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Thriller box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–6, 2007

Thriller Box Office, Week 1 of 2007: Thriller Releases of Jan 1–6

White Noise 2: The Light (2007) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 1 of 2007 (Jan 1–6), with $8.5M worldwide, ahead of Missing (2007) at $3.9M and Thr3e (2007) at $1.4M. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.2M in all, 7% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$14.2M
White Noise 2: The Light (2007), the #1
$8.5M
earned in the US & Canada
7%
White Noise 2: The Light (2007) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 1, 2007

White Noise 2: The Light (2007)

2007 · Thriller, Fantasy

$8.5M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 1 of 2007?

White Noise 2: The Light (2007) leads with $8.5M, 60% of the total. The top 4 together took $14.2M, 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. White Noise 2: The Light (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $8.5M White Noise 2: The Light (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Missing (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $3.9M Missing (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Thr3e (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $1.4M Thr3e (2007)
    $1M US & Canada · 71% $411.6K elsewhere · 29%
  4. Ghost Mother (2007) movie poster Number 4
    $372.5K Ghost Mother (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 1 of 2007, 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 2007 (Jan 1–6).

  1. 1 White Noise 2: The Light (2007) movie poster
    White Noise 2: The Light (2007) Jan 5, 2007 · English · Thriller, Fantasy, Horror $8.5M worldwide
    Jan 5, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M
  2. 2 Missing (2007) movie poster
    Missing (2007) 2007 · Dutch · Thriller, Drama, Crime $3.9M worldwide
    2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
  3. 3 Thr3e (2007) movie poster
    Thr3e (2007) Jan 5, 2007 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $1.4M worldwide
    Jan 5, 2007 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $411.6K Worldwide: $1.4M
  4. 4 Ghost Mother (2007) movie poster
    Ghost Mother (2007) 2007 · Thai · Horror, Thriller $372.5K worldwide
    2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $372.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2006 earned the most: $82M from 1 film, led by Hostel (2006). Week 1, 2007 took $14.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 1, 2006 Jan 1–7 1 film · +9582% 1 $82M +9582% Hostel (2006) $82M
Week 1, 2007 Jan 1–6 4 films · −83% 4 $14.2M −83% White Noise 2: The Light (2007) $8.5M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 1 of 2007: 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 1 of 2007 (Jan 1–6)?

White Noise 2: The Light (2007) leads with $8.5M worldwide. Next come Missing (2007) at $3.9M and Thr3e (2007) at $1.4M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 1 of 2007 (Jan 1–6) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 1 of 2007 (Jan 1–6) report a worldwide gross, $14.2M in all, or $3.6M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 1 of 2007 (Jan 1–6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, White Noise 2: The Light (2007), earned $8.5M.

How much of the Week 1, 2007 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$1M of the $14.2M total, or 7%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 2007 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 2007 (Jan 1–6). 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, 2007 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.