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Thriller box office · Week 50 · Dec 8–14, 2013

Thriller Box Office, Week 50 of 2013: Thriller Releases of Dec 8–14

American Hustle (2013) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 50 of 2013 (Dec 8–14), with $251.2M worldwide, ahead of Hours (2013) at $802K and Ivan Veramathiri (2013) at $9.6K. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $252M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 144% on Week 49, 2013, whose releases took $103.2M. By language, English leads with $252M across 3 thriller releases.

week 50 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$252M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 49, 2013
+144%
American Hustle (2013) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 thriller movie of Week 50, 2013

American Hustle (2013)

2013 · Drama, History

$251.2M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$150.1M US & Canada · 60% $101.1M elsewhere · 40%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 50 of 2013?

American Hustle (2013) leads with $251.2M, 100% of the total. The top 5 together took $252M, 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. American Hustle (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $251.2M American Hustle (2013)
    $150.1M US & Canada · 60% $101.1M elsewhere · 40%
  2. Hours (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $802K Hours (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Ivan Veramathiri (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $9.6K Ivan Veramathiri (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Here Comes the Devil (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $4.5K Here Comes the Devil (2013)
    $4.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Trap for Cinderella (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $4.3K Trap for Cinderella (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2013 (Dec 8–14).

  1. 1 American Hustle (2013) movie poster
    American Hustle (2013) Dec 13, 2013 · English · Drama, History, Thriller $251.2M worldwide
    Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: $150.1M Rest of the world: $101.1M Worldwide: $251.2M
  2. 2 Hours (2013) movie poster
    Hours (2013) Dec 13, 2013 · English · Drama, Thriller $802K worldwide
    Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $802K
  3. 3 Ivan Veramathiri (2013) movie poster
    Ivan Veramathiri (2013) Dec 13, 2013 · Tamil · Thriller, Romance $9.6K worldwide
    Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
  4. 4 Here Comes the Devil (2013) movie poster
    Here Comes the Devil (2013) Dec 13, 2013 · Spanish · Thriller, Horror $4.5K worldwide
    Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
  5. 5 Trap for Cinderella (2013) movie poster
    Trap for Cinderella (2013) Dec 13, 2013 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $4.3K worldwide
    Dec 13, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2007 earned the most: $589.1M from 5 films, led by I Am Legend (2007). Week 50, 2013 took $252M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 6 films 6 $499.8M – Ocean's Twelve (2004) $362.7M
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 4 films · −99% 4 $2.8M −99% Being Cyrus (2005) $1.3M
Week 50, 2006 Dec 10–16 5 films · +864% 5 $27.3M +864% Breaking and Entering (2006) $9M
Week 50, 2007 Dec 9–15 5 films · +2060% 5 $589.1M +2060% I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M
Week 50, 2008 Dec 7–13 5 films · −60% 5 $237.1M −60% The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $233.1M
Week 50, 2009 Dec 6–12 2 films · −60% 2 $93.9M −60% The Lovely Bones (2009) $93.6M
Week 50, 2010 Dec 5–11 2 films · +197% 2 $278.8M +197% The Tourist (2010) $278.8M
Week 50, 2011 Dec 4–10 5 films · −67% 5 $92M −67% Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) $81.5M
Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 5 films 5 $252M – American Hustle (2013) $251.2M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 50 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 50 of 2013 (Dec 8–14)?

American Hustle (2013) leads with $251.2M worldwide, $150.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hours (2013) at $802K and Ivan Veramathiri (2013) at $9.6K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 50 of 2013 (Dec 8–14) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 50 of 2013 (Dec 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $252M in all, or $50.4M per film on average. Week 49, 2013 releases took $103.2M.

How many thriller movies released in week 50 of 2013 (Dec 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by American Hustle (2013) with $251.2M.

How much of the Week 50, 2013 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$150.1M of the $252M total, or 60%, 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 50, 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 50 of 2013 (Dec 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 50, 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.