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Thriller box office · Week 3 · Jan 13–19, 1985

Thriller Box Office, Week 3 of 1985: Thriller Releases of Jan 13–19

Blood Simple (1985) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19), with $4.3M worldwide, ahead of The New Kids (1985) at $199.1K. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.5M in all, 91% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$4.5M
Blood Simple (1985), the #1
$4.3M
earned in the US & Canada
91%
Blood Simple (1985) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 3, 1985

Blood Simple (1985)

1985 · Drama, Thriller

$4.3M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$3.9M US & Canada · 90% $411.8K elsewhere · 10%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 3 of 1985, 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 week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19).

  1. 1 Blood Simple (1985) movie poster
    Blood Simple (1985) Jan 18, 1985 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $4.3M worldwide
    Jan 18, 1985 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $411.8K Worldwide: $4.3M
  2. 2 The New Kids (1985) movie poster
    The New Kids (1985) Jan 18, 1985 · English · Drama, Thriller $199.1K worldwide
    Jan 18, 1985 US and Canada: $199.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $199.1K
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 3 of 1985: 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 week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19)?

Blood Simple (1985) leads with $4.3M worldwide, $3.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The New Kids (1985) at $199.1K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $4.5M in all, or $2.2M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blood Simple (1985), earned $4.3M.

How much of the Week 3, 1985 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.1M of the $4.5M total, or 91%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 1985 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 week 3 of 1985 (Jan 13–19). 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 week 3, 1985 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.