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Thriller box office · Week 53 · Dec 27–31, 1998

Thriller Box Office, Week 53 of 1998: Thriller Releases of Dec 27–31

Affliction (1998) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31), with $6.3M worldwide, ahead of Another Day in Paradise (1998) at $1M. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 53 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$7.4M
Affliction (1998), the #1
$6.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Affliction (1998) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 53, 1998

Affliction (1998)

1998 · Drama, Mystery

$6.3M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$6.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 53 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 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31).

  1. 1 Affliction (1998) movie poster
    Affliction (1998) Dec 30, 1998 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $6.3M worldwide
    Dec 30, 1998 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3M
  2. 2 Another Day in Paradise (1998) movie poster
    Another Day in Paradise (1998) Dec 30, 1998 · English · Thriller, Crime, Drama $1M worldwide
    Dec 30, 1998 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 53 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31)?

Affliction (1998) leads with $6.3M worldwide, $6.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Another Day in Paradise (1998) at $1M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31) report a worldwide gross, $7.4M in all, or $3.7M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Affliction (1998), earned $6.3M.

How much of the Week 53, 1998 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$7.4M of the $7.4M 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 53, 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 53 of 1998 (Dec 27–31). 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 53, 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.