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Thriller box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 2005

Thriller Box Office, Week 50 of 2005: Thriller Releases of Dec 4–10

Being Cyrus (2005) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10), with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of Moonlight (2005) at $1.2M and Ek Ajnabee (2005) at $273.4K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 11% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on Week 49, 2005, whose releases took $58.2M.

week 50 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$2.8M
Being Cyrus (2005), the #1
$1.3M
vs Week 49, 2005
−95%
Being Cyrus (2005) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 50, 2005

Being Cyrus (2005)

2005 · Drama, Thriller

$1.3M worldwide · 48% of the chart's total

$100.2K US & Canada · 7% $1.2M elsewhere · 93%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 50 of 2005?

Being Cyrus (2005) leads with $1.3M, 48% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.8M, 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. Being Cyrus (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $1.3M Being Cyrus (2005)
    $100.2K US & Canada · 7% $1.2M elsewhere · 93%
  2. Moonlight (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M Moonlight (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Ek Ajnabee (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $273.4K Ek Ajnabee (2005)
    $213.1K US & Canada · 78% $60.2K elsewhere · 22%
  4. Kalyug (2005) movie poster Number 4
    $1.4K Kalyug (2005)
    $1.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10).

  1. 1 Being Cyrus (2005) movie poster
    Being Cyrus (2005) Dec 8, 2005 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $1.3M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2005 US and Canada: $100.2K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.3M
  2. 2 Moonlight (2005) movie poster
    Moonlight (2005) Dec 9, 2005 · Thriller $1.2M worldwide
    Dec 9, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 Ek Ajnabee (2005) movie poster
    Ek Ajnabee (2005) Dec 9, 2005 · Hindi · Thriller, Action $273.4K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2005 US and Canada: $213.1K Rest of the world: $60.2K Worldwide: $273.4K
  4. 4 Kalyug (2005) movie poster
    Kalyug (2005) Dec 9, 2005 · Hindi · Action, Crime, Thriller $1.4K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2005 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 50 of 2005?

Of the top 4, Kalyug (2005) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Being Cyrus (2005) made 93% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $314.8K (11%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Being Cyrus (2005) $1.3M
    $100.2K US & Canada · 7% $1.2M elsewhere · 93%
  2. 2 Moonlight (2005) $1.2M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 Ek Ajnabee (2005) $273.4K
    $213.1K US & Canada · 78% $60.2K elsewhere · 22%
  4. 4 Kalyug (2005) $1.4K
    $1.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $2.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 18–24) with $164.5M, led by Munich (2005).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Saw II (2005) $148.7M Saw II (2005)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) $193K I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Derailed (2005) $58.3M Derailed (2005)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 The Big Risk (2005) $632.7K The Big Risk (2005)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Syriana (2005) $104.2M Syriana (2005)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Æon Flux (2005) $58.2M Æon Flux (2005)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Being Cyrus (2005) $2.8M Being Cyrus (2005)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Munich (2005) $164.5M Munich (2005)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2004 earned the most: $499.8M from 6 films, led by Ocean's Twelve (2004). Week 50, 2005 took $2.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 1996 Dec 8–14 1 film 1 $101.4M – Mars Attacks! (1996) $101.4M
Week 50, 1997 Dec 7–13 1 film · +70% 1 $172.4M +70% Scream 2 (1997) $172.4M
Week 50, 1998 Dec 6–12 2 films · −25% 2 $128.9M −25% Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) $112.6M
Week 50, 1999 Dec 5–11 1 film · −84% 1 $21.1M −84% Stir of Echoes (1999) $21.1M
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 2 films · +1217% 2 $278.4M +1217% Vertical Limit (2000) $215.7M
Week 50, 2001 Dec 9–15 4 films · −21% 4 $219.4M −21% Vanilla Sky (2001) $203.4M
Week 50, 2002 Dec 8–14 2 films · −68% 2 $69.2M −68% Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) $67.3M
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 2 films · −98% 2 $1.2M −98% The Statement (2003) $1.1M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 6 films · +42710% 6 $499.8M +42710% Ocean's Twelve (2004) $362.7M
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 4 films · −99% 4 $2.8M −99% Being Cyrus (2005) $1.3M
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 50 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10)?

Being Cyrus (2005) leads with $1.3M worldwide, $100.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Moonlight (2005) at $1.2M and Ek Ajnabee (2005) at $273.4K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $707.5K per film on average. Week 49, 2005 releases took $58.2M.

How many thriller movies released in week 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Being Cyrus (2005), earned $1.3M.

How much of the Week 50, 2005 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$314.8K of the $2.8M total, or 11%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2005 (Dec 4–10). 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 50, 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.