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Thriller box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 1988

Thriller Box Office, Week 40 of 1988: Thriller Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1

Apartment Zero (1988) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of The Girl in a Swing (1988) at $747K. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$2M
Apartment Zero (1988), the #1
$1.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Apartment Zero (1988) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 40, 1988

Apartment Zero (1988)

1988 · Drama, Thriller

$1.3M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total

$1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 40 of 1988, 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 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1).

  1. 1 Apartment Zero (1988) movie poster
    Apartment Zero (1988) Sep 30, 1988 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $1.3M worldwide
    Sep 30, 1988 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  2. 2 The Girl in a Swing (1988) movie poster
    The Girl in a Swing (1988) Sep 29, 1988 · English · Thriller, Drama $747K worldwide
    Sep 29, 1988 US and Canada: $747K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $747K
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 40 of 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?

Apartment Zero (1988) leads with $1.3M worldwide, $1.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Girl in a Swing (1988) at $747K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $1M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Apartment Zero (1988), earned $1.3M.

How much of the Week 40, 1988 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$2M of the $2M 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 40, 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 week 40 of 1988 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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 40, 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.