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Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies of All Time, Page 83

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 4,101 to 4,150 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. 4101 Het Geheugenspel (2023) movie poster
    Het Geheugenspel (2023) May 18, 2023 · Dutch · Thriller $627.6K worldwide
    May 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $627.6K
  2. 4102 Virus (2019) movie poster
    Virus (2019) Jun 7, 2019 · Malayalam · Thriller, Drama $626.9K worldwide
    Jun 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $626.9K
  3. 4103 Varathan (2018) movie poster
    Varathan (2018) Sep 20, 2018 · Malayalam · Thriller $626.2K worldwide
    Sep 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $626.2K
  4. 4104 Trackman (2007) movie poster
    Trackman (2007) Sep 13, 2007 · Russian · Thriller, Horror $626K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $626K
  5. 4105 Only the River Flows (2024) movie poster
    Only the River Flows (2024) Jul 26, 2024 · Chinese · Crime, Drama, Mystery $625.6K worldwide
    Jul 26, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $625.6K
  6. 4106 Sleepless Night (2012) movie poster
    Sleepless Night (2012) May 11, 2012 · Action, Thriller $624.9K worldwide
    May 11, 2012 US and Canada: $3.4K Rest of the world: $621.6K Worldwide: $624.9K
  7. 4107 Black’s Game (2012) movie poster
    Black’s Game (2012) Feb 1, 2012 · Icelandic · Drama, Thriller, Crime $621.7K worldwide
    Feb 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $621.7K
  8. 4108 The Impatient Alchemist (2002) movie poster
    The Impatient Alchemist (2002) May 17, 2002 · Spanish · Thriller $620.9K worldwide
    May 17, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $620.9K
  9. 4109 Insane Like Me? (2024) movie poster
    Insane Like Me? (2024) Jun 4, 2024 · English · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $620.8K worldwide
    Jun 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $620.8K
  10. 4110 Songbird (2020) movie poster
    Songbird (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $620.8K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $620.8K
  11. 4111 Killerman (2019) movie poster
    Killerman (2019) Aug 30, 2019 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $619.9K worldwide
    Aug 30, 2019 US and Canada: $291.5K Rest of the world: $328.4K Worldwide: $619.9K
  12. 4112 Cage (1989) movie poster
    Cage (1989) Sep 1, 1989 · English · Action, Thriller, Drama $618.2K worldwide
    Sep 1, 1989 US and Canada: $618.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $618.2K
  13. 4113 Kristy (2014) movie poster
    Kristy (2014) Aug 7, 2014 · English · Thriller, Horror $616.5K worldwide
    Aug 7, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $616.5K
  14. 4114 Polar (2019) movie poster
    Polar (2019) Jan 25, 2019 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $615.8K worldwide
    Jan 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $615.8K
  15. 4115 Lost River (2015) movie poster
    Lost River (2015) Apr 10, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $615.5K worldwide
    Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: $45.4K Rest of the world: $570.1K Worldwide: $615.5K
  16. 4116 The Secrets We Keep (2020) movie poster
    The Secrets We Keep (2020) Sep 16, 2020 · English · Drama, Thriller $615.2K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2020 US and Canada: $207.9K Rest of the world: $407.3K Worldwide: $615.2K
  17. 4117 Image (2014) movie poster
    Image (2014) Nov 5, 2014 · Dutch · Thriller, Drama $615.2K worldwide
    Nov 5, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $615.2K
  18. 4118 Omar (2014) movie poster
    Omar (2014) Feb 21, 2014 · Arabic · Drama, Thriller $614.4K worldwide
    Feb 21, 2014 US and Canada: $356K Rest of the world: $258.4K Worldwide: $614.4K
  19. 4119 The Factory (2018) movie poster
    The Factory (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · Russian · Thriller, Crime, Drama $614.3K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $614.3K
  20. 4120 The Returned (2014) movie poster
    The Returned (2014) Feb 14, 2014 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller, Horror $612.5K worldwide
    Feb 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $612.5K
  21. 4121 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) movie poster
    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) Sep 24, 1986 · English · Thriller, Horror, Drama $609.9K worldwide
    Sep 24, 1986 US and Canada: $609.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $609.9K
  22. 4122 Avan Ivan (2011) movie poster
    Avan Ivan (2011) Jun 17, 2011 · Tamil · Thriller, Action $609.5K worldwide
    Jun 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $609.5K
  23. 4123 Gen (2006) movie poster
    Gen (2006) Apr 7, 2006 · Turkish · Thriller $609K worldwide
    Apr 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $609K
  24. 4124 Nobody’s Life (2002) movie poster
    Nobody’s Life (2002) Oct 27, 2002 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller $607.3K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $607.3K
  25. 4125 Kaappaan (2019) movie poster
