Skip to content
What's After the Movie?
Thriller box office · Week 21 · May 16–22, 2010

Thriller Box Office, Week 21 of 2010: Thriller Releases of May 16–22

Kites (2010) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 21 of 2010 (May 16–22), with $11.9M worldwide, ahead of Tracker (2010) at $54.4K and The Devil Within (2010) at $9.8K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $12M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada. That is 6.4 times the total of Week 20, 2010, whose releases took $1.9M.

week 21 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$12M
Kites (2010), the #1
$11.9M
vs Week 20, 2010
×6.4
Kites (2010) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 21, 2010

Kites (2010)

2010 · Action, Thriller

$11.9M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$1.7M US & Canada · 14% $10.2M elsewhere · 86%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 21 of 2010?

Kites (2010) leads with $11.9M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $12M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Kites (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $11.9M Kites (2010)
    $1.7M US & Canada · 14% $10.2M elsewhere · 86%
  2. Tracker (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $54.4K Tracker (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Devil Within (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $9.8K The Devil Within (2010)
    $9.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 21 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 21 of 2010 (May 16–22).

  1. 1 Kites (2010) movie poster
    Kites (2010) May 21, 2010 · English · Action, Thriller, Romance $11.9M worldwide
    May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $10.2M Worldwide: $11.9M
  2. 2 Tracker (2010) movie poster
    Tracker (2010) May 20, 2010 · English · Drama, Action, Adventure $54.4K worldwide
    May 20, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.4K
  3. 3 The Devil Within (2010) movie poster
    The Devil Within (2010) May 21, 2010 · English · Thriller $9.8K worldwide
    May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $9.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2008 earned the most: $788.1M from 3 films, led by Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Week 21, 2010 took $12M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 2001 May 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 2002 May 19–25 3 films 3 $166.4M – Insomnia (2002) $113.8M
Week 21, 2003 May 18–24 2 films · −84% 2 $27M −84% The In-Laws (2003) $26.9M
Week 21, 2004 May 16–22 1 film · −96% 1 $1.1M −96% Breaking News (2004) $1.1M
Week 21, 2005 May 15–21 4 films · +500% 4 $6.3M +500% Antarctic Journal (2005) $5.6M
Week 21, 2006 May 21–27 6 films · +7731% 6 $494.2M +7731% X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $460.4M
Week 21, 2007 May 20–26 4 films · −92% 4 $40.7M −92% Death Proof (2007) $31.1M
Week 21, 2008 May 18–24 3 films · +1837% 3 $788.1M +1837% Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $786.6M
Week 21, 2009 May 17–23 3 films · −53% 3 $371.5M −53% Terminator Salvation (2009) $371.4M
Week 21, 2010 May 16–22 3 films · −97% 3 $12M −97% Kites (2010) $11.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 21 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 21 of 2010 (May 16–22)?

Kites (2010) leads with $11.9M worldwide, $1.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tracker (2010) at $54.4K and The Devil Within (2010) at $9.8K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 21 of 2010 (May 16–22) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 21 of 2010 (May 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $12M in all, or $4M per film on average. Week 20, 2010 releases took $1.9M.

How many thriller movies released in week 21 of 2010 (May 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kites (2010), earned $11.9M.

How much of the Week 21, 2010 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.7M of the $12M total, or 14%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 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 21 of 2010 (May 16–22). 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 21, 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.