#1 of 28 #1 thriller movie of May 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
2015 · Action, Adventure
$1.4B worldwide · 59% of the chart's total
$459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
Thriller box office · May 2015
Thriller Box Office, May 2015: Top-Grossing Releases
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in May 2015, with $1.4B worldwide, ahead of San Andreas (2015) at $474.6M and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) at $380.4M. 28 thriller films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 3 crossed $100 million. That is up 42% on April 2015, whose releases took $1.7B. By language, English leads with $2.4B across 15 thriller releases.
- May 2015 releases with a gross
- 28
- combined worldwide
- $2.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs April 2015
- +42%
#1 of 28 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of May 2015?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) leads with $1.4B, 59% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.4B, 99% of what all 28 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Thriller Release of May 2015, 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 May 2015.
- 1 May 1, 2015 US and Canada: $459M Rest of the world: $946M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 2 May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $155.2M Rest of the world: $319.4M Worldwide: $474.6M
- 3 May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $154.3M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $380.4M
- 4 May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $48M Worldwide: $95.4M
- 5 May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $191K Rest of the world: $11.9M Worldwide: $12.1M
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May 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M - 7
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 8
May 8, 2015 US and Canada: $187.1K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.7M - 9
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $316.5K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.5M - 10
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $229.1K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M - 11
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $450.7K Rest of the world: $307.8K Worldwide: $758.5K - 12
May 8, 2015 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: $594K Worldwide: $595.3K - 13
May 28, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.7K - 14
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.1K - 15
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.2K - 16
May 1, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $116.6K - 17
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $113.9K - 18
May 1, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.8K - 19
Sicarivs: The Night and the Silence (2015)May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.5K
May 15, 2015 · Spanish · Drama, Thriller, Crime $33.5K worldwide - 20
May 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K - 21
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6K - 22
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6K - 23
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $7.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.6K - 24
May 1, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K - 25
May 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K - 26
May 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K - 27
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K - 28
May 23, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $804
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in May 2015?
Of the top 10, Poltergeist (2015) earned the biggest share at home (50% in the US & Canada), while The Connection (2015) made 98% of its gross abroad. Across all 28 films, $817.3M (34%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B $459M US & Canada · 33% $946M elsewhere · 67%
- 2 San Andreas (2015) $474.6M $155.2M US & Canada · 33% $319.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 3 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $380.4M $154.3M US & Canada · 41% $226.2M elsewhere · 59%
- 4 Poltergeist (2015) $95.4M $47.4M US & Canada · 50% $48M elsewhere · 50%
- 5 The Connection (2015) $12.1M $191K US & Canada · 2% $11.9M elsewhere · 98%
- 6 Apparition (2015) $7.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Survivor (2015) $3.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Maggie (2015) $1.7M $187.1K US & Canada · 11% $1.5M elsewhere · 89%
- 9 Good Kill (2015) $1.5M $316.5K US & Canada · 21% $1.2M elsewhere · 79%
- 10 Slow West (2015) $1.3M $229.1K US & Canada · 18% $1.1M elsewhere · 82%
Gross bands
How Many May 2015 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
3 of 28 films crossed $100M and took $2.3B between them, 95% of the total. 23 films, 82% of the list, earned under $10M.
59% 36%
- $1B or more 1 film, 4% of the list $1.4B · 59% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 7% of the list $855M · 36% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 7% of the list $107.5M · 5% of the gross
- Under $10M 23 films, 82% of the list $17.7M · <1% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of May 2015 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 18 (Apr 26–May 2) took $1.4B, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 Apparition (2015) $9.6M Apparition (2015)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $396.5M Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 Poltergeist (2015) $95.4M Poltergeist (2015)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 San Andreas (2015) $478.5M San Andreas (2015)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does May 2015 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2013 earned the most: $2.9B from 19 films, led by Iron Man 3 (2013). May 2015 took $2.4B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 18 films | 18 | $1.9B | – | The Da Vinci Code (2006) $760M |
| May 2007 16 films · −46% | 16 | $1B | −46% | Spider-Man 3 (2007) $891.7M |
| May 2008 17 films · +45% | 17 | $1.5B | +45% | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $786.6M |
| May 2009 17 films · −9% | 17 | $1.3B | −9% | Angels & Demons (2009) $485.9M |
| May 2010 10 films · −51% | 10 | $658.6M | −51% | Iron Man 2 (2010) $623.9M |
| May 2011 10 films · −86% | 10 | $92.3M | −86% | Priest (2011) $78.3M |
| May 2012 18 films · +2188% | 18 | $2.1B | +2188% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| May 2013 19 films · +37% | 19 | $2.9B | +37% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| May 2014 18 films · −53% | 18 | $1.3B | −53% | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M |
| May 2015 28 films · +77% | 28 | $2.4B | +77% | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in May 2015?
English-language thriller films took $2.4B across 15 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Korean-language thriller films ($1.8M) and Hindi-language thriller films ($762.3K).
May 2015 Thriller Box Office by Language
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English $2.4B15 films · #1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) -
Korean $1.8M2 films · #1 Maggie (2015) -
Hindi $762.3K2 films · #1 Bombay Velvet (2015) -
Dutch $278.7K1 film · #1 Schneider vs. Bax (2015) -
Turkish $113.9K1 film · #1 Azem 2: Cin Garezi (2015) - Spanish $74.5K4 films · #1 Days of Grace (2015)
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Russian $21.4K1 film · #1 The Code of Cain (2015) -
Persian $7.5K1 film · #1 Any Day (2015) -
Serbian $6.5K1 film · #1 Panama (2015)
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2015, Month by Month
The months of 2015 with their totals: May leads with $2.4B, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
- January $528.7M #1 Taken 3 (2015)
- February $496.8M #1 Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
- March $520.4M #1 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
- April $1.7B #1 Furious 7 (2015)
- May $2.4B #1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- June $1.8B #1 Jurassic World (2015)
- July $1.9B #1 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
- August $375.2M #1 Assassination (2015)
- September $927.4M #1 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- October $313.3M #1 Bridge of Spies (2015)
- November $910.1M #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- December $941M #1 The Revenant (2015)
FAQ
Thriller Box Office May 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 28 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in May 2015?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) leads with $1.4B worldwide, $459M of it in the US & Canada. Next come San Andreas (2015) at $474.6M and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) at $380.4M.
How much did thriller movies released in May 2015 earn?
28 thriller films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, or $85.2M per film on average. April 2015 releases took $1.7B.
How many thriller movies released in May 2015 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). 3 crossed $100 million.
How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.