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Thriller box office · Week 1 · Jan 1, 2005

Thriller Box Office, Week 1 of 2005: Thriller Releases of Jan 1

Der Clown (2005) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 1 of 2005 (Jan 1), with $422.2K worldwide, ahead of Slim Till Dead (2005) at $408.4K and Frozen Days (2005) at $16.2K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $846.8K in all.

week 1 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$846.8K
Der Clown (2005), the #1
$422.2K
Der Clown (2005) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 1, 2005

Der Clown (2005)

2005 · Thriller, Action

$422.2K worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 1 of 2005?

Der Clown (2005) leads with $422.2K, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $846.8K, 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. Der Clown (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $422.2K Der Clown (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Slim Till Dead (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $408.4K Slim Till Dead (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Frozen Days (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $16.2K Frozen Days (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 1 of 2005, 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 1 of 2005 (Jan 1).

  1. 1 Der Clown (2005) movie poster
    Der Clown (2005) 2005 · German · Thriller, Action, Crime $422.2K worldwide
    2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $422.2K
  2. 2 Slim Till Dead (2005) movie poster
    Slim Till Dead (2005) 2005 · Cantonese · Crime, Mystery, Thriller $408.4K worldwide
    2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $408.4K
  3. 3 Frozen Days (2005) movie poster
    Frozen Days (2005) 2005 · Hebrew · Thriller, Mystery, Drama $16.2K worldwide
    2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 1 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 1 releases took $846.8K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 50, 2004 (Dec 5–11) with $499.8M, led by Ocean's Twelve (2004).

  1. Week 48, 2004 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Moscow Heat (2004) $1.2M Moscow Heat (2004)
  2. Week 49, 2004 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 50, 2004 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 Ocean's Twelve (2004) $499.8M Ocean's Twelve (2004)
  4. Week 51, 2004 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 Flight of the Phoenix (2004) $35M Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
  5. Week 52, 2004 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 Hotel Rwanda (2004) $33.9M Hotel Rwanda (2004)
  6. Week 53, 2004 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) $4.4M The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
  7. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 Der Clown (2005) $846.8K Der Clown (2005)
  8. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 White Noise (2005) $91.2M White Noise (2005)
  9. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 Elaan (2005) $91.8K Elaan (2005)
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2002 earned the most: $15.3M from 2 films, led by Impostor (2002). Week 1, 2005 took $846.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 1996 Jan 1–6 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1997 Jan 1–4 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1998 Jan 1–3 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1999 Jan 1–2 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2000 Jan 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2001 Jan 1–6 2 films 2 $189.4K – Sleepless (2001) $159.1K
Week 1, 2002 Jan 1–5 2 films · +7994% 2 $15.3M +7994% Impostor (2002) $8.7M
Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2005 Jan 1 3 films 3 $846.8K – Der Clown (2005) $422.2K
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2005, Week by Week

49 weeks of 2005 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 26–Jul 2) with $615.7M, led by War of the Worlds (2005).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 1 of 2005: 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 1 of 2005 (Jan 1)?

Der Clown (2005) leads with $422.2K worldwide. Next come Slim Till Dead (2005) at $408.4K and Frozen Days (2005) at $16.2K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 1 of 2005 (Jan 1) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 1 of 2005 (Jan 1) report a worldwide gross, $846.8K in all, or $282.3K per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 1 of 2005 (Jan 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Der Clown (2005), earned $422.2K.

How is the week 1, 2005 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 1 of 2005 (Jan 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 1, 2005 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.