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Thriller box office · Week 28 · Jul 8–14, 2012

Thriller Box Office, Week 28 of 2012: Thriller Releases of Jul 8–14

Red Lights (2012) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 28 of 2012 (Jul 8–14), with $14.1M worldwide, ahead of Easy Money (2012) at $3.9M and Armed Hands (2012) at $2.4M. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.6M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on Week 27, 2012, whose releases took $847.4M. By language, English leads with $14.3M across 3 thriller releases.

week 28 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$20.6M
Red Lights (2012), the #1
$14.1M
vs Week 27, 2012
−98%
Red Lights (2012) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 thriller movie of Week 28, 2012

Red Lights (2012)

2012 · Drama, Mystery

$14.1M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

$52.6K US & Canada · <1% $14.1M elsewhere · 100%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 28 of 2012?

Red Lights (2012) leads with $14.1M, 68% of the total. The top 5 together took $20.6M, 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.

  1. Red Lights (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $14.1M Red Lights (2012)
    $52.6K US & Canada · <1% $14.1M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Easy Money (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $3.9M Easy Money (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Armed Hands (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $2.4M Armed Hands (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Pusher (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $197.9K Pusher (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Butterfly Room (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $1.1K The Butterfly Room (2012)
    $1.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 28 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 28 of 2012 (Jul 8–14).

  1. 1 Red Lights (2012) movie poster
    Red Lights (2012) Jul 13, 2012 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $14.1M worldwide
    Jul 13, 2012 US and Canada: $52.6K Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $14.1M
  2. 2 Easy Money (2012) movie poster
    Easy Money (2012) Jul 11, 2012 · Drama, Thriller, Crime $3.9M worldwide
    Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
  3. 3 Armed Hands (2012) movie poster
    Armed Hands (2012) Jul 11, 2012 · French · Drama, Crime, Thriller $2.4M worldwide
    Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  4. 4 Pusher (2012) movie poster
    Pusher (2012) Jul 11, 2012 · English · Thriller, Crime, Action $197.9K worldwide
    Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.9K
  5. 5 The Butterfly Room (2012) movie poster
    The Butterfly Room (2012) Jul 9, 2012 · English · Horror, Thriller $1.1K worldwide
    Jul 9, 2012 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 28 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 28, 2008 earned the most: $252.6M from 2 films, led by Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). Week 28, 2012 took $20.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 28, 2012 Jul 8–14 5 films · +22% 5 $20.6M +22% Red Lights (2012) $14.1M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 28 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 28 of 2012 (Jul 8–14)?

Red Lights (2012) leads with $14.1M worldwide, $52.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Easy Money (2012) at $3.9M and Armed Hands (2012) at $2.4M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 28 of 2012 (Jul 8–14) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 28 of 2012 (Jul 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $20.6M in all, or $4.1M per film on average. Week 27, 2012 releases took $847.4M.

How many thriller movies released in week 28 of 2012 (Jul 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Red Lights (2012), earned $14.1M.

How much of the Week 28, 2012 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$53.7K of the $20.6M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 28, 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 28 of 2012 (Jul 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 28, 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.