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Thriller box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2002

Thriller Box Office, Week 49 of 2002: Thriller Releases of Dec 1–7

Empire (2002) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7), with $18.6M worldwide, ahead of Equilibrium (2002) at $5.4M. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $24M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$24M
Empire (2002), the #1
$18.6M
earned in the US & Canada
78%
Empire (2002) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of Week 49, 2002

Empire (2002)

2002 · Drama, Thriller

$18.6M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$17.6M US & Canada · 95% $990.8K elsewhere · 5%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Empire (2002) movie poster
    Empire (2002) Dec 6, 2002 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $18.6M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2002 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: $990.8K Worldwide: $18.6M
  2. 2 Equilibrium (2002) movie poster
    Equilibrium (2002) Dec 6, 2002 · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $5.4M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2002 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $5.4M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 49 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7)?

Empire (2002) leads with $18.6M worldwide, $17.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Equilibrium (2002) at $5.4M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $24M in all, or $12M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Empire (2002), earned $18.6M.

How much of the Week 49, 2002 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.8M of the $24M total, or 78%, 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 49, 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 49 of 2002 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 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.