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Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies of All Time, Page 77

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 3,801 to 3,850 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. 3801 Revenge (2018) movie poster
    Revenge (2018) May 11, 2018 · Action, Thriller, Horror $938.1K worldwide
    May 11, 2018 US and Canada: $102.1K Rest of the world: $836K Worldwide: $938.1K
  2. 3802 Revenge (2018) movie poster
    Revenge (2018) Aug 31, 2018 · Chinese · Drama, Thriller $938.1K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: $102.1K Rest of the world: $836K Worldwide: $938.1K
  3. 3803 Under Construction (2003) movie poster
    Under Construction (2003) Nov 21, 2003 · Turkish · Crime, Thriller, Drama $936.4K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $936.4K
  4. 3804 Beyond Suspicion (2010) movie poster
    Beyond Suspicion (2010) Aug 4, 2010 · French · Thriller $932.4K worldwide
    Aug 4, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $932.4K
  5. 3805 Army of Shadows (1969) movie poster
    Army of Shadows (1969) Sep 10, 1969 · French · History, War, Thriller $931.7K worldwide
    Sep 10, 1969 US and Canada: $862K Rest of the world: $69.7K Worldwide: $931.7K
  6. 3806 The Fourth State (2012) movie poster
    The Fourth State (2012) Mar 8, 2012 · Thriller $930.1K worldwide
    Mar 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $930.1K
  7. 3807 Female Perversions (1996) movie poster
    Female Perversions (1996) Jan 22, 1996 · English · Drama, Thriller, Romance $927K worldwide
    Jan 22, 1996 US and Canada: $927K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $927K
  8. 3808 How I Live Now (2013) movie poster
    How I Live Now (2013) Nov 8, 2013 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $925.8K worldwide
    Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $60.2K Rest of the world: $865.5K Worldwide: $925.8K
  9. 3809 Balibo (2009) movie poster
    Balibo (2009) Jul 21, 2009 · English · Mystery, Drama, Thriller $924.5K worldwide
    Jul 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $924.5K
  10. 3810 The Yards (2000) movie poster
    The Yards (2000) Oct 20, 2000 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $924K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2000 US and Canada: $889.4K Rest of the world: $34.7K Worldwide: $924K
  11. 3811 Knight Moves (1992) movie poster
    Knight Moves (1992) Jan 14, 1992 · English · Mystery, Thriller $923.4K worldwide
    Jan 14, 1992 US and Canada: $923.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $923.4K
  12. 3812 Limbo (2019) movie poster
    Limbo (2019) Jul 3, 2019 · German · Drama, Crime, Thriller $921.9K worldwide
    Jul 3, 2019 US and Canada: $224.4K Rest of the world: $697.5K Worldwide: $921.9K
  13. 3813 ATM (2012) movie poster
    ATM (2012) Apr 6, 2012 · Thriller, Horror $921.8K worldwide
    Apr 6, 2012 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: $918.7K Worldwide: $921.8K
  14. 3814 Ruby (1992) movie poster
    Ruby (1992) Mar 27, 1992 · English · Drama, Action, Thriller $919.3K worldwide
    Mar 27, 1992 US and Canada: $919.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $919.3K
  15. 3815 Villa Caprice (2021) movie poster
    Villa Caprice (2021) Jun 2, 2021 · French · Drama, Thriller $918.5K worldwide
    Jun 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $918.5K
  16. 3816 The Lodgers (2018) movie poster
    The Lodgers (2018) Feb 23, 2018 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $916.7K worldwide
    Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: $7.4K Rest of the world: $909.4K Worldwide: $916.7K
  17. 3817 Horizon Line (2021) movie poster
    Horizon Line (2021) Jan 12, 2021 · English · Adventure, Drama, Thriller $916K worldwide
    Jan 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $916K
  18. 3818 The Brilliant Darkness! (2022) movie poster
    The Brilliant Darkness! (2022) Apr 8, 2022 · Vietnamese · Drama, Family, Thriller $914.7K worldwide
    Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $914.7K
  19. 3819 Escapee (2011) movie poster
    Escapee (2011) Sep 2, 2011 · English · Thriller, Mystery, Horror $914K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $914K
  20. 3820 Possessor Uncut (2020) movie poster
    Possessor Uncut (2020) Oct 2, 2020 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $911.2K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: $752.9K Rest of the world: $158.3K Worldwide: $911.2K
  21. 3821 Possessor (2020) movie poster
    Possessor (2020) Jan 25, 2020 · English · Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi $911.2K worldwide
    Jan 25, 2020 US and Canada: $752.9K Rest of the world: $158.3K Worldwide: $911.2K
  22. 3822 Kings (2018) movie poster
    Kings (2018) Apr 27, 2018 · English · Drama, Thriller, Romance $910.3K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2018 US and Canada: $274.6K Rest of the world: $635.6K Worldwide: $910.3K
  23. 3823 Night Runner (2009) movie poster
    Night Runner (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Spanish · Thriller $909.4K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $909.4K
  24. 3824 The Last Execution (2021) movie poster
    The Last Execution (2021) Jul 4, 2021 · German · Drama, Thriller $908.6K worldwide
    Jul 4, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $908.6K
  25. 3825 Backtrack (2016) movie poster
    Backtrack (2016) Feb 26, 2016 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $907.8K worldwide
