#1 of 200 #1 thriller movie of 2008
2008 · Action, Drama
$1B worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$535M US & Canada · 53% $477.6M elsewhere · 47%
Thriller box office · 2008
Thriller Box Office 2008: Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies, Page 2
The Dark Knight (2008) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in 2008, with $1B worldwide, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) at $786.6M and Quantum of Solace (2008) at $589.6M. 200 thriller films released in 2008 report a worldwide gross, $8.5B in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 22 crossed $100 million. That is down 4% on 2007, whose releases took $8.8B. By language, English leads with $8B across 130 thriller releases.
- 2008 releases with a gross
- 200
- combined worldwide
- $8.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 22
- vs 2007
- −4%
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Every Thriller Release of 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 200. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2008.
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Aug 27, 2008 US and Canada: $23.5M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $27.7M - 52
Jun 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.2M - 53
Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $20.7M Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $26.4M - 54
Apr 4, 2008 US and Canada: $17.4M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $22.8M - 55
Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $973K Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $22.7M - 56
Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $22.5M - 57
Oct 3, 2008 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $16.5M Worldwide: $19.8M - 58
Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $13.4M Worldwide: $18M - 59
Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $17.6M - 60
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)Dec 17, 2008 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: $17.1M Worldwide: $17.1M
Dec 17, 2008 · French · Action, Thriller, Adventure $17.1M worldwide - 61
The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: $13.6M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $15.4M
Oct 31, 2008 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $15.4M worldwide - 62
Sep 19, 2008 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: $14.8M Worldwide: $14.8M - 63
Oct 24, 2008 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $9.1M Worldwide: $11.2M - 64
Sep 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4M - 65
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $10.2M - 66
Aug 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5M - 67
Mar 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5M - 68
Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $9.3M - 69
Aug 15, 2008 US and Canada: $409.7K Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $8.5M - 70
Jul 11, 2008 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: $8.4M Worldwide: $8.4M - 71
Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $7.9M - 72
Apr 18, 2008 US and Canada: $303.4K Rest of the world: $6.9M Worldwide: $7.2M - 73
Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $6.8M - 74
Oct 23, 2008 US and Canada: $711.4K Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $6.8M - 75
Dec 3, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5M - 76
Jul 18, 2008 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $3.7M Worldwide: $5.9M - 77
Oct 24, 2008 US and Canada: $292.4K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.8M - 78
May 27, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M - 79
Feb 15, 2008 US and Canada: $959K Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $5.5M - 80
Oct 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M - 81
Feb 1, 2008 US and Canada: $2.9K Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $5M - 82
Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $10.5K Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $4.6M - 83
Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $486.8K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.5M - 84
Oct 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M - 85
Dec 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M - 86
Nov 27, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 87
Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: $83.4K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.5M - 88
Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 89
Apr 18, 2008 US and Canada: $109.8K Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $3.2M - 90
Jun 6, 2008 US and Canada: $58.7K Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $3.1M - 91
Dec 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M - 92
Jul 15, 2008 US and Canada: $170.9K Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $2.8M - 93
May 9, 2008 US and Canada: $97.2K Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $2.8M - 94
Jan 25, 2008 US and Canada: $25.8K Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $2.6M - 95
Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $347.6K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.3M - 96
Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 97
Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 98
Jul 18, 2008 US and Canada: $4.6K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.2M - 99
Feb 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 100
Oct 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Archive
Thriller Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2015 leads with $12.8B, led by Jurassic World (2015).
2020s 7 years · $38.5B
- 2026 so far $2.6B #1 Project Hail Mary (2026)
- 2025 $7.7B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $5.7B #1 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
- 2023 $7.9B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.1B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $5.5B #1 No Time to Die (2021)
- 2020 $2B #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020)
2010s 10 years · $93.9B
- 2019 $8.6B #1 Joker (2019)
- 2018 $10B #1 Venom (2018)
- 2017 $10.2B #1 The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- 2016 $7.6B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $12.8B #1 Jurassic World (2015)
- 2014 $8.5B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $10.5B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $5B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $8.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $67.5B
- 2009 $8.6B #1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- 2008 $8.5B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $8.8B #1 Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- 2006 $7B #1 The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- 2005 $5.8B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.7B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $6.6B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Die Another Day (2002)
- 2001 $5.3B #1 Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- 2000 $5B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $36B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $5.1B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $3.9B #1 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- 1994 $2.9B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.3B #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $2.3B #1 Basic Instinct (1992)
- 1991 $2.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $3B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $9.2B
- 1989 $1.8B #1 Batman (1989)
- 1988 $995.3M #1 Rambo III (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $571.7M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $908.2M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $822.8M #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $608M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $397.1M #1 For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- 1980 $291.5M #1 The Shining (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.5B
- 1979 $452.1M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $674.5M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $161.1M #1 The Deep (1977)
- 1976 $200.3M #1 All the President's Men (1976)
- 1975 $589.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $352.9M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $509M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $334.9M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $141.7M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $120.3M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $273.6M
- 1969 $24.3M #1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- 1968 $3.7M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $43.9M #1 You Only Live Twice (1967)
- 1966 $47.4K #1 Blow-Up (1966)
- 1965 $114.9M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $34.5M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $16.6M #1 Dr. No (1963)
- 1962 $2.9M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $69.7K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $32.7M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 10 years · $52.7M
- 1959 $215.4K #1 North by Northwest (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $27.4K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $18.2K #1 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
- 1955 $2.3M #1 Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- 1954 $38.5M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $46.2K #1 The Wages of Fear (1953)
- 1952 $26K #1 Sudden Fear (1952)
- 1951 $52K #1 Strangers on a Train (1951)
- 1950 $816.7K #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $12.3M
- 1949 $1.5M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $464.6K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $79K #1 Odd Man Out (1947)
- 1946 $10M #1 Cloak and Dagger (1946)
- 1945 $94.2K #1 Dead of Night (1945)
- 1944 $23.6K #1 Double Indemnity (1944)
- 1943 $37K #1 Le Corbeau (1943)
- 1942 $47.5K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $19 #1 Suspicion (1941)
- 1940 $114.1K #1 Rebecca (1940)