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Thriller box office · Week 34 · Aug 14–20, 2011

Thriller Box Office, Week 34 of 2011: Thriller Releases of Aug 14–20

False Trail (2011) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 34 of 2011 (Aug 14–20), with $7.8M worldwide, ahead of Overheard 2 (2011) at $4M and A Horrible Way to Die (2011) at $1.5M. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.3M in all. That is down 92% on Week 33, 2011, whose releases took $158.3M.

week 34 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$13.3M
False Trail (2011), the #1
$7.8M
vs Week 33, 2011
−92%
False Trail (2011) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 34, 2011

False Trail (2011)

2011 · Thriller, Crime

$7.8M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 34 of 2011?

False Trail (2011) leads with $7.8M, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $13.3M, 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. False Trail (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $7.8M False Trail (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Overheard 2 (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $4M Overheard 2 (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. A Horrible Way to Die (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $1.5M A Horrible Way to Die (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Atrocious (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $4.5K Atrocious (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2011 (Aug 14–20).

  1. 1 False Trail (2011) movie poster
    False Trail (2011) Aug 17, 2011 · Swedish · Thriller, Crime, Mystery $7.8M worldwide
    Aug 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M
  2. 2 Overheard 2 (2011) movie poster
    Overheard 2 (2011) Aug 18, 2011 · Cantonese · Action, Thriller, Crime $4M worldwide
    Aug 18, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
  3. 3 A Horrible Way to Die (2011) movie poster
    A Horrible Way to Die (2011) Aug 19, 2011 · English · Thriller, Horror $1.5M worldwide
    Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  4. 4 Atrocious (2011) movie poster
    Atrocious (2011) Aug 19, 2011 · Spanish · Thriller, Horror $4.5K worldwide
    Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2009 earned the most: $323.2M from 6 films, led by Inglourious Basterds (2009). Week 34, 2011 took $13.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2002 Aug 18–24 4 films 4 $56.6M – One Hour Photo (2002) $52.2M
Week 34, 2003 Aug 17–23 1 film · −39% 1 $34.3M −39% The Medallion (2003) $34.3M
Week 34, 2004 Aug 15–21 2 films · +135% 2 $80.5M +135% Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) $78.1M
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 1 film · +20% 1 $96.3M +20% Red Eye (2005) $96.3M
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 4 films · −92% 4 $7.3M −92% No Mercy for the Rude (2006) $4.9M
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 6 films · +694% 6 $58.1M +694% War (2007) $42.7M
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 3 films · +32% 3 $76.5M +32% Death Race (2008) $76M
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 6 films · +322% 6 $323.2M +322% Inglourious Basterds (2009) $321.5M
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 6 films · −68% 6 $104.3M −68% Piranha 3-D (2010) $83.2M
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 4 films · −87% 4 $13.3M −87% False Trail (2011) $7.8M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 34 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 34 of 2011 (Aug 14–20)?

False Trail (2011) leads with $7.8M worldwide. Next come Overheard 2 (2011) at $4M and A Horrible Way to Die (2011) at $1.5M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 34 of 2011 (Aug 14–20) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 34 of 2011 (Aug 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $13.3M in all, or $3.3M per film on average. Week 33, 2011 releases took $158.3M.

How many thriller movies released in week 34 of 2011 (Aug 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, False Trail (2011), earned $7.8M.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2011 (Aug 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 34, 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.