How much of the Week 2, 2012 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$66.7M of the $106.1M total, or 63%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Thriller box office · Week 2 · Jan 8–14, 2012

Thriller Box Office, Week 2 of 2012: Thriller Releases of Jan 8–14

Contraband (2012) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 2 of 2012 (Jan 8–14), with $96.3M worldwide, ahead of Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012) at $8.2M and Manslaughter (2012) at $705.9K. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $106.1M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 2% on Week 1, 2012, whose releases took $104.2M. By language, English leads with $96.3M across 1 thriller release.

week 2 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $106.1M
Contraband (2012), the #1: $96.3M
vs Week 1, 2012: +2%

#1 of 5

#1 thriller movie of Week 2, 2012

Contraband (2012)

2012 · Thriller

$96.3M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$66.5M US & Canada · 69% $29.7M elsewhere · 31%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 2 of 2012?

Contraband (2012) leads with $96.3M, 91% of the total. The top 5 together took $106.1M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$96.3M Contraband (2012)
$66.5M US & Canada · 69% $29.7M elsewhere · 31%
Number 2

$8.2M Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$705.9K Manslaughter (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$687.6K Vettai (2012)
$204.4K US & Canada · 30% $483.3K elsewhere · 70%
Number 5

$145.7K The Divide (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 2 of 2012, 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 2012 (Jan 8–14).

1
Contraband (2012) Jan 13, 2012 · English · Thriller $96.3M worldwide

Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $29.7M Worldwide: $96.3M
2
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012) Jan 13, 2012 · Swedish · Thriller, Drama, Action $8.2M worldwide

Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2M
3
Manslaughter (2012) Jan 12, 2012 · Dutch · Drama, Thriller $705.9K worldwide

Jan 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $705.9K
4
Vettai (2012) Jan 13, 2012 · Tamil · Action, Thriller $687.6K worldwide

Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: $204.4K Rest of the world: $483.3K Worldwide: $687.6K
5
The Divide (2012) Jan 13, 2012 · French · Sci-Fi, Thriller $145.7K worldwide

Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $145.7K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 2 releases took $106.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 4 (Jan 22–28) with $165.5M, led by The Grey (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 2, 2012 earned the most: $106.1M from 5 films, led by Contraband (2012).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
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
Week 2, 2011 Jan 2–8 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 2, 2012 Jan 8–14 5 films	5	$106.1M	–	Contraband (2012) $96.3M

Thriller Box Office in 2012, Week by Week

50 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 29–May 5) with $1.5B, led by The Avengers (2012).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 2 of 2012: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 2 of 2012 (Jan 8–14)?

Contraband (2012) leads with $96.3M worldwide, $66.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012) at $8.2M and Manslaughter (2012) at $705.9K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 2 of 2012 (Jan 8–14) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 2 of 2012 (Jan 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $106.1M in all, or $21.2M per film on average. Week 1, 2012 releases took $104.2M.

How many thriller movies released in week 2 of 2012 (Jan 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Contraband (2012), earned $96.3M.

How is the week 2, 2012 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 2012 (Jan 8–14). 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, 2012 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.