Skip to content
What's After the Movie?

Jump to
What's After the Movie?
Thriller box office · Week 8 · Feb 17–23, 2013

Thriller Box Office, Week 8 of 2013: Thriller Releases of Feb 17–23

Snitch (2013) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23), with $57.8M worldwide, ahead of Dark Skies (2013) at $27.9M and Metro (2013) at $15.1M. 7 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $114.2M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 75% on Week 7, 2013, whose releases took $451.4M. By language, English leads with $85.7M across 4 thriller releases.

week 8 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$114.2M
Snitch (2013), the #1
$57.8M
vs Week 7, 2013
−75%
Snitch (2013) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 thriller movie of Week 8, 2013

Snitch (2013)

2013 · Action, Drama

$57.8M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total

$42.9M US & Canada · 74% $14.9M elsewhere · 26%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 8 of 2013?

Snitch (2013) leads with $57.8M, 51% of the total. The top 5 together took $114.2M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Snitch (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $57.8M Snitch (2013)
    $42.9M US & Canada · 74% $14.9M elsewhere · 26%
  2. Dark Skies (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $27.9M Dark Skies (2013)
    $17.4M US & Canada · 63% $10.4M elsewhere · 37%
  3. Metro (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $15.1M Metro (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Möbius (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $10.4M Möbius (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Lift to Hell (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $3M Lift to Hell (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23).

  1. 1 Snitch (2013) movie poster
    Snitch (2013) Feb 22, 2013 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $57.8M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2013 US and Canada: $42.9M Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $57.8M
  2. 2 Dark Skies (2013) movie poster
    Dark Skies (2013) Feb 22, 2013 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $27.9M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2013 US and Canada: $17.4M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $27.9M
  3. 3 Metro (2013) movie poster
    Metro (2013) Feb 21, 2013 · Russian · Action, Thriller $15.1M worldwide
    Feb 21, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.1M
  4. 4 Möbius (2013) movie poster
    Möbius (2013) Feb 17, 2013 · French · Drama, Thriller $10.4M worldwide
    Feb 17, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4M
  5. 5 Lift to Hell (2013) movie poster
    Lift to Hell (2013) Feb 21, 2013 · Chinese · Thriller, Horror $3M worldwide
    Feb 21, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
  6. 6 Inescapable (2013) movie poster
    Inescapable (2013) Feb 22, 2013 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $6.3K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2013 US and Canada: $6.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3K
  7. 7 Rubberneck (2013) movie poster
    Rubberneck (2013) Feb 22, 2013 · English · Drama, Thriller $2.1K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2013 US and Canada: $2.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 8 of 2013?

Of the top 7, Inescapable (2013) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Dark Skies (2013) made 37% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $60.4M (53%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Snitch (2013) $57.8M
    $42.9M US & Canada · 74% $14.9M elsewhere · 26%
  2. 2 Dark Skies (2013) $27.9M
    $17.4M US & Canada · 63% $10.4M elsewhere · 37%
  3. 3 Metro (2013) $15.1M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 Möbius (2013) $10.4M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 Lift to Hell (2013) $3M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  6. 6 Inescapable (2013) $6.3K
    $6.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  7. 7 Rubberneck (2013) $2.1K
    $2.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 8 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 8 releases took $114.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 10–16) with $451.4M, led by A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).

  1. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 6–12 Gangster Squad (2013) $105.6M Gangster Squad (2013)
  2. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 13–19 Broken City (2013) $44.2M Broken City (2013)
  3. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 20–26 Parker (2013) $90.2M Parker (2013)
  4. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 27–Feb 2 Bullet to the Head (2013) $29.2M Bullet to the Head (2013)
  5. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 3–9 Side Effects (2013) $66.7M Side Effects (2013)
  6. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 10–16 A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) $451.4M A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
  7. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 17–23 Snitch (2013) $114.2M Snitch (2013)
  8. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 24–Mar 2 The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) $41.3M The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
  9. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 3–9 The Monk (2013) $200.4M The Monk (2013)
Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2013 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, 2013 took $114.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 8, 2004 Feb 15–21 1 film 1 $40.2M – 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
Week 8, 2013 Feb 17–23 7 films · +11% 7 $114.2M +11% Snitch (2013) $57.8M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2013, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2013 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 28–May 4) with $1.2B, led by Iron Man 3 (2013).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 8 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23)?

Snitch (2013) leads with $57.8M worldwide, $42.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dark Skies (2013) at $27.9M and Metro (2013) at $15.1M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23) earn?

7 thriller films released in week 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $114.2M in all, or $16.3M per film on average. Week 7, 2013 releases took $451.4M.

How many thriller movies released in week 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Snitch (2013), earned $57.8M.

How much of the Week 8, 2013 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$60.4M of the $114.2M total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2013 (Feb 17–23). 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, 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.