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Thriller box office · Week 2 · Jan 3–9, 2010

Thriller Box Office, Week 2 of 2010: Thriller Releases of Jan 3–9

Daybreakers (2010) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9), with $51.4M worldwide, ahead of No Mercy (2010) at $7.3M and Black Ransom (2010) at $474.1K. 6 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $59.8M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $52M across 3 thriller releases.

week 2 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$59.8M
Daybreakers (2010), the #1
$51.4M
earned in the US & Canada
51%
Daybreakers (2010) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 thriller movie of Week 2, 2010

Daybreakers (2010)

2010 · Action, Sci-Fi

$51.4M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$30.1M US & Canada · 59% $21.3M elsewhere · 41%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 2 of 2010?

Daybreakers (2010) leads with $51.4M, 86% of the total. The top 5 together took $59.8M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Daybreakers (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $51.4M Daybreakers (2010)
    $30.1M US & Canada · 59% $21.3M elsewhere · 41%
  2. No Mercy (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $7.3M No Mercy (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Black Ransom (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $474.1K Black Ransom (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Bitch Slap (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $439.6K Bitch Slap (2010)
    $17.4K US & Canada · 4% $422.2K elsewhere · 96%
  5. Deadly Renovations (2010) movie poster Number 5
    $146.1K Deadly Renovations (2010)
    $146.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 2 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 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9).

  1. 1 Daybreakers (2010) movie poster
    Daybreakers (2010) Jan 8, 2010 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $51.4M worldwide
    Jan 8, 2010 US and Canada: $30.1M Rest of the world: $21.3M Worldwide: $51.4M
  2. 2 No Mercy (2010) movie poster
    No Mercy (2010) Jan 7, 2010 · Korean · Thriller, Crime, Mystery $7.3M worldwide
    Jan 7, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M
  3. 3 Black Ransom (2010) movie poster
    Black Ransom (2010) Jan 7, 2010 · Cantonese · Thriller, Action, Crime $474.1K worldwide
    Jan 7, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $474.1K
  4. 4 Bitch Slap (2010) movie poster
    Bitch Slap (2010) Jan 8, 2010 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $439.6K worldwide
    Jan 8, 2010 US and Canada: $17.4K Rest of the world: $422.2K Worldwide: $439.6K
  5. 5 Deadly Renovations (2010) movie poster
    Deadly Renovations (2010) Jan 9, 2010 · English · Horror, Thriller $146.1K worldwide
    Jan 9, 2010 US and Canada: $146.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $146.1K
  6. 6 A Serbian Film (2010) movie poster
    A Serbian Film (2010) Jan 6, 2010 · Serbian · Horror, Thriller, Crime $1.5K worldwide
    Jan 6, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 2 of 2010?

Of the top 6, Deadly Renovations (2010) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Bitch Slap (2010) made 96% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $30.3M (51%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 6 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Daybreakers (2010) $51.4M
    $30.1M US & Canada · 59% $21.3M elsewhere · 41%
  2. 2 No Mercy (2010) $7.3M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 3 Black Ransom (2010) $474.1K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 Bitch Slap (2010) $439.6K
    $17.4K US & Canada · 4% $422.2K elsewhere · 96%
  5. 5 Deadly Renovations (2010) $146.1K
    $146.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 A Serbian Film (2010) $1.5K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 2 releases took $59.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2009 (Dec 20–26) with $524M, led by Sherlock Holmes (2009).

  1. Week 49, 2009 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Brothers (2009) $69.6M Brothers (2009)
  2. Week 50, 2009 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 The Lovely Bones (2009) $93.9M The Lovely Bones (2009)
  3. Week 51, 2009 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 The New Daughter (2009) $579.6K The New Daughter (2009)
  4. Week 52, 2009 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Sherlock Holmes (2009) $524M Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  5. Week 53, 2009 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 The Chaser (2009) $36.5M The Chaser (2009)
  6. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 Rewind (2010) $12.9K Rewind (2010)
  7. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 3–9 Daybreakers (2010) $59.8M Daybreakers (2010)
  8. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 10–16 The Book of Eli (2010) $165.6M The Book of Eli (2010)
  9. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 17–23 Legion (2010) $73.1M Legion (2010)
Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 2, 2005 earned the most: $91.2M from 1 film, led by White Noise (2005). Week 2, 2010 took $59.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 2, 2001 Jan 7–13 3 films 3 $50.6M – Double Take (2001) $31.6M
Week 2, 2002 Jan 6–12 1 film · −98% 1 $790.1K −98% The Accidental Spy (2002) $790.1K
Week 2, 2003 Jan 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2004 Jan 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2005 Jan 2–8 1 film 1 $91.2M – White Noise (2005) $91.2M
Week 2, 2006 Jan 8–14 3 films · −81% 3 $17.2M −81% The House of Adam (2006) $7.5M
Week 2, 2007 Jan 7–13 2 films · −11% 2 $15.3M −11% Primeval (2007) $15.3M
Week 2, 2008 Jan 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2009 Jan 4–10 3 films 3 $77.3M – The Unborn (2009) $76.5M
Week 2, 2010 Jan 3–9 6 films · −23% 6 $59.8M −23% Daybreakers (2010) $51.4M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2010, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2010 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 11–17) with $842.1M, led by Inception (2010).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 2 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9)?

Daybreakers (2010) leads with $51.4M worldwide, $30.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come No Mercy (2010) at $7.3M and Black Ransom (2010) at $474.1K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9) earn?

6 thriller films released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $59.8M in all, or $10M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Daybreakers (2010), earned $51.4M.

How much of the Week 2, 2010 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$30.3M of the $59.8M total, or 51%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 2, 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 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9). 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 2, 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.