    Kaappaan (2019) Sep 19, 2019 · Tamil · Action, Thriller $605.8K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $605.8K
  26. 4126 The Golden Glove (2019) movie poster
    The Golden Glove (2019) Sep 27, 2019 · German · Drama, Thriller, Horror $604.5K worldwide
    Sep 27, 2019 US and Canada: $6.2K Rest of the world: $598.3K Worldwide: $604.5K
  27. 4127 Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 (2025) movie poster
    Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 (2025) Mar 27, 2025 · Tamil · Drama, Action, Thriller $603.6K worldwide
    Mar 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $603.6K
  28. 4128 Ellipsis (2024) movie poster
    Ellipsis (2024) Mar 2, 2024 · Spanish · Thriller $603.3K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $603.3K
  29. 4129 Reasonable Doubt (2014) movie poster
    Reasonable Doubt (2014) Jan 17, 2014 · English · Thriller, Crime $602.8K worldwide
    Jan 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $602.8K
  30. 4130 Bazooka (2025) movie poster
    Bazooka (2025) Apr 10, 2025 · Malayalam · Action, Thriller, Crime $601.6K worldwide
    Apr 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $601.6K
  31. 4131 The Goat and Her Three Kids (2022) movie poster
    The Goat and Her Three Kids (2022) Jun 23, 2022 · Romanian · Drama, Horror, Thriller $600.8K worldwide
    Jun 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $600.8K
  32. 4132 Free Fall (2014) movie poster
    Free Fall (2014) Jan 9, 2014 · English · Thriller $599.7K worldwide
    Jan 9, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $599.7K
  33. 4133 NightMare (2022) movie poster
    NightMare (2022) Oct 11, 2022 · Norwegian · Horror, Thriller $598.8K worldwide
    Oct 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $598.8K
  34. 4134 Reprisal (2018) movie poster
    Reprisal (2018) Aug 31, 2018 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $598.6K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $598.6K
  35. 4135 The Pact of Silence (2003) movie poster
    The Pact of Silence (2003) Mar 5, 2003 · French · Mystery, Thriller $598.1K worldwide
    Mar 5, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $598.1K
  36. 4136 Temptation (2023) movie poster
    Temptation (2023) Jan 27, 2023 · Polish · Romance, Thriller $597.8K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $597.8K
  37. 4137 Fair Play (2006) movie poster
    Fair Play (2006) Sep 6, 2006 · French · Drama, Thriller $597.7K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $597.7K
  38. 4138 The Reckoning (2021) movie poster
    The Reckoning (2021) Feb 5, 2021 · English · Action, Drama, History $596.8K worldwide
    Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: $143.5K Rest of the world: $453.3K Worldwide: $596.8K
  39. 4139 Superdeep (2020) movie poster
    Superdeep (2020) Nov 4, 2020 · Russian · Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller $596.4K worldwide
    Nov 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $596.4K
  40. 4140 Heat Wave (2010) movie poster
    Heat Wave (2010) Feb 28, 2010 · English · Thriller $595.9K worldwide
    Feb 28, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $595.9K
  41. 4141 Skin Trade (2015) movie poster
    Skin Trade (2015) May 8, 2015 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $595.3K worldwide
    May 8, 2015 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: $594K Worldwide: $595.3K
  42. 4142 Liberty Stands Still (2002) movie poster
    Liberty Stands Still (2002) Jan 18, 2002 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $595.2K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $595.2K
  43. 4143 In the Blood (2014) movie poster
    In the Blood (2014) Apr 4, 2014 · Danish · Action, Thriller, Crime $594.9K worldwide
    Apr 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.9K
  44. 4144 Till Death (2021) movie poster
    Till Death (2021) Jul 2, 2021 · English · Thriller, Horror $594.6K worldwide
    Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.6K
  45. 4145 The Bridge Curse: Ritual (2023) movie poster
    The Bridge Curse: Ritual (2023) Oct 7, 2023 · Chinese · Horror, Thriller $594.3K worldwide
    Oct 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.3K
  46. 4146 Fear Me Not (2008) movie poster
    Fear Me Not (2008) Dec 19, 2008 · Danish · Drama, Thriller $592.5K worldwide
    Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $592.5K
  47. 4147 Compliance (2012) movie poster
    Compliance (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $592.1K worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $319.3K Rest of the world: $272.8K Worldwide: $592.1K
  48. 4148 Siruthai (2011) movie poster
    Siruthai (2011) Jan 14, 2011 · Tamil · Action, Thriller, Comedy $591.7K worldwide
    Jan 14, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $591.7K
  49. 4149 Love Games (2016) movie poster
    Love Games (2016) Apr 8, 2016 · Hindi · Thriller, Romance $591K worldwide
    Apr 8, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $591K
  50. 4150 Samay: When Time Strikes (2003) movie poster
    Samay: When Time Strikes (2003) Oct 10, 2003 · Hindi · Mystery, Thriller, Crime $591K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $591K
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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