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Thriller box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2014

Thriller Box Office, Week 34 of 2014: Thriller Releases of Aug 17–23

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23), with $39.4M worldwide, ahead of Mardaani (2014) at $5.2M and The Prince (2014) at $1.3M. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $46.6M in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 79% on Week 33, 2014, whose releases took $226.4M. By language, English leads with $41.2M across 3 thriller releases.

week 34 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$46.6M
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014), the #1
$39.4M
vs Week 33, 2014
−79%
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 thriller movie of Week 34, 2014

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)

2014 · Action, Thriller

$39.4M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total

$13.8M US & Canada · 35% $25.6M elsewhere · 65%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 34 of 2014?

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) leads with $39.4M, 85% of the total. The top 5 together took $46.6M, 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. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $39.4M Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
    $13.8M US & Canada · 35% $25.6M elsewhere · 65%
  2. Mardaani (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $5.2M Mardaani (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Prince (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $1.3M The Prince (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Another Me (2014) movie poster Number 4
    $489.9K Another Me (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Metro Manila (2014) movie poster Number 5
    $200.6K Metro Manila (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 34 of 2014, 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23).

  1. 1 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) movie poster
    Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $39.4M worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $39.4M
  2. 2 Mardaani (2014) movie poster
    Mardaani (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · Hindi · Action, Drama, Thriller $5.2M worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
  3. 3 The Prince (2014) movie poster
    The Prince (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · English · Action, Thriller $1.3M worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  4. 4 Another Me (2014) movie poster
    Another Me (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · English · Mystery, Thriller $489.9K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.9K
  5. 5 Metro Manila (2014) movie poster
    Metro Manila (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · Action, Drama, Thriller $200.6K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $200.6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 34 releases took $46.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 28 (Jul 6–12) with $713.1M, led by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).

  1. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) $713.1M Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
  2. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 The Purge: Anarchy (2014) $125.6M The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
  3. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Lucy (2014) $505.5M Lucy (2014)
  4. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Trophy Wife (2014) $1.6M Trophy Wife (2014)
  5. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Into the Storm (2014) $162.1M Into the Storm (2014)
  6. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 The Expendables 3 (2014) $226.4M The Expendables 3 (2014)
  7. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) $46.6M Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
  8. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 As Above, So Below (2014) $83.7M As Above, So Below (2014)
  9. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Darker Than Night (2014) $9.9M Darker Than Night (2014)
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2009 earned the most: $323.2M from 6 films, led by Inglourious Basterds (2009). Week 34, 2014 took $46.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 1 film 1 $96.3M – Red Eye (2005) $96.3M
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 4 films · −92% 4 $7.3M −92% No Mercy for the Rude (2006) $4.9M
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 6 films · +694% 6 $58.1M +694% War (2007) $42.7M
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 3 films · +32% 3 $76.5M +32% Death Race (2008) $76M
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 6 films · +322% 6 $323.2M +322% Inglourious Basterds (2009) $321.5M
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 6 films · −68% 6 $104.3M −68% Piranha 3-D (2010) $83.2M
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 4 films · −87% 4 $13.3M −87% False Trail (2011) $7.8M
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 5 films · +224% 5 $43.1M +224% Premium Rush (2012) $31.1M
Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 5 films · −71% 5 $12.6M −71% The Frozen Ground (2013) $5.6M
Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 5 films · +271% 5 $46.6M +271% Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) $39.4M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2014, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 16–22) with $760.5M, led by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 34 of 2014: 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23)?

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) leads with $39.4M worldwide, $13.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mardaani (2014) at $5.2M and The Prince (2014) at $1.3M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) earn?

5 thriller films released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $46.6M in all, or $9.3M per film on average. Week 33, 2014 releases took $226.4M.

How many thriller movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014), earned $39.4M.

How much of the Week 34, 2014 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.8M of the $46.6M total, or 30%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2014 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 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 34, 2014 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.