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Thriller box office · Week 18 · Apr 28–May 4, 2013

Thriller Box Office, Week 18 of 2013: Thriller Releases of Apr 28–May 4

Iron Man 3 (2013) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4), with $1.2B worldwide, ahead of The Iceman (2013) at $4.6M and Baby Blues (2013) at $2.6M. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion. That is 11.3 times the total of Week 17, 2013, whose releases took $108.3M.

week 18 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.2B
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 17, 2013
×11.3
Iron Man 3 (2013) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 18, 2013

Iron Man 3 (2013)

2013 · Action, Adventure

$1.2B worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$409M US & Canada · 34% $806.6M elsewhere · 66%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 18 of 2013?

Iron Man 3 (2013) leads with $1.2B, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.2B, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Iron Man 3 (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $1.2B Iron Man 3 (2013)
    $409M US & Canada · 34% $806.6M elsewhere · 66%
  2. The Iceman (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $4.6M The Iceman (2013)
    $2M US & Canada · 43% $2.6M elsewhere · 57%
  3. Baby Blues (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $2.6M Baby Blues (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 18 of 2013, 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 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4).

  1. 1 Iron Man 3 (2013) movie poster
    Iron Man 3 (2013) May 3, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.2B worldwide
    May 3, 2013 US and Canada: $409M Rest of the world: $806.6M Worldwide: $1.2B
  2. 2 The Iceman (2013) movie poster
    The Iceman (2013) May 3, 2013 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $4.6M worldwide
    May 3, 2013 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $4.6M
  3. 3 Baby Blues (2013) movie poster
    Baby Blues (2013) May 1, 2013 · Cantonese · Horror, Thriller $2.6M worldwide
    May 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2012 earned the most: $1.5B from 7 films, led by The Avengers (2012). Week 18, 2013 took $1.2B.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 2004 Apr 25–May 1 4 films 4 $31.1M – Godsend (2004) $30.1M
Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 4 films · +136% 4 $73.4M +136% xXx: State of the Union (2005) $71.4M
Week 18, 2006 Apr 30–May 6 5 films · +485% 5 $429.5M +485% Mission: Impossible III (2006) $398.5M
Week 18, 2007 Apr 29–May 5 3 films · +108% 3 $891.9M +108% Spider-Man 3 (2007) $891.7M
Week 18, 2008 Apr 27–May 3 4 films · −34% 4 $586.2M −34% Iron Man (2008) $585.8M
Week 18, 2009 Apr 26–May 2 8 films · −35% 8 $382.9M −35% X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) $373.1M
Week 18, 2010 Apr 25–May 1 2 films · −67% 2 $126.1M −67% A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) $115.7M
Week 18, 2011 Apr 24–30 2 films · +401% 2 $631.9M +401% Fast Five (2011) $626.1M
Week 18, 2012 Apr 29–May 5 7 films · +141% 7 $1.5B +141% The Avengers (2012) $1.5B
Week 18, 2013 Apr 28–May 4 3 films · −20% 3 $1.2B −20% Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 18 of 2013: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4)?

Iron Man 3 (2013) leads with $1.2B worldwide, $409M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Iceman (2013) at $4.6M and Baby Blues (2013) at $2.6M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4) report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, or $407.6M per film on average. Week 17, 2013 releases took $108.3M.

How many thriller movies released in week 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Iron Man 3 (2013). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 18, 2013 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$411M of the $1.2B total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 2013 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 18 of 2013 (Apr 28–May 4). 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 18, 2013 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.