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Thriller box office · August 1952

Thriller Box Office, August 1952: Top-Grossing Releases

Sudden Fear (1952) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in August 1952, with $24.8K worldwide, ahead of Fear and Desire (1952) at $953. 2 thriller films released in August 1952 report a worldwide gross, $25.7K in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1952 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$25.7K
Sudden Fear (1952), the #1
$24.8K
earned in the US & Canada
95%
Sudden Fear (1952) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of August 1952

Sudden Fear (1952)

1952 · Thriller

$24.8K worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$24.5K US & Canada · 99% $283 elsewhere · 1%
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Every Thriller Release of August 1952, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 1952.

  1. 1 Sudden Fear (1952) movie poster
    Sudden Fear (1952) Aug 7, 1952 · English · Thriller $24.8K worldwide
    Aug 7, 1952 US and Canada: $24.5K Rest of the world: $283 Worldwide: $24.8K
  2. 2 Fear and Desire (1952) movie poster
    Fear and Desire (1952) Aug 18, 1952 · English · War, Drama, Thriller $953 worldwide
    Aug 18, 1952 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $953
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Thriller Box Office in 1952, Month by Month

The months of 1952 with their totals: August leads with $25.7K, led by Sudden Fear (1952).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office August 1952: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in August 1952?

Sudden Fear (1952) leads with $24.8K worldwide, $24.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fear and Desire (1952) at $953.

How much did thriller movies released in August 1952 earn?

2 thriller films released in August 1952 report a worldwide gross, $25.7K in all, or $12.9K per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in August 1952 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sudden Fear (1952), earned $24.8K.

How much of the August 1952 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.5K of the $25.7K total, or 95%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 1952 thriller box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in August 1952. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the August 1952 thriller box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.