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Thriller box office · Week 39 · Sep 20–26, 2015

Thriller Box Office, Week 39 of 2015: Thriller Releases of Sep 20–26

Pay the Ghost (2015) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26), with $2.9M worldwide, ahead of Home/Alone (2015) at $2.3M and 99 Homes (2015) at $1.8M. 6 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 99% on Week 38, 2015, whose releases took $610.8M. By language, English leads with $7.6M across 5 thriller releases.

week 39 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$7.7M
Pay the Ghost (2015), the #1
$2.9M
vs Week 38, 2015
−99%
Pay the Ghost (2015) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 thriller movie of Week 39, 2015

Pay the Ghost (2015)

2015 · Thriller, Horror

$2.9M worldwide · 38% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 39 of 2015?

Pay the Ghost (2015) leads with $2.9M, 38% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.6M, 99% of what all 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Pay the Ghost (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $2.9M Pay the Ghost (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Home/Alone (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Home/Alone (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. 99 Homes (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $1.8M 99 Homes (2015)
    $1.4M US & Canada · 77% $416.3K elsewhere · 23%
  4. The Green Inferno (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $339.2K The Green Inferno (2015)
    $258.2K US & Canada · 76% $81K elsewhere · 24%
  5. The Anomaly (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $252.3K The Anomaly (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 39 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 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26).

  1. 1 Pay the Ghost (2015) movie poster
    Pay the Ghost (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.9M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
  2. 2 Home/Alone (2015) movie poster
    Home/Alone (2015) Sep 24, 2015 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 99 Homes (2015) movie poster
    99 Homes (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Drama, Thriller $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $416.3K Worldwide: $1.8M
  4. 4 The Green Inferno (2015) movie poster
    The Green Inferno (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Adventure, Thriller, Horror $339.2K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $258.2K Rest of the world: $81K Worldwide: $339.2K
  5. 5 The Anomaly (2015) movie poster
    The Anomaly (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $252.3K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.3K
  6. 6 Rattle the Cage (2015) movie poster
    Rattle the Cage (2015) Sep 24, 2015 · Arabic · Thriller, Crime $90K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90K
Earlier years

How Does Week 39 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2009 earned the most: $323M from 8 films, led by Paranormal Activity (2009). Week 39, 2015 took $7.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 39, 2006 Sep 24–30 2 films 2 $56.1M – The Last King of Scotland (2006) $55.8M
Week 39, 2007 Sep 23–29 7 films · +207% 7 $172.1M +207% The Kingdom (2007) $87M
Week 39, 2008 Sep 21–27 5 films · +16% 5 $198.8M +16% Eagle Eye (2008) $178.8M
Week 39, 2009 Sep 20–26 8 films · +62% 8 $323M +62% Paranormal Activity (2009) $177.5M
Week 39, 2010 Sep 19–25 3 films · −94% 3 $20.3M −94% Buried (2010) $19.4M
Week 39, 2011 Sep 18–24 4 films · +586% 4 $139.2M +586% Abduction (2011) $82.1M
Week 39, 2012 Sep 23–29 6 films · +33% 6 $184.5M +33% Looper (2012) $176.5M
Week 39, 2013 Sep 22–28 5 films · −98% 5 $4.1M −98% Kicking Off (2013) $3.2M
Week 39, 2014 Sep 21–27 5 films · +5231% 5 $217.1M +5231% The Equalizer (2014) $192.3M
Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 6 films · −96% 6 $7.7M −96% Pay the Ghost (2015) $2.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 39 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26)?

Pay the Ghost (2015) leads with $2.9M worldwide. Next come Home/Alone (2015) at $2.3M and 99 Homes (2015) at $1.8M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26) earn?

6 thriller films released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, or $1.3M per film on average. Week 38, 2015 releases took $610.8M.

How many thriller movies released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pay the Ghost (2015), earned $2.9M.

How much of the Week 39, 2015 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.7M of the $7.7M total, or 22%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26). 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 39, 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.