How much of the Week 41, 2012 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$48.1M of the $91.2M total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Thriller box office · Week 41 · Oct 7–13, 2012

Thriller Box Office, Week 41 of 2012: Thriller Releases of Oct 7–13

Sinister (2012) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13), with $82.5M worldwide, ahead of A Company Man (2012) at $7.3M and Maattrraan (2012) at $1.3M. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $91.2M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 76% on Week 40, 2012, whose releases took $381.9M. By language, English leads with $82.5M across 2 thriller releases.

week 41 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $91.2M
Sinister (2012), the #1: $82.5M
vs Week 40, 2012: −76%

#1 of 5

#1 thriller movie of Week 41, 2012

Sinister (2012)

2012 · Mystery, Thriller

$82.5M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total

$48.1M US & Canada · 58% $34.4M elsewhere · 42%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 41 of 2012?

Sinister (2012) leads with $82.5M, 90% of the total. The top 5 together took $91.2M, 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

$82.5M Sinister (2012)
$48.1M US & Canada · 58% $34.4M elsewhere · 42%
Number 2

$7.3M A Company Man (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$1.3M Maattrraan (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$19.2K Border Run (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$2.8K Chamada a Cobrar (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13).

1
Sinister (2012) Oct 12, 2012 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $82.5M worldwide

Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $48.1M Rest of the world: $34.4M Worldwide: $82.5M
2
A Company Man (2012) Oct 11, 2012 · Korean · Thriller, Drama, Action $7.3M worldwide

Oct 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M
3
Maattrraan (2012) Oct 12, 2012 · Tamil · Action, Thriller $1.3M worldwide

Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
4
Border Run (2012) Oct 12, 2012 · English · Thriller, Crime $19.2K worldwide

Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2K
5
Chamada a Cobrar (2012) Oct 8, 2012 · Portuguese · Drama, Thriller $2.8K worldwide

Oct 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 41 releases took $91.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $381.9M, led by Taken 2 (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2003 earned the most: $360.9M from 6 films, led by Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). Week 41, 2012 took $91.2M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 6 films	6	$360.9M	–	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) $180.9M
Week 41, 2004 Oct 3–9 5 films · −79%	5	$76.8M	−79%	Taxi (2004) $71.3M
Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 2 films · −60%	2	$30.5M	−60%	Two for the Money (2005) $30.5M
Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 7 films · +359%	7	$140.1M	+359%	The Grudge 2 (2006) $70.7M
Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 5 films · −43%	5	$80.1M	−43%	We Own the Night (2007) $55M
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 4 films · +101%	4	$161.1M	+101%	Body of Lies (2008) $115.9M
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 6 films · −80%	6	$32.6M	−80%	Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) $24.7M
Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 6 films · +54%	6	$50.1M	+54%	My Soul to Take (2010) $21.5M
Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 4 films · −96%	4	$2M	−96%	The Monitor (2011) $1.4M
Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 5 films · +4559%	5	$91.2M	+4559%	Sinister (2012) $82.5M

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 41 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 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13)?

Sinister (2012) leads with $82.5M worldwide, $48.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Company Man (2012) at $7.3M and Maattrraan (2012) at $1.3M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $91.2M in all, or $18.2M per film on average. Week 40, 2012 releases took $381.9M.

How many thriller movies released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sinister (2012), earned $82.5M.

How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13). 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 41, 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.