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Thriller box office · November 1988

Thriller Box Office, November 1988: Top-Grossing Releases

They Live (1988) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in November 1988, with $13.5M worldwide. 1 thriller film released in November 1988 reports a worldwide gross, $13.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

November 1988 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$13.5M
They Live (1988), the #1
$13.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
They Live (1988) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 thriller movie of November 1988

They Live (1988)

1988 · Action, Sci-Fi

$13.5M worldwide

$13.4M US & Canada · 100% $2.6K elsewhere · <1%
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The Only Thriller Release of November 1988 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in November 1988.

  1. 1 They Live (1988) movie poster
    They Live (1988) Nov 4, 1988 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $13.5M worldwide
    Nov 4, 1988 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $13.5M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office November 1988: 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in November 1988?

They Live (1988) leads with $13.5M worldwide, $13.4M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did thriller movies released in November 1988 earn?

1 thriller film released in November 1988 reports a worldwide gross, $13.5M in all, or $13.5M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in November 1988 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, They Live (1988), earned $13.5M.

How much of the November 1988 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.4M of the $13.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the November 1988 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 November 1988. 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 November 1988 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.