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Thriller box office · Week 34 · Aug 16–22, 2015

Thriller Box Office, Week 34 of 2015: Thriller Releases of Aug 16–22

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22), with $82.3M worldwide, ahead of Sinister 2 (2015) at $53.3M and The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) at $33.5K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $135.7M in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. That is 41.4 times the total of Week 33, 2015, whose releases took $3.3M.

week 34 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$135.7M
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), the #1
$82.3M
vs Week 33, 2015
×41.4
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 34, 2015

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

2015 · Action, Adventure

$82.3M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

$22.5M US & Canada · 27% $59.9M elsewhere · 73%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 34 of 2015?

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) leads with $82.3M, 61% of the total. The top 3 together took $135.7M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $82.3M Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
    $22.5M US & Canada · 27% $59.9M elsewhere · 73%
  2. Sinister 2 (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $53.3M Sinister 2 (2015)
    $27.7M US & Canada · 52% $25.6M elsewhere · 48%
  3. The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $33.5K The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 34 of 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 week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22).

  1. 1 Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) movie poster
    Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) Aug 21, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $82.3M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $59.9M Worldwide: $82.3M
  2. 2 Sinister 2 (2015) movie poster
    Sinister 2 (2015) Aug 21, 2015 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $53.3M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $27.7M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $53.3M
  3. 3 The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) movie poster
    The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) Aug 21, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $33.5K worldwide
    Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2015 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, 2015 took $135.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 4 films 4 $7.3M – 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
Week 34, 2015 Aug 16–22 3 films · +191% 3 $135.7M +191% Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) $82.3M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 34 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22)?

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) leads with $82.3M worldwide, $22.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sinister 2 (2015) at $53.3M and The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) at $33.5K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $135.7M in all, or $45.2M per film on average. Week 33, 2015 releases took $3.3M.

How many thriller movies released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), earned $82.3M.

How much of the Week 34, 2015 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$50.2M of the $135.7M total, or 37%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 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 week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22). 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, 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.