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Thriller box office · Week 29 · Jul 12–18, 1987

Thriller Box Office, Week 29 of 1987: Thriller Releases of Jul 12–18

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18), with $51.9M worldwide, ahead of Nowhere to Hide (1987) at $847.5K. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.7M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada.

week 29 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$52.7M
Jaws: The Revenge (1987), the #1
$51.9M
earned in the US & Canada
41%
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 29, 1987

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

1987 · Adventure, Thriller

$51.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$20.8M US & Canada · 40% $31.1M elsewhere · 60%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 29 of 1987, 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 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18).

  1. 1 Jaws: The Revenge (1987) movie poster
    Jaws: The Revenge (1987) Jul 17, 1987 · English · Adventure, Thriller, Horror $51.9M worldwide
    Jul 17, 1987 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $51.9M
  2. 2 Nowhere to Hide (1987) movie poster
    Nowhere to Hide (1987) Jul 17, 1987 · English · Thriller, Action $847.5K worldwide
    Jul 17, 1987 US and Canada: $847.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $847.5K
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 29 of 1987: 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 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18)?

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) leads with $51.9M worldwide, $20.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nowhere to Hide (1987) at $847.5K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $52.7M in all, or $26.4M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Jaws: The Revenge (1987), earned $51.9M.

How much of the Week 29, 1987 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.6M of the $52.7M total, or 41%, 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 29, 1987 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 29 of 1987 (Jul 12–18). 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 29, 1987 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.