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Thriller box office · Week 28 · Jul 8–14, 2007

Thriller Box Office, Week 28 of 2007: Thriller Releases of Jul 8–14

Captivity (2007) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14), with $10.9M worldwide, ahead of The Contractor (2007) at $5.5M and Naqaab (2007) at $5M. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $21.9M in all, 12% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 97% on Week 27, 2007, whose releases took $710.9M.

week 28 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$21.9M
Captivity (2007), the #1
$10.9M
vs Week 27, 2007
−97%
Captivity (2007) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 28, 2007

Captivity (2007)

2007 · Thriller, Horror

$10.9M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$2.6M US & Canada · 24% $8.3M elsewhere · 76%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 28 of 2007?

Captivity (2007) leads with $10.9M, 50% of the total. The top 4 together took $21.9M, 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. Captivity (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $10.9M Captivity (2007)
    $2.6M US & Canada · 24% $8.3M elsewhere · 76%
  2. The Contractor (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $5.5M The Contractor (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Naqaab (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $5M Naqaab (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Sick Nurses (2007) movie poster Number 4
    $446.9K Sick Nurses (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 28 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 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14).

  1. 1 Captivity (2007) movie poster
    Captivity (2007) Jul 13, 2007 · English · Thriller, Horror, Crime $10.9M worldwide
    Jul 13, 2007 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $8.3M Worldwide: $10.9M
  2. 2 The Contractor (2007) movie poster
    The Contractor (2007) Jul 10, 2007 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $5.5M worldwide
    Jul 10, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
  3. 3 Naqaab (2007) movie poster
    Naqaab (2007) Jul 13, 2007 · Hindi · Crime, Romance, Thriller $5M worldwide
    Jul 13, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  4. 4 Sick Nurses (2007) movie poster
    Sick Nurses (2007) Jul 14, 2007 · Thai · Thriller, Crime, Horror $446.9K worldwide
    Jul 14, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 28 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2002 earned the most: $301M from 4 films, led by Road to Perdition (2002). Week 28, 2007 took $21.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 28, 1998 Jul 5–11 2 films 2 $288.7M – Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $285.4M
Week 28, 1999 Jul 4–10 2 films · −86% 2 $41.3M −86% Arlington Road (1999) $41.1M
Week 28, 2000 Jul 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2001 Jul 8–14 5 films 5 $205M – The Score (2001) $113.6M
Week 28, 2002 Jul 7–13 4 films · +47% 4 $301M +47% Road to Perdition (2002) $181M
Week 28, 2003 Jul 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2004 Jul 4–10 1 film 1 $1.3M – Swindled (2004) $1.3M
Week 28, 2005 Jul 3–9 2 films · +5178% 2 $69.1M +5178% Dark Water (2005) $68.4M
Week 28, 2006 Jul 9–15 4 films · −63% 4 $25.6M −63% Hanbando (2006) $18.5M
Week 28, 2007 Jul 8–14 4 films · −14% 4 $21.9M −14% Captivity (2007) $10.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 28 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 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14)?

Captivity (2007) leads with $10.9M worldwide, $2.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Contractor (2007) at $5.5M and Naqaab (2007) at $5M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $21.9M in all, or $5.5M per film on average. Week 27, 2007 releases took $710.9M.

How many thriller movies released in week 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Captivity (2007), earned $10.9M.

How much of the Week 28, 2007 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.6M of the $21.9M total, or 12%, 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 28, 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 28 of 2007 (Jul 8–14). 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 28, 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.