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Thriller box office · Week 12 · Mar 14–20, 2010

Thriller Box Office, Week 12 of 2010: Thriller Releases of Mar 14–20

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20), with $232.6M worldwide, ahead of Repo Men (2010) at $18.4M and Tekken (2010) at $1.7M. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $252.8M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 90% on Week 11, 2010, whose releases took $133.4M.

week 12 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$252.8M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 11, 2010
+90%
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 12, 2010

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)

2010 · Mystery, Thriller

$232.6M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$102.5M US & Canada · 44% $130.1M elsewhere · 56%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 12 of 2010?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) leads with $232.6M, 92% of the total. The top 4 together took $252.8M, 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. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $232.6M The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010)
    $102.5M US & Canada · 44% $130.1M elsewhere · 56%
  2. Repo Men (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $18.4M Repo Men (2010)
    $13.8M US & Canada · 75% $4.6M elsewhere · 25%
  3. Tekken (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $1.7M Tekken (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Iron Doors (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $38.5K Iron Doors (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 12 of 2010, 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 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20).

  1. 1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) movie poster
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) Mar 19, 2010 · Swedish · Mystery, Thriller, Crime $232.6M worldwide
    Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $102.5M Rest of the world: $130.1M Worldwide: $232.6M
  2. 2 Repo Men (2010) movie poster
    Repo Men (2010) Mar 19, 2010 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $18.4M worldwide
    Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $18.4M
  3. 3 Tekken (2010) movie poster
    Tekken (2010) Mar 20, 2010 · English · Crime, Drama, Action $1.7M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
  4. 4 Iron Doors (2010) movie poster
    Iron Doors (2010) Mar 17, 2010 · German · Thriller, Mystery $38.5K worldwide
    Mar 17, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2009 earned the most: $267.3M from 4 films, led by Knowing (2009). Week 12, 2010 took $252.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 12, 2001 Mar 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2002 Mar 17–23 2 films 2 $158.5M – Blade II (2002) $155M
Week 12, 2003 Mar 16–22 1 film · −49% 1 $81.2M −49% Dreamcatcher (2003) $81.2M
Week 12, 2004 Mar 14–20 6 films · +114% 6 $173.7M +114% Dawn of the Dead (2004) $102.3M
Week 12, 2005 Mar 13–19 3 films · +1% 3 $174.9M +1% The Ring Two (2005) $164M
Week 12, 2006 Mar 19–25 2 films · +22% 2 $213.3M +22% Inside Man (2006) $186M
Week 12, 2007 Mar 18–24 5 films · −33% 5 $143.5M −33% Shooter (2007) $95.7M
Week 12, 2008 Mar 16–22 3 films · −64% 3 $51.1M −64% Shutter (2008) $48.6M
Week 12, 2009 Mar 15–21 4 films · +423% 4 $267.3M +423% Knowing (2009) $183.7M
Week 12, 2010 Mar 14–20 4 films · −5% 4 $252.8M −5% The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) $232.6M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 12 of 2010: 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 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20)?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) leads with $232.6M worldwide, $102.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Repo Men (2010) at $18.4M and Tekken (2010) at $1.7M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $252.8M in all, or $63.2M per film on average. Week 11, 2010 releases took $133.4M.

How many thriller movies released in week 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) with $232.6M.

How much of the Week 12, 2010 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$116.3M of the $252.8M total, or 46%, 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 12, 2010 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 12 of 2010 (Mar 14–20). 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 12, 2010 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.