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Thriller box office · Week 5 · Jan 24–30, 2010

Thriller Box Office, Week 5 of 2010: Thriller Releases of Jan 24–30

Edge of Darkness (2010) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30), with $81.1M worldwide, ahead of Monga (2010) at $4.2M and Ishqiya (2010) at $4.1M. 6 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $89.5M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 23% on Week 4, 2010, whose releases took $73.1M. By language, English leads with $81.2M across 3 thriller releases.

week 5 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$89.5M
Edge of Darkness (2010), the #1
$81.1M
vs Week 4, 2010
+23%
Edge of Darkness (2010) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 thriller movie of Week 5, 2010

Edge of Darkness (2010)

2010 · Drama, Thriller

$81.1M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$43.3M US & Canada · 53% $37.8M elsewhere · 47%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 5 of 2010?

Edge of Darkness (2010) leads with $81.1M, 91% of the total. The top 5 together took $89.5M, 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. Edge of Darkness (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $81.1M Edge of Darkness (2010)
    $43.3M US & Canada · 53% $37.8M elsewhere · 47%
  2. Monga (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $4.2M Monga (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Ishqiya (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $4.1M Ishqiya (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Final (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $28.5K The Final (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Falling Awake (2010) movie poster Number 5
    $2K Falling Awake (2010)
    $2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30).

  1. 1 Edge of Darkness (2010) movie poster
    Edge of Darkness (2010) Jan 29, 2010 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $81.1M worldwide
    Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: $43.3M Rest of the world: $37.8M Worldwide: $81.1M
  2. 2 Monga (2010) movie poster
    Monga (2010) Jan 29, 2010 · Chinese · Thriller $4.2M worldwide
    Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
  3. 3 Ishqiya (2010) movie poster
    Ishqiya (2010) Jan 29, 2010 · Hindi · Comedy, Thriller $4.1M worldwide
    Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1M
  4. 4 The Final (2010) movie poster
    The Final (2010) Jan 28, 2010 · English · Thriller, Horror $28.5K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.5K
  5. 5 Falling Awake (2010) movie poster
    Falling Awake (2010) Jan 29, 2010 · English · Thriller, Romance $2K worldwide
    Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: $2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2K
  6. 6 Rann (2010) movie poster
    Rann (2010) Jan 29, 2010 · Hindi · Drama, Thriller $1.1K worldwide
    Jan 29, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2009 earned the most: $269.2M from 4 films, led by Taken (2009). Week 5, 2010 took $89.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 2001 Jan 28–Feb 3 3 films 3 $41M – Valentine (2001) $36.7M
Week 5, 2002 Jan 27–Feb 2 1 film · −61% 1 $16.2M −61% Birthday Girl (2002) $16.2M
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 3 films · +1093% 3 $192.9M +1093% The Recruit (2003) $101.2M
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 2 films · −96% 2 $7.8M −96% The Big Bounce (2004) $6.8M
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 2 films · +1543% 2 $127.4M +1543% Hide and Seek (2005) $127.4M
Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 4 films · −47% 4 $68.1M −47% When a Stranger Calls (2006) $67.1M
Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 6 films · +22% 6 $83.2M +22% The Messengers (2007) $55.1M
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 4 films · −19% 4 $67.1M −19% The Eye (2008) $58M
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 4 films · +301% 4 $269.2M +301% Taken (2009) $226.8M
Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 6 films · −67% 6 $89.5M −67% Edge of Darkness (2010) $81.1M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 5 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 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30)?

Edge of Darkness (2010) leads with $81.1M worldwide, $43.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Monga (2010) at $4.2M and Ishqiya (2010) at $4.1M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30) earn?

6 thriller films released in week 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $89.5M in all, or $14.9M per film on average. Week 4, 2010 releases took $73.1M.

How many thriller movies released in week 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Edge of Darkness (2010), earned $81.1M.

How much of the Week 5, 2010 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$43.3M of the $89.5M total, or 48%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 5, 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 5 of 2010 (Jan 24–30). 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 5, 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.