#1 of 279 #1 thriller movie of 2015
2015 · Action, Adventure
$1.7B worldwide · 13% of the chart's total
$653.4M US & Canada · 39% $1B elsewhere · 61%
Thriller box office · 2015
Thriller Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies
Jurassic World (2015) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in 2015, with $1.7B worldwide, ahead of Furious 7 (2015) at $1.5B and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) at $1.4B. 279 thriller films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $12.8B in all, 33% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $1 billion and 20 crossed $100 million. That is up 50% on 2014, whose releases took $8.5B. By language, English leads with $12.2B across 161 thriller releases.
- 2015 releases with a gross
- 279
- combined worldwide
- $12.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 20
- vs 2014
- +50%
#1 of 279 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of 2015?
Jurassic World (2015) leads with $1.7B, 13% of the total. The top 5 together took $6B, 47% of what all 279 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 $661.5M The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)$281.7M US & Canada · 43% $379.7M elsewhere · 57%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Thriller Release of 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 279. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2015.
- 1 Jun 12, 2015 US and Canada: $653.4M Rest of the world: $1B Worldwide: $1.7B
- 2 Apr 3, 2015 US and Canada: $353M Rest of the world: $1.2B Worldwide: $1.5B
- 3 May 1, 2015 US and Canada: $459M Rest of the world: $946M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 4 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)Jul 31, 2015 US and Canada: $195M Rest of the world: $515.9M Worldwide: $710.9M
Jul 31, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $710.9M worldwide - 5 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $281.7M Rest of the world: $379.7M Worldwide: $661.5M Nov 20, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $661.5M worldwide
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Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $183.6M Rest of the world: $349.3M Worldwide: $533M - 7
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $180.2M Rest of the world: $339.1M Worldwide: $519.3M - 8
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $155.2M Rest of the world: $319.4M Worldwide: $474.6M - 9
Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $89.8M Rest of the world: $350.8M Worldwide: $440.6M - 10
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: $128.3M Rest of the world: $286.1M Worldwide: $414.4M Feb 13, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $414.4M worldwide - 11
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $154.3M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $380.4M - 12
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $237.2M Worldwide: $326.5M - 13
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $81.7M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $312.3M Sep 18, 2015 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $312.3M worldwide - 14
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)Mar 20, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $166.8M Worldwide: $297M Mar 20, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $297M worldwide - 15
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $43.5M Rest of the world: $159.9M Worldwide: $203.4M - 16
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $72.3M Rest of the world: $93.2M Worldwide: $165.5M - 17
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $54.1M Rest of the world: $107.1M Worldwide: $161.2M - 18
Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $105M Worldwide: $133.8M - 19
Jun 5, 2015 US and Canada: $52.2M Rest of the world: $60.8M Worldwide: $113M - 20
Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $31.6M Rest of the world: $71.2M Worldwide: $102.8M - 21
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $45.1M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $98.7M - 22
Sep 11, 2015 US and Canada: $65.2M Rest of the world: $33.2M Worldwide: $98.5M - 23
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $94.2M Worldwide: $96.1M - 24
May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $48M Worldwide: $95.4M - 25
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $94.3M Dec 11, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Biography $94.3M worldwide - 26
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $52.4M Rest of the world: $39.5M Worldwide: $92M - 27
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $85M - 28
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $59.9M Worldwide: $82.3M - 29
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $31.1M Rest of the world: $43.6M Worldwide: $74.7M - 30
Sep 4, 2015 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $56.6M Worldwide: $72.6M - 31
Mar 13, 2015 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $45.2M Worldwide: $71.7M - 32
Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $30.4M Worldwide: $62.9M - 33
Sep 30, 2015 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $61.2M - 34
Sep 11, 2015 US and Canada: $57M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $60.3M - 35
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $59M - 36
Aug 26, 2015 US and Canada: $27.3M Rest of the world: $27.1M Worldwide: $54.4M - 37
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $27.7M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $53.3M - 38
Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $35.4M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $52.4M - 39
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)Jan 2, 2015 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $48.9M Jan 2, 2015 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $48.9M worldwide - 40
Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $41.1M Worldwide: $43M - 41
Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $20.2M Worldwide: $43M - 42
Feb 27, 2015 US and Canada: $25.8M Rest of the world: $12.6M Worldwide: $38.4M - 43
Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: $25.4M Rest of the world: $12M Worldwide: $37.4M - 44
Nov 5, 2015 US and Canada: $185.1K Rest of the world: $36.5M Worldwide: $36.6M - 45
Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $34.9M - 46
Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: $22.3M Rest of the world: $10.9M Worldwide: $33.2M - 47
Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: $12.3M Rest of the world: $19.5M Worldwide: $31.8M - 48
Feb 20, 2015 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $28.4M Worldwide: $31.5M - 49
Oct 1, 2015 US and Canada: $92.7K Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $31.2M - 50
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $19K Rest of the world: $26.5M Worldwide: $26.5M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2015?
