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Thriller box office · Week 16 · Apr 13–19, 2008

Thriller Box Office, Week 16 of 2008: Thriller Releases of Apr 13–19

88 Minutes (2008) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19), with $32.6M worldwide, ahead of The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) at $7.2M and Pathology (2008) at $3.2M. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $43.8M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 65% on Week 15, 2008, whose releases took $126.6M.

week 16 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$43.8M
88 Minutes (2008), the #1
$32.6M
vs Week 15, 2008
−65%
88 Minutes (2008) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 16, 2008

88 Minutes (2008)

2008 · Drama, Mystery

$32.6M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total

$17.2M US & Canada · 53% $15.4M elsewhere · 47%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 16 of 2008?

88 Minutes (2008) leads with $32.6M, 74% of the total. The top 4 together took $43.8M, 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. 88 Minutes (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $32.6M 88 Minutes (2008)
    $17.2M US & Canada · 53% $15.4M elsewhere · 47%
  2. The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $7.2M The Life Before Her Eyes (2008)
    $303.4K US & Canada · 4% $6.9M elsewhere · 96%
  3. Pathology (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $3.2M Pathology (2008)
    $109.8K US & Canada · 3% $3.1M elsewhere · 97%
  4. Anamorph (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $674.8K Anamorph (2008)
    $7K US & Canada · 1% $667.9K elsewhere · 99%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 16 of 2008, 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 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19).

  1. 1 88 Minutes (2008) movie poster
    88 Minutes (2008) Apr 18, 2008 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $32.6M worldwide
    Apr 18, 2008 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $32.6M
  2. 2 The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) movie poster
    The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) Apr 18, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller $7.2M worldwide
    Apr 18, 2008 US and Canada: $303.4K Rest of the world: $6.9M Worldwide: $7.2M
  3. 3 Pathology (2008) movie poster
    Pathology (2008) Apr 18, 2008 · English · Thriller, Horror, Crime $3.2M worldwide
    Apr 18, 2008 US and Canada: $109.8K Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $3.2M
  4. 4 Anamorph (2008) movie poster
    Anamorph (2008) Apr 18, 2008 · English · Thriller $674.8K worldwide
    Apr 18, 2008 US and Canada: $7K Rest of the world: $667.9K Worldwide: $674.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 16 of 2008?

Of the top 4, 88 Minutes (2008) earned the biggest share at home (53% in the US & Canada), while Anamorph (2008) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $17.6M (40%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 88 Minutes (2008) $32.6M
    $17.2M US & Canada · 53% $15.4M elsewhere · 47%
  2. 2 The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) $7.2M
    $303.4K US & Canada · 4% $6.9M elsewhere · 96%
  3. 3 Pathology (2008) $3.2M
    $109.8K US & Canada · 3% $3.1M elsewhere · 97%
  4. 4 Anamorph (2008) $674.8K
    $7K US & Canada · 1% $667.9K elsewhere · 99%
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 2002 earned the most: $240.9M from 3 films, led by The Scorpion King (2002). Week 16, 2008 took $43.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 1999 Apr 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 16, 2000 Apr 9–15 1 film 1 $34.3M – American Psycho (2000) $34.3M
Week 16, 2001 Apr 15–21 2 films · −77% 2 $7.8M −77% The Hole (2001) $7.8M
Week 16, 2002 Apr 14–20 3 films · +2973% 3 $240.9M +2973% The Scorpion King (2002) $180.6M
Week 16, 2003 Apr 13–19 1 film · −98% 1 $3.7M −98% Moon Child (2003) $3.7M
Week 16, 2004 Apr 11–17 6 films · +5686% 6 $215.2M +5686% Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) $154.1M
Week 16, 2005 Apr 10–16 1 film · −50% 1 $107.5M −50% The Amityville Horror (2005) $107.5M
Week 16, 2006 Apr 16–22 5 films · +68% 5 $180.1M +68% Silent Hill (2006) $100.6M
Week 16, 2007 Apr 15–21 7 films · −28% 7 $129.3M −28% Fracture (2007) $92M
Week 16, 2008 Apr 13–19 4 films · −66% 4 $43.8M −66% 88 Minutes (2008) $32.6M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 16 of 2008: 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 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19)?

88 Minutes (2008) leads with $32.6M worldwide, $17.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) at $7.2M and Pathology (2008) at $3.2M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $43.8M in all, or $10.9M per film on average. Week 15, 2008 releases took $126.6M.

How many thriller movies released in week 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 88 Minutes (2008), earned $32.6M.

How much of the Week 16, 2008 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$17.6M of the $43.8M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 2008 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 16 of 2008 (Apr 13–19). 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 16, 2008 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.