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Thriller box office · Week 3 · Jan 11–17, 1998

Thriller Box Office, Week 3 of 1998: Thriller Releases of Jan 11–17

Fallen (1998) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 3 of 1998 (Jan 11–17), with $25.2M worldwide, ahead of Hard Rain (1998) at $19.9M and Live Flesh (1998) at $1.8M. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $46.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$46.9M
Fallen (1998), the #1
$25.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Fallen (1998) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 3, 1998

Fallen (1998)

1998 · Thriller, Drama

$25.2M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

$25.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 3 of 1998?

Fallen (1998) leads with $25.2M, 54% of the total. The top 3 together took $46.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Fallen (1998) movie poster Number 1
    $25.2M Fallen (1998)
    $25.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Hard Rain (1998) movie poster Number 2
    $19.9M Hard Rain (1998)
    $19.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Live Flesh (1998) movie poster Number 3
    $1.8M Live Flesh (1998)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 100% $943 elsewhere · <1%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 3 of 1998, 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 1998 (Jan 11–17).

  1. 1 Fallen (1998) movie poster
    Fallen (1998) Jan 16, 1998 · English · Thriller, Drama, Crime $25.2M worldwide
    Jan 16, 1998 US and Canada: $25.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.2M
  2. 2 Hard Rain (1998) movie poster
    Hard Rain (1998) Jan 16, 1998 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $19.9M worldwide
    Jan 16, 1998 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M
  3. 3 Live Flesh (1998) movie poster
    Live Flesh (1998) Jan 16, 1998 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller, Romance $1.8M worldwide
    Jan 16, 1998 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $943 Worldwide: $1.8M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 3 of 1998?

Of the top 3, Fallen (1998) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Live Flesh (1998) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $46.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Fallen (1998) $25.2M
    $25.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Hard Rain (1998) $19.9M
    $19.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Live Flesh (1998) $1.8M
    $1.8M US & Canada · 100% $943 elsewhere · <1%
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 1998 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 1991 earned the most: $180.5M from 2 films, led by Sleeping with the Enemy (1991). Week 3, 1998 took $46.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 1989 Jan 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 1990 Jan 14–20 2 films 2 $3.1M – Brain Dead (1990) $1.6M
Week 3, 1991 Jan 13–19 2 films · +5650% 2 $180.5M +5650% Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) $175M
Week 3, 1992 Jan 12–18 4 films · −75% 4 $45.4M −75% Juice (1992) $20.1M
Week 3, 1993 Jan 10–16 3 films · +59% 3 $72.2M +59% Alive (1993) $36.7M
Week 3, 1994 Jan 9–15 1 film · −98% 1 $1.7M −98% Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994) $1.7M
Week 3, 1995 Jan 15–21 1 film · +116% 1 $3.7M +116% Bad Company (1995) $3.7M
Week 3, 1996 Jan 14–20 1 film · +603% 1 $25.8M +603% From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) $25.8M
Week 3, 1997 Jan 12–18 2 films · +25% 2 $32.3M +25% Metro (1997) $32M
Week 3, 1998 Jan 11–17 3 films · +45% 3 $46.9M +45% Fallen (1998) $25.2M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 3 of 1998: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 3 of 1998 (Jan 11–17)?

Fallen (1998) leads with $25.2M worldwide, $25.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hard Rain (1998) at $19.9M and Live Flesh (1998) at $1.8M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 3 of 1998 (Jan 11–17) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 3 of 1998 (Jan 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $46.9M in all, or $15.6M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 3 of 1998 (Jan 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Fallen (1998), earned $25.2M.

How much of the Week 3, 1998 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.9M of the $46.9M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 1998 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 1998 (Jan 11–17). 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, 1998 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.