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Thriller box office · Week 37 · Sep 8–14, 2002

Thriller Box Office, Week 37 of 2002: Thriller Releases of Sep 8–14

Alias Betty (2002) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14), with $676.2K worldwide, ahead of Break of Dawn (2002) at $517K and Ginostra (2002) at $177.1K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, 15% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on Week 36, 2002, whose releases took $70.3M.

week 37 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$1.4M
Alias Betty (2002), the #1
$676.2K
vs Week 36, 2002
−98%
Alias Betty (2002) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 37, 2002

Alias Betty (2002)

2002 · Drama, Thriller

$676.2K worldwide · 47% of the chart's total

$208.4K US & Canada · 31% $467.8K elsewhere · 69%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 37 of 2002?

Alias Betty (2002) leads with $676.2K, 47% of the total. The top 4 together took $1.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Alias Betty (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $676.2K Alias Betty (2002)
    $208.4K US & Canada · 31% $467.8K elsewhere · 69%
  2. Break of Dawn (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $517K Break of Dawn (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Ginostra (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $177.1K Ginostra (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Ted Bundy (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $68.7K Ted Bundy (2002)
    $6.1K US & Canada · 9% $62.6K elsewhere · 91%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 37 of 2002, 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 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14).

  1. 1 Alias Betty (2002) movie poster
    Alias Betty (2002) Sep 13, 2002 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $676.2K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: $208.4K Rest of the world: $467.8K Worldwide: $676.2K
  2. 2 Break of Dawn (2002) movie poster
    Break of Dawn (2002) Sep 11, 2002 · French · Action, Thriller $517K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $517K
  3. 3 Ginostra (2002) movie poster
    Ginostra (2002) Sep 13, 2002 · English · Drama, Crime, Thriller $177.1K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $177.1K
  4. 4 Ted Bundy (2002) movie poster
    Ted Bundy (2002) Sep 13, 2002 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $68.7K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: $62.6K Worldwide: $68.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1997 earned the most: $109.4M from 1 film, led by The Game (1997). Week 37, 2002 took $1.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1993 Sep 5–11 3 films 3 $19.6M – True Romance (1993) $13.1M
Week 37, 1994 Sep 4–10 2 films · −64% 2 $7M −64% Trial by Jury (1994) $7M
Week 37, 1995 Sep 10–16 2 films · +10% 2 $7.7M +10% Hackers (1995) $7.6M
Week 37, 1996 Sep 8–14 3 films · +201% 3 $23.1M +201% Maximum Risk (1996) $14.5M
Week 37, 1997 Sep 7–13 1 film · +375% 1 $109.4M +375% The Game (1997) $109.4M
Week 37, 1998 Sep 6–12 1 film · −99% 1 $565.7K −99% Cube (1998) $565.7K
Week 37, 1999 Sep 5–11 5 films · −16% 5 $473.5K −16% The Minus Man (1999) $370.7K
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 6 films · +22801% 6 $108.4M +22801% The Watcher (2000) $47.3M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 2 films · −78% 2 $23.6M −78% The Glass House (2001) $23.6M
Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 4 films · −94% 4 $1.4M −94% Alias Betty (2002) $676.2K
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 37 of 2002: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14)?

Alias Betty (2002) leads with $676.2K worldwide, $208.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Break of Dawn (2002) at $517K and Ginostra (2002) at $177.1K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, or $359.8K per film on average. Week 36, 2002 releases took $70.3M.

How many thriller movies released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Alias Betty (2002), earned $676.2K.

How much of the Week 37, 2002 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$214.5K of the $1.4M total, or 15%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 2002 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 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14). 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 37, 2002 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.