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Thriller box office · Week 18 · Apr 27–May 3, 2008

Thriller Box Office, Week 18 of 2008: Thriller Releases of Apr 27–May 3

Iron Man (2008) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3), with $585.8M worldwide, ahead of From Within (2008) at $228K and Cactus (2008) at $151.2K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $586.2M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 25.5 times the total of Week 17, 2008, whose releases took $23M.

week 18 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$586.2M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 17, 2008
×25.5
Iron Man (2008) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 18, 2008

Iron Man (2008)

2008 · Action, Adventure

$585.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$319M US & Canada · 54% $266.8M elsewhere · 46%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 18 of 2008?

Iron Man (2008) leads with $585.8M, 100% of the total. The top 4 together took $586.2M, 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. Iron Man (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $585.8M Iron Man (2008)
    $319M US & Canada · 54% $266.8M elsewhere · 46%
  2. From Within (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $228K From Within (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Cactus (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $151.2K Cactus (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Kiss Me Deadly (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $1.1K Kiss Me Deadly (2008)
    $1.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 18 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 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3).

  1. 1 Iron Man (2008) movie poster
    Iron Man (2008) May 2, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $585.8M worldwide
    May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $319M Rest of the world: $266.8M Worldwide: $585.8M
  2. 2 From Within (2008) movie poster
    From Within (2008) Apr 30, 2008 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $228K worldwide
    Apr 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228K
  3. 3 Cactus (2008) movie poster
    Cactus (2008) May 1, 2008 · English · Thriller $151.2K worldwide
    May 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.2K
  4. 4 Kiss Me Deadly (2008) movie poster
    Kiss Me Deadly (2008) May 2, 2008 · English · Action, Thriller $1.1K worldwide
    May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2007 earned the most: $891.9M from 3 films, led by Spider-Man 3 (2007). Week 18, 2008 took $586.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 1999 Apr 25–May 1 2 films 2 $216.6M – Entrapment (1999) $212.4M
Week 18, 2000 Apr 23–29 2 films · −69% 2 $68.1M −69% Frequency (2000) $68.1M
Week 18, 2001 Apr 29–May 5 2 films · +551% 2 $443.5M +551% The Mummy Returns (2001) $443.3M
Week 18, 2002 Apr 28–May 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 18, 2003 Apr 27–May 3 5 films 5 $415.9M – X2: X-Men United (2003) $407.7M
Week 18, 2004 Apr 25–May 1 4 films · −93% 4 $31.1M −93% Godsend (2004) $30.1M
Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 4 films · +136% 4 $73.4M +136% xXx: State of the Union (2005) $71.4M
Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 5 films · +485% 5 $429.5M +485% Mission: Impossible III (2006) $398.5M
Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 3 films · +108% 3 $891.9M +108% Spider-Man 3 (2007) $891.7M
Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 4 films · −34% 4 $586.2M −34% Iron Man (2008) $585.8M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 18 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 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3)?

Iron Man (2008) leads with $585.8M worldwide, $319M of it in the US & Canada. Next come From Within (2008) at $228K and Cactus (2008) at $151.2K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3) report a worldwide gross, $586.2M in all, or $146.5M per film on average. Week 17, 2008 releases took $23M.

How many thriller movies released in week 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Iron Man (2008) with $585.8M.

How much of the Week 18, 2008 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$319M of the $586.2M total, or 54%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 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 18 of 2008 (Apr 27–May 3). 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 18, 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.