, 2013 US and Canada: $970.3K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $2.4M
  24. 3124 Black Tide (2018) movie poster
    Black Tide (2018) Apr 6, 2018 · French · Thriller, Mystery $2.4M worldwide
    Apr 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  25. 3125 Zameen (2003) movie poster
    Zameen (2003) Sep 26, 2003 · Hindi · Thriller, Action $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  26. 3126 The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) movie poster
    The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Sep 9, 2016 · Spanish · Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  27. 3127 Teeth (2008) movie poster
    Teeth (2008) Jan 18, 2008 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $347.6K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.3M
  28. 3128 Smolensk (2016) movie poster
    Smolensk (2016) Sep 5, 2016 · Polish · Thriller, Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  29. 3129 Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite (2016) movie poster
    Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite (2016) Jun 10, 2016 · Russian · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $2.3M worldwide
    Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  30. 3130 The Limehouse Golem (2017) movie poster
    The Limehouse Golem (2017) Sep 8, 2017 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  31. 3131 Walking Vengeance (2008) movie poster
    Walking Vengeance (2008) Oct 31, 2008 · Spanish · Crime, Thriller, Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  32. 3132 The Silence (2019) movie poster
    The Silence (2019) Apr 10, 2019 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.3M worldwide
    Apr 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  33. 3133 Ultimate Heist (2009) movie poster
    Ultimate Heist (2009) Mar 3, 2009 · French · Adventure, Thriller, Action $2.3M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  34. 3134 Green Bones (2024) movie poster
    Green Bones (2024) Dec 25, 2024 · Tagalog · Drama, Thriller, Crime $2.3M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  35. 3135 The Visitor (2022) movie poster
    The Visitor (2022) Oct 7, 2022 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  36. 3136 High Ground (2021) movie poster
    High Ground (2021) May 14, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $2.3M worldwide
    May 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  37. 3137 Shadow Conspiracy (1997) movie poster
    Shadow Conspiracy (1997) Jan 25, 1997 · English · Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 25, 1997 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  38. 3138 Beyond the Night (2019) movie poster
    Beyond the Night (2019) Jan 11, 2019 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 11, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  39. 3139 Blood of Youth (2016) movie poster
    Blood of Youth (2016) Dec 16, 2016 · Chinese · Action, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  40. 3140 The Day of the Jackal (1973) movie poster
    The Day of the Jackal (1973) Jul 30, 1973 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $2.3M worldwide
    Jul 30, 1973 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  41. 3141 Lucknow Central (2017) movie poster
    Lucknow Central (2017) Sep 15, 2017 · Hindi · Action, Drama, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  42. 3142 The Remaining (2014) movie poster
    The Remaining (2014) Sep 5, 2014 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 5, 2014 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $2.3M
  43. 3143 Werewolves (2024) movie poster
    Werewolves (2024) Dec 6, 2024 · English · Action, Horror, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $391.9K Worldwide: $2.3M
  44. 3144 Wife of a Spy (2020) movie poster
    Wife of a Spy (2020) Jun 6, 2020 · Japanese · Drama, War, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Jun 6, 2020 US and Canada: $69.5K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.3M
  45. 3145 Love Crimes (1992) movie poster
    Love Crimes (1992) Jan 24, 1992 · English · Romance, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Jan 24, 1992 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  46. 3146 Mersal (2017) movie poster
    Mersal (2017) Oct 18, 2017 · Tamil · Crime, Action, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Oct 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  47. 3147 Touch of Evil (1958) movie poster
    Touch of Evil (1958) Feb 1, 1958 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $2.3M worldwide
    Feb 1, 1958 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $37.6K Worldwide: $2.3M
  48. 3148 Dabbe (2006) movie poster
    Dabbe (2006) Feb 9, 2006 · Turkish · Horror, Thriller $2.3M worldwide
    Feb 9, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  49. 3149 Nomads (1986) movie poster
    Nomads (1986) Mar 7, 1986 · English · Thriller, Drama, Fantasy $2.3M worldwide
    Mar 7, 1986 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  50. 3150 The Substitute (2007) movie poster
    The Substitute (2007) Mar 13, 2007 · Danish · Thriller, Horror, Comedy $2.3M worldwide
    Mar 13, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
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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