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Thriller box office · Week 8 · Feb 16–22, 1986

Thriller Box Office, Week 8 of 1986: Thriller Releases of Feb 16–22

The Hitcher (1986) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22), with $5.8M worldwide, ahead of Dream Lover (1986) at $502.2K. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 8 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$6.3M
The Hitcher (1986), the #1
$5.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The Hitcher (1986) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 8, 1986

The Hitcher (1986)

1986 · Thriller

$5.8M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$5.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 8 of 1986, 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 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22).

  1. 1 The Hitcher (1986) movie poster
    The Hitcher (1986) Feb 21, 1986 · English · Thriller $5.8M worldwide
    Feb 21, 1986 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8M
  2. 2 Dream Lover (1986) movie poster
    Dream Lover (1986) Feb 21, 1986 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $502.2K worldwide
    Feb 21, 1986 US and Canada: $502.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $502.2K
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 8 of 1986: 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 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22)?

The Hitcher (1986) leads with $5.8M worldwide, $5.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dream Lover (1986) at $502.2K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $6.3M in all, or $3.2M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Hitcher (1986), earned $5.8M.

How much of the Week 8, 1986 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.3M of the $6.3M total, or 100%, 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 8, 1986 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 8 of 1986 (Feb 16–22). 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 8, 1986 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.