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Thriller box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2008

Thriller Box Office, Week 40 of 2008: Thriller Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4

Blindness (2008) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $19.8M worldwide, ahead of Mag-ingat ka sa… Kulam (2008) at $1.8M and Far Cry (2008) at $783.5K. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $22.8M in all, 15% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 89% on Week 39, 2008, whose releases took $198.8M. By language, Tagalog leads with $1.8M across 1 thriller release.

week 40 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$22.8M
Blindness (2008), the #1
$19.8M
vs Week 39, 2008
−89%
Blindness (2008) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 thriller movie of Week 40, 2008

Blindness (2008)

2008 · Drama, Mystery

$19.8M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total

$3.4M US & Canada · 17% $16.5M elsewhere · 83%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 40 of 2008?

Blindness (2008) leads with $19.8M, 87% of the total. The top 5 together took $22.8M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Blindness (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $19.8M Blindness (2008)
    $3.4M US & Canada · 17% $16.5M elsewhere · 83%
  2. Mag-ingat ka sa… Kulam (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $1.8M Mag-ingat ka sa… Kulam (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Far Cry (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $783.5K Far Cry (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $240.5K Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Clubbed (2008) movie poster Number 5
    $102.7K Clubbed (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4).

  1. 1 Blindness (2008) movie poster
    Blindness (2008) Oct 3, 2008 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $19.8M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2008 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $16.5M Worldwide: $19.8M
  2. 2 Mag-ingat ka sa… Kulam (2008) movie poster
    Mag-ingat ka sa… Kulam (2008) Sep 30, 2008 · Tagalog · Horror, Drama, Thriller $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  3. 3 Far Cry (2008) movie poster
    Far Cry (2008) Oct 2, 2008 · English · Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action $783.5K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $783.5K
  4. 4 Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) movie poster
    Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) Sep 30, 2008 · Icelandic · Action, Thriller $240.5K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K
  5. 5 Clubbed (2008) movie poster
    Clubbed (2008) Oct 2, 2008 · English · Crime, Action, Thriller $102.7K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $22.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 21–27) with $198.8M, led by Eagle Eye (2008).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Death Race (2008) $76.5M Death Race (2008)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Babylon A.D. (2008) $101M Babylon A.D. (2008)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Bangkok Dangerous (2008) $44M Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Righteous Kill (2008) $110.6M Righteous Kill (2008)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Lakeview Terrace (2008) $59.9M Lakeview Terrace (2008)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Eagle Eye (2008) $198.8M Eagle Eye (2008)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Blindness (2008) $22.8M Blindness (2008)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Body of Lies (2008) $161.1M Body of Lies (2008)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Max Payne (2008) $94.5M Max Payne (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2006 earned the most: $344.2M from 4 films, led by The Departed (2006). Week 40, 2008 took $22.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1999 Sep 26–Oct 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2000 Sep 24–30 1 film 1 $337K – Common Wealth (2000) $337K
Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films · +41895% 2 $141.5M +41895% Training Day (2001) $104.9M
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 4 films · +52% 4 $214.7M +52% Red Dragon (2002) $209.2M
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 4 films · −71% 4 $61.7M −71% Out of Time (2003) $55.5M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · +65% 2 $101.4M +65% Ladder 49 (2004) $100.6M
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 5 films · ±0% 5 $101.2M ±0% Into the Blue (2005) $46.1M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 4 films · +240% 4 $344.2M +240% The Departed (2006) $291.5M
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 6 films · −63% 6 $126.5M −63% Michael Clayton (2007) $93M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · −82% 5 $22.8M −82% Blindness (2008) $19.8M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 40 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?

Blindness (2008) leads with $19.8M worldwide, $3.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mag-ingat ka sa… Kulam (2008) at $1.8M and Far Cry (2008) at $783.5K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $22.8M in all, or $4.6M per film on average. Week 39, 2008 releases took $198.8M.

How many thriller movies released in week 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blindness (2008), earned $19.8M.

How much of the Week 40, 2008 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.4M of the $22.8M total, or 15%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2008 (Sep 28–Oct 4). 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 40, 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.