How much of the Week 8, 2012 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$81.7M of the $102.4M total, or 80%, 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 8 · Feb 19–25, 2012

Thriller Box Office, Week 8 of 2012: Thriller Releases of Feb 19–25

Act of Valor (2012) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25), with $82.5M worldwide, ahead of Gone (2012) at $19.8M and Hitman (2012) at $135.6K. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $102.4M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 28% on Week 7, 2012, whose releases took $143M. By language, English leads with $102.4M across 4 thriller releases.

week 8 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $102.4M
Act of Valor (2012), the #1: $82.5M
vs Week 7, 2012: −28%

#1 of 5

#1 thriller movie of Week 8, 2012

Act of Valor (2012)

2012 · Action, Adventure

$82.5M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$70M US & Canada · 85% $12.5M elsewhere · 15%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 8 of 2012?

Act of Valor (2012) leads with $82.5M, 81% of the total. The top 5 together took $102.4M, 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 Act of Valor (2012)
$70M US & Canada · 85% $12.5M elsewhere · 15%
Number 2

$19.8M Gone (2012)
$11.7M US & Canada · 59% $8.1M elsewhere · 41%
Number 3

$135.6K Hitman (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$8.3K Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$140 Deviation (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25).

1
Act of Valor (2012) Feb 24, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $82.5M worldwide

Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $70M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $82.5M
2
Gone (2012) Feb 24, 2012 · English · Thriller $19.8M worldwide

Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $11.7M Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $19.8M
3
Hitman (2012) Feb 22, 2012 · English · Thriller, Action $135.6K worldwide

Feb 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $135.6K
4
Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012) Feb 24, 2012 · Malayalam · Thriller $8.3K worldwide

Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3K
5
Deviation (2012) Feb 24, 2012 · English · Thriller $140 worldwide

Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $140

Weeks around it

How Does Week 8 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 8 releases took $102.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 5 (Jan 29–Feb 4) with $259.1M, led by The Woman in Black (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2010 earned the most: $361.6M from 5 films, led by Shutter Island (2010). Week 8, 2012 took $102.4M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 8, 2003 Feb 16–22 2 films	2	$51.1M	–	The Life of David Gale (2003) $39M
Week 8, 2004 Feb 15–21 1 film · −21%	1	$40.2M	−21%	Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) $40.2M
Week 8, 2005 Feb 13–19 2 films · +475%	2	$231.1M	+475%	Constantine (2005) $230.9M
Week 8, 2006 Feb 19–25 7 films · −93%	7	$16.7M	−93%	Running Scared (2006) $9.4M
Week 8, 2007 Feb 18–24 4 films · +402%	4	$84M	+402%	The Number 23 (2007) $77.7M
Week 8, 2008 Feb 17–23 5 films · +85%	5	$155M	+85%	Vantage Point (2008) $152M
Week 8, 2009 Feb 15–21 5 films · −89%	5	$17.4M	−89%	Private Eye (2009) $10.1M
Week 8, 2010 Feb 14–20 5 films · +1976%	5	$361.6M	+1976%	Shutter Island (2010) $295M
Week 8, 2011 Feb 13–19 5 films · −57%	5	$153.7M	−57%	Unknown (2011) $135.7M
Week 8, 2012 Feb 19–25 5 films · −33%	5	$102.4M	−33%	Act of Valor (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 8 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 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25)?

Act of Valor (2012) leads with $82.5M worldwide, $70M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Gone (2012) at $19.8M and Hitman (2012) at $135.6K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $102.4M in all, or $20.5M per film on average. Week 7, 2012 releases took $143M.

How many thriller movies released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Act of Valor (2012), earned $82.5M.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25). 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 8, 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.