Of the top 10, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) earned the biggest share at home (43% in the US & Canada), while Terminator Genisys (2015) made 80% of its gross abroad. Across all 279 films, $4.2B (33%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Jurassic World (2015) $1.7B $653.4M US & Canada · 39% $1B elsewhere · 61%
- 2 Furious 7 (2015) $1.5B $353M US & Canada · 23% $1.2B elsewhere · 77%
- 3 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B $459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
- 4 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) $710.9M $195M US & Canada · 27% $515.9M elsewhere · 73%
- 5 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $661.5M $281.7M US & Canada · 43% $379.7M elsewhere · 57%
- 6 The Revenant (2015) $533M $183.6M US & Canada · 34% $349.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 7 Ant-Man (2015) $519.3M $180.2M US & Canada · 35% $339.1M elsewhere · 65%
- 8 San Andreas (2015) $474.6M $155.2M US & Canada · 33% $319.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 9 Terminator Genisys (2015) $440.6M $89.8M US & Canada · 20% $350.8M elsewhere · 80%
- 10 Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) $414.4M $128.3M US & Canada · 31% $286.1M elsewhere · 69%
Gross bands
How Many 2015 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
20 of 279 films crossed $100M and took $10.5B between them, 82% of the total. 216 films, 77% of the list, earned under $10M.
36% 19% 28% 16%
- $1B or more 3 films, 1% of the list $4.6B · 36% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 4 films, 1% of the list $2.4B · 19% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 13 films, 5% of the list $3.5B · 28% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 43 films, 15% of the list $2B · 16% of the gross
- Under $10M 216 films, 77% of the list $255.8M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2015 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $2.4B from 28 films, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). October was the quietest month ($313.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Taken 3 (2015) $528.7M Taken 3 (2015)
- February Feb Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) $496.8M Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
- March Mar The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) $520.4M The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
- April Apr Furious 7 (2015) $1.7B Furious 7 (2015)
- May May Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $2.4B Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- June Jun Jurassic World (2015) $1.8B Jurassic World (2015)
- July Jul Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) $1.9B Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
- August Aug Assassination (2015) $375.2M Assassination (2015)
- September Sep Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) $927.4M Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- October Oct Bridge of Spies (2015) $313.3M Bridge of Spies (2015)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $910.1M The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- December Dec The Revenant (2015) $941M The Revenant (2015)
Last 10 years
How Does 2015 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2015 earned the most: $12.8B from 279 films, led by Jurassic World (2015).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2006 200 films | 200 | $7B | – | The Da Vinci Code (2006) $760M |
| 2007 250 films · +26% | 250 | $8.8B | +26% | Spider-Man 3 (2007) $891.7M |
| 2008 200 films · −4% | 200 | $8.5B | −4% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 208 films · +1% | 208 | $8.6B | +1% | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $836.3M |
| 2010 208 films · +1% | 208 | $8.6B | +1% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 174 films · −42% | 174 | $5B | −42% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 216 films · +138% | 216 | $12B | +138% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 232 films · −13% | 232 | $10.5B | −13% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| 2014 251 films · −19% | 251 | $8.5B | −19% | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M |
| 2015 279 films · +50% | 279 | $12.8B | +50% | Jurassic World (2015) $1.7B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in 2015?
English-language thriller films took $12.2B across 161 films, 96% of the total, ahead of Korean-language thriller films ($188.9M) and Chinese-language thriller films ($67.1M).
