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Thriller box office · Week 28 · Jul 3–9, 2011

Thriller Box Office, Week 28 of 2011: Thriller Releases of Jul 3–9

Murder 2 (2011) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 28 of 2011 (Jul 3–9), with $9.1M worldwide, ahead of The Ward (2011) at $5.3M and The Ledge (2011) at $1.3M. 6 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $16.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 130% on Week 27, 2011, whose releases took $7.4M. By language, Hindi leads with $9.1M across 1 thriller release.

week 28 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$16.9M
Murder 2 (2011), the #1
$9.1M
vs Week 27, 2011
+130%
Murder 2 (2011) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 thriller movie of Week 28, 2011

Murder 2 (2011)

2011 · Thriller, Crime

$9.1M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

$59K US & Canada · <1% $9M elsewhere · 99%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 28 of 2011?

Murder 2 (2011) leads with $9.1M, 54% of the total. The top 5 together took $16.9M, 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. Murder 2 (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $9.1M Murder 2 (2011)
    $59K US & Canada · <1% $9M elsewhere · 99%
  2. The Ward (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $5.3M The Ward (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Ledge (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $1.3M The Ledge (2011)
    $9.2K US & Canada · <1% $1.3M elsewhere · 99%
  4. Behind the Walls (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $950.8K Behind the Walls (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Chameleon (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $141.8K The Chameleon (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 28 of 2011, 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 28 of 2011 (Jul 3–9).

  1. 1 Murder 2 (2011) movie poster
    Murder 2 (2011) Jul 7, 2011 · Hindi · Thriller, Crime, Drama $9.1M worldwide
    Jul 7, 2011 US and Canada: $59K Rest of the world: $9M Worldwide: $9.1M
  2. 2 The Ward (2011) movie poster
    The Ward (2011) Jul 8, 2011 · English · Thriller, Horror $5.3M worldwide
    Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
  3. 3 The Ledge (2011) movie poster
    The Ledge (2011) Jul 8, 2011 · English · Drama, Thriller $1.3M worldwide
    Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $9.2K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.3M
  4. 4 Behind the Walls (2011) movie poster
    Behind the Walls (2011) Jul 6, 2011 · French · Horror, Drama, Thriller $950.8K worldwide
    Jul 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $950.8K
  5. 5 The Chameleon (2011) movie poster
    The Chameleon (2011) Jul 8, 2011 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $141.8K worldwide
    Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.8K
  6. 6 The Devil’s Rock (2011) movie poster
    The Devil’s Rock (2011) Jul 8, 2011 · English · War, Fantasy, Horror $20.8K worldwide
    Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 28 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2002 earned the most: $301M from 4 films, led by Road to Perdition (2002). Week 28, 2011 took $16.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 28, 2002 Jul 7–13 4 films 4 $301M – Road to Perdition (2002) $181M
Week 28, 2003 Jul 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 28, 2004 Jul 4–10 1 film 1 $1.3M – Swindled (2004) $1.3M
Week 28, 2005 Jul 3–9 2 films · +5178% 2 $69.1M +5178% Dark Water (2005) $68.4M
Week 28, 2006 Jul 9–15 4 films · −63% 4 $25.6M −63% Hanbando (2006) $18.5M
Week 28, 2007 Jul 8–14 4 films · −14% 4 $21.9M −14% Captivity (2007) $10.9M
Week 28, 2008 Jul 6–12 2 films · +1054% 2 $252.6M +1054% Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) $244.2M
Week 28, 2009 Jul 5–11 3 films · −97% 3 $6.8M −97% Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) $5.9M
Week 28, 2010 Jul 4–10 4 films · +3106% 4 $218.2M +3106% Predators (2010) $127.2M
Week 28, 2011 Jul 3–9 6 films · −92% 6 $16.9M −92% Murder 2 (2011) $9.1M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 28 of 2011: 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 28 of 2011 (Jul 3–9)?

Murder 2 (2011) leads with $9.1M worldwide, $59K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Ward (2011) at $5.3M and The Ledge (2011) at $1.3M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 28 of 2011 (Jul 3–9) earn?

6 thriller films released in week 28 of 2011 (Jul 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $16.9M in all, or $2.8M per film on average. Week 27, 2011 releases took $7.4M.

How many thriller movies released in week 28 of 2011 (Jul 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Murder 2 (2011), earned $9.1M.

How much of the Week 28, 2011 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$68.2K of the $16.9M total, or <1%, 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 28, 2011 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 28 of 2011 (Jul 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 28, 2011 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.