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Thriller box office · Week 45 · Nov 4–10, 2012

Thriller Box Office, Week 45 of 2012: Thriller Releases of Nov 4–10

Skyfall (2012) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10), with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Lesson of the Evil (2012) at $26.2M and Confession of Murder (2012) at $21.7M. 6 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion. That is 141.5 times the total of Week 44, 2012, whose releases took $8.2M. By language, English leads with $1.1B across 4 thriller releases.

week 45 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$1.2B
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 44, 2012
×141.5
Skyfall (2012) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 thriller movie of Week 45, 2012

Skyfall (2012)

2012 · Action, Adventure

$1.1B worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$304.4M US & Canada · 27% $804.2M elsewhere · 73%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 45 of 2012?

Skyfall (2012) leads with $1.1B, 96% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2B, 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. Skyfall (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $1.1B Skyfall (2012)
    $304.4M US & Canada · 27% $804.2M elsewhere · 73%
  2. Lesson of the Evil (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $26.2M Lesson of the Evil (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Confession of Murder (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $21.7M Confession of Murder (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Citadel (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $141.9K Citadel (2012)
    $13.4K US & Canada · 9% $128.5K elsewhere · 91%
  5. In Their Skin (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $106.9K In Their Skin (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 45 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 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10).

  1. 1 Skyfall (2012) movie poster
    Skyfall (2012) Nov 9, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $1.1B worldwide
    Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: $304.4M Rest of the world: $804.2M Worldwide: $1.1B
  2. 2 Lesson of the Evil (2012) movie poster
    Lesson of the Evil (2012) Nov 10, 2012 · Japanese · Thriller, Horror $26.2M worldwide
    Nov 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.2M
  3. 3 Confession of Murder (2012) movie poster
    Confession of Murder (2012) Nov 8, 2012 · Korean · Thriller, Action $21.7M worldwide
    Nov 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.7M
  4. 4 Citadel (2012) movie poster
    Citadel (2012) Nov 9, 2012 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $141.9K worldwide
    Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: $13.4K Rest of the world: $128.5K Worldwide: $141.9K
  5. 5 In Their Skin (2012) movie poster
    In Their Skin (2012) Nov 9, 2012 · English · Thriller, Horror $106.9K worldwide
    Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $106.9K
  6. 6 Harodim (2012) movie poster
    Harodim (2012) Nov 8, 2012 · English · Drama, Thriller $16.2K worldwide
    Nov 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 45 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 45, 2012 earned the most: $1.2B from 6 films, led by Skyfall (2012).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 45, 2003 Nov 2–8 1 film 1 $427.3M – The Matrix Revolutions (2003) $427.3M
Week 45, 2004 Oct 31–Nov 6 2 films · −98% 2 $9.9M −98% Wolf (2004) $9.9M
Week 45, 2005 Oct 30–Nov 5 1 film · −98% 1 $193K −98% I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) $193K
Week 45, 2006 Nov 5–11 3 films · +9413% 3 $18.4M +9413% The Return (2006) $12M
Week 45, 2007 Nov 4–10 5 films · +1099% 5 $220.2M +1099% No Country for Old Men (2007) $171.6M
Week 45, 2008 Nov 2–8 3 films · −81% 3 $41.7M −81% The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) $40.4M
Week 45, 2009 Nov 1–7 3 films · −19% 3 $33.8M −19% The Box (2009) $33.3M
Week 45, 2010 Oct 31–Nov 6 7 films · +164% 7 $89.4M +164% 127 Hours (2010) $60.7M
Week 45, 2011 Oct 30–Nov 5 3 films · −76% 3 $21.8M −76% Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011) $20M
Week 45, 2012 Nov 4–10 6 films · +5210% 6 $1.2B +5210% Skyfall (2012) $1.1B
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 45 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10)?

Skyfall (2012) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $304.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Lesson of the Evil (2012) at $26.2M and Confession of Murder (2012) at $21.7M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10) earn?

6 thriller films released in week 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, or $192.8M per film on average. Week 44, 2012 releases took $8.2M.

How many thriller movies released in week 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Skyfall (2012). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 45, 2012 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$304.4M of the $1.2B total, or 26%, 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 45, 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 45 of 2012 (Nov 4–10). 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 45, 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.