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Thriller box office · Week 53 · Dec 25–31, 2005

Thriller Box Office, Week 53 of 2005: Thriller Releases of Dec 25–31

Match Point (2005) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31), with $85.6M worldwide, ahead of The King and the Clown (2005) at $74.5M and Wolf Creek (2005) at $30.9M. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $191.1M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 16% on Week 52, 2005, whose releases took $164.5M.

week 53 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$191.1M
Match Point (2005), the #1
$85.6M
vs Week 52, 2005
+16%
Match Point (2005) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 53, 2005

Match Point (2005)

2005 · Drama, Sport

$85.6M worldwide · 45% of the chart's total

$23.2M US & Canada · 27% $62.5M elsewhere · 73%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 53 of 2005?

Match Point (2005) leads with $85.6M, 45% of the total. The top 3 together took $191.1M, 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. Match Point (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $85.6M Match Point (2005)
    $23.2M US & Canada · 27% $62.5M elsewhere · 73%
  2. The King and the Clown (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $74.5M The King and the Clown (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Wolf Creek (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $30.9M Wolf Creek (2005)
    $16.2M US & Canada · 52% $14.7M elsewhere · 48%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31).

  1. 1 Match Point (2005) movie poster
    Match Point (2005) Dec 28, 2005 · English · Drama, Sport, Thriller $85.6M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2005 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $85.6M
  2. 2 The King and the Clown (2005) movie poster
    The King and the Clown (2005) Dec 29, 2005 · Korean · Drama, Thriller, History $74.5M worldwide
    Dec 29, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.5M
  3. 3 Wolf Creek (2005) movie poster
    Wolf Creek (2005) Dec 25, 2005 · English · Thriller, Horror $30.9M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $16.2M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $30.9M
Earlier years

How Does Week 53 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2000 earned the most: $274.1M from 3 films, led by Traffic (2000). Week 53, 2005 took $191.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 53, 1996 Dec 29–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 1997 Dec 28–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 1998 Dec 27–31 2 films 2 $7.4M – Affliction (1998) $6.3M
Week 53, 1999 Dec 26–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2000 Dec 24–30 3 films 3 $274.1M – Traffic (2000) $207.5M
Week 53, 2001 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2002 Dec 29–31 1 film 1 $33M – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) $33M
Week 53, 2003 Dec 28–31 1 film · −99% 1 $255K −99% Belly of the Beast (2003) $255K
Week 53, 2004 Dec 26–31 1 film · +1636% 1 $4.4M +1636% The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) $4.4M
Week 53, 2005 Dec 25–31 3 films · +4217% 3 $191.1M +4217% Match Point (2005) $85.6M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 53 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 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31)?

Match Point (2005) leads with $85.6M worldwide, $23.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The King and the Clown (2005) at $74.5M and Wolf Creek (2005) at $30.9M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $191.1M in all, or $63.7M per film on average. Week 52, 2005 releases took $164.5M.

How many thriller movies released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Match Point (2005), earned $85.6M.

How much of the Week 53, 2005 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$39.3M of the $191.1M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 53, 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 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31). 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, 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.