    Feb 26, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $907.8K
  26. 3826 Pharaoh’s War (2019) movie poster
    Pharaoh’s War (2019) Jun 4, 2019 · Arabic · Thriller, Action $907.3K worldwide
    Jun 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $907.3K
  27. 3827 Rich Flu (2024) movie poster
    Rich Flu (2024) Oct 6, 2024 · English · Thriller $906.4K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $906.4K
  28. 3828 The Dead Girl (2006) movie poster
    The Dead Girl (2006) Dec 29, 2006 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $905.3K worldwide
    Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $19.9K Rest of the world: $885.4K Worldwide: $905.3K
  29. 3829 Koma (2004) movie poster
    Koma (2004) Apr 27, 2004 · Cantonese · Drama, Mystery, Crime $904K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $904K
  30. 3830 Oxygen (2009) movie poster
    Oxygen (2009) Jul 8, 2009 · Russian · Drama, Thriller, Romance $900.6K worldwide
    Jul 8, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $900.6K
  31. 3831 The Bricklayer (2024) movie poster
    The Bricklayer (2024) Jan 5, 2024 · English · Action, Thriller $899.7K worldwide
    Jan 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $899.7K
  32. 3832 Cypher (2002) movie poster
    Cypher (2002) Oct 1, 2002 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $899.1K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $899.1K
  33. 3833 Dead End Run (2003) movie poster
    Dead End Run (2003) Oct 18, 2003 · Japanese · Action, Thriller $899K worldwide
    Oct 18, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $899K
  34. 3834 The Red Siren (2002) movie poster
    The Red Siren (2002) Jul 27, 2002 · French · Action, Thriller, Drama $898.2K worldwide
    Jul 27, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $898.2K
  35. 3835 House of the Disappeared (2017) movie poster
    House of the Disappeared (2017) Apr 5, 2017 · Korean · Thriller, Horror, Mystery $897.1K worldwide
    Apr 5, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $897.1K
  36. 3836 The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2010) movie poster
    The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2010) Aug 6, 2010 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $896.9K worldwide
    Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: $167K Rest of the world: $729.9K Worldwide: $896.9K
  37. 3837 Histeria (2008) movie poster
    Histeria (2008) Dec 18, 2008 · Malay · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $895.8K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $895.8K
  38. 3838 Red: The Dark Side (2007) movie poster
    Red: The Dark Side (2007) Mar 9, 2007 · Hindi · Romance, Thriller, Drama $895.1K worldwide
    Mar 9, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $895.1K
  39. 3839 Replicant (2001) movie poster
    Replicant (2001) May 11, 2001 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action $894.8K worldwide
    May 11, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $894.8K
  40. 3840 Enigma (1982) movie poster
    Enigma (1982) Oct 15, 1982 · English · Drama, Thriller $894K worldwide
    Oct 15, 1982 US and Canada: $894K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $894K
  41. 3841 Haunted Universities (2009) movie poster
    Haunted Universities (2009) Oct 20, 2009 · Thai · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $892.6K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $892.6K
  42. 3842 No Return (2010) movie poster
    No Return (2010) Sep 29, 2010 · Spanish · Action, Drama, Thriller $891.7K worldwide
    Sep 29, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $891.7K
  43. 3843 Restore Point (2023) movie poster
    Restore Point (2023) Jun 30, 2023 · Czech · Sci-Fi, Crime, Thriller $891K worldwide
    Jun 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $891K
  44. 3844 Beyond The Mountain (2018) movie poster
    Beyond The Mountain (2018) Jun 16, 2018 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller $889K worldwide
    Jun 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $889K
  45. 3845 Revanche (2009) movie poster
    Revanche (2009) May 1, 2009 · German · Drama, Thriller, Romance $886.4K worldwide
    May 1, 2009 US and Canada: $258.4K Rest of the world: $628K Worldwide: $886.4K
  46. 3846 Code 46 (2004) movie poster
    Code 46 (2004) Aug 6, 2004 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $886K worldwide
    Aug 6, 2004 US and Canada: $285.6K Rest of the world: $600.4K Worldwide: $886K
  47. 3847 Take Off (2017) movie poster
    Take Off (2017) Mar 24, 2017 · Malayalam · Thriller, Drama, War $884.3K worldwide
    Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $884.3K
  48. 3848 The Look of a Killer (2016) movie poster
    The Look of a Killer (2016) Feb 5, 2016 · Finnish · Crime, Thriller $882.3K worldwide
    Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $882.3K
  49. 3849 Pandora’s Box (2002) movie poster
    Pandora’s Box (2002) Aug 9, 2002 · English · Romance, Thriller, Drama $882K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2002 US and Canada: $882K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $882K
  50. 3850 Venom (2005) movie poster
    Venom (2005) Sep 16, 2005 · English · Thriller, Horror $881.8K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $881.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $881.8K
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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