2015 Thriller Box Office by Language
- English $12.2B161 films · #1 Jurassic World (2015)
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Korean $188.9M13 films · #1 Assassination (2015) -
Chinese $67.1M5 films · #1 Saving Mr. Wu (2015) -
Japanese $51.6M9 films · #1 Prophecy (2015) -
Hindi $44.2M12 films · #1 Phantom (2015) -
Spanish $41M14 films · #1 Wild Tales (2015) -
German $12.8M5 films · #1 Son of Saul (2015) -
Cantonese $8.2M5 films · #1 Guilty (2015) -
Italian $5.2M2 films · #1 Suburra (2015) -
Malay $4.1M1 film · #1 Polis Evo (2015)
Archive
Thriller Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2015 leads with $12.8B, led by Jurassic World (2015).
2020s 7 years · $38.5B
- 2026 so far $2.6B #1 Project Hail Mary (2026)
- 2025 $7.7B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $5.7B #1 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
- 2023 $7.9B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.1B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $5.5B #1 No Time to Die (2021)
- 2020 $2B #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020)
2010s 10 years · $93.9B
- 2019 $8.6B #1 Joker (2019)
- 2018 $10B #1 Venom (2018)
- 2017 $10.2B #1 The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- 2016 $7.6B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $12.8B #1 Jurassic World (2015)
- 2014 $8.5B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $10.5B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $5B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $8.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $67.5B
- 2009 $8.6B #1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- 2008 $8.5B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $8.8B #1 Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- 2006 $7B #1 The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- 2005 $5.8B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.7B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $6.6B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Die Another Day (2002)
- 2001 $5.3B #1 Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- 2000 $5B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $36B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.2B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $5.1B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $3.9B #1 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- 1994 $2.9B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $2.3B #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $2.3B #1 Basic Instinct (1992)
- 1991 $2.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $3B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $9.2B
- 1989 $1.8B #1 Batman (1989)
- 1988 $995.3M #1 Rambo III (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $571.7M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $908.2M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $822.8M #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $608M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $397.1M #1 For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- 1980 $291.5M #1 The Shining (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.5B
- 1979 $452.1M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $674.5M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $161.1M #1 The Deep (1977)
- 1976 $200.3M #1 All the President's Men (1976)
- 1975 $589.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $352.9M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $509M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $334.9M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $141.7M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $120.3M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $273.6M
- 1969 $24.3M #1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- 1968 $3.7M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $43.9M #1 You Only Live Twice (1967)
- 1966 $47.4K #1 Blow-Up (1966)
- 1965 $114.9M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $34.5M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $16.6M #1 Dr. No (1963)
- 1962 $2.9M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $69.7K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $32.7M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 10 years · $52.7M
- 1959 $215.4K #1 North by Northwest (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $27.4K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $18.2K #1 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
- 1955 $2.3M #1 Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- 1954 $38.5M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $46.2K #1 The Wages of Fear (1953)
- 1952 $26K #1 Sudden Fear (1952)
- 1951 $52K #1 Strangers on a Train (1951)
- 1950 $816.7K #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $12.3M
- 1949 $1.5M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $464.6K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $79K #1 Odd Man Out (1947)
- 1946 $10M #1 Cloak and Dagger (1946)
- 1945 $94.2K #1 Dead of Night (1945)
- 1944 $23.6K #1 Double Indemnity (1944)
- 1943 $37K #1 Le Corbeau (1943)
- 1942 $47.5K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $19 #1 Suspicion (1941)
- 1940 $114.1K #1 Rebecca (1940)
1930s 7 years · $195.5K
FAQ
Thriller Box Office 2015: 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 279 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in 2015?
Jurassic World (2015) leads with $1.7B worldwide, $653.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Furious 7 (2015) at $1.5B and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) at $1.4B.
How much did thriller movies released in 2015 earn?
279 thriller films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $12.8B in all, or $45.9M per film on average. 2014 releases took $8.5B.
How many thriller movies released in 2015 made $1 billion?
3 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Jurassic World (2015), Furious 7 (2015) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). 20 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2015 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 2015. 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 2015 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.