How much of the August 1981 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.1M of the $24.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Thriller box office · August 1981

Thriller Box Office, August 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

Body Heat (1981) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in August 1981, with $24.1M worldwide, ahead of An Eye for an Eye (1981) at $17. 2 thriller films released in August 1981 report a worldwide gross, $24.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1981 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $24.1M
Body Heat (1981), the #1: $24.1M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 2

#1 thriller movie of August 1981

Body Heat (1981)

1981 · Drama, Thriller

$24.1M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$24.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

The chart

Every Thriller Release of August 1981, 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 1981.

1
Body Heat (1981) Aug 28, 1981 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $24.1M worldwide

Aug 28, 1981 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.1M
2
An Eye for an Eye (1981) Aug 14, 1981 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $17 worldwide

Aug 14, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17

Thriller Box Office in 1981, Month by Month

The months of 1981 with their totals: December leads with $117.4M, led by Absence of Malice (1981).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office August 1981: 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 1981?

Body Heat (1981) leads with $24.1M worldwide, $24.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come An Eye for an Eye (1981) at $17.

How much did thriller movies released in August 1981 earn?

2 thriller films released in August 1981 report a worldwide gross, $24.1M in all, or $12M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in August 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Body Heat (1981), earned $24.1M.

How is the August 1981 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 1981. 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 1981 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.