#1 of 9 #1 thriller movie of Week 40, 2015
2015 · Adventure, Biography
$61.2M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
$10.1M US & Canada · 17% $51M elsewhere · 83%
Thriller box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2015
Thriller Box Office, Week 40 of 2015: Thriller Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
The Walk (2015) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $61.2M worldwide, ahead of Saving Mr. Wu (2015) at $31.2M and Pink and Gray (2015) at $4.2M. 9 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $101M in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada. That is 13.1 times the total of Week 39, 2015, whose releases took $7.7M. By language, English leads with $61.3M across 4 thriller releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $101M
- The Walk (2015), the #1
- $61.2M
- vs Week 39, 2015
- ×13.1
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 40 of 2015?
The Walk (2015) leads with $61.2M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $100.9M, almost all of what the 9 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 Week 40 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 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3).
- 1 Sep 30, 2015 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $61.2M
- 2 Oct 1, 2015 US and Canada: $92.7K Rest of the world: $31.1M Worldwide: $31.2M
- 3 Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
- 4 The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015)Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
Oct 2, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $3.8M worldwide - 5 Sep 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $474.9K
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Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.2K - 7
Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.3K - 8
Oct 1, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7K - 9
Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $622
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $101M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $610.8M, led by Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) $135.7M Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 No Escape (2015) $75.7M No Escape (2015)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 The Transporter Refueled (2015) $76.7M The Transporter Refueled (2015)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 The Visit (2015) $170.6M The Visit (2015)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) $610.8M Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Pay the Ghost (2015) $7.7M Pay the Ghost (2015)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 The Walk (2015) $101M The Walk (2015)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 The Advocate: A Missing Body (2015) $24.8M The Advocate: A Missing Body (2015)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Bridge of Spies (2015) $246.9M Bridge of Spies (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2013 earned the most: $789M from 6 films, led by Gravity (2013). Week 40, 2015 took $101M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 4 films | 4 | $344.2M | – | The Departed (2006) $291.5M |
| Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 6 films · −63% | 6 | $126.5M | −63% | Michael Clayton (2007) $93M |
| Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · −82% | 5 | $22.8M | −82% | Blindness (2008) $19.8M |
| Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · −96% | 1 | $844.4K | −96% | Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) $844.4K |
| Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 10 films · +7157% | 10 | $61.3M | +7157% | Case 39 (2010) $28.2M |
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · −34% | 4 | $40.3M | −34% | Dream House (2011) $40M |
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films · +848% | 4 | $381.9M | +848% | Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · +107% | 6 | $789M | +107% | Gravity (2013) $723.8M |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 8 films · −44% | 8 | $443.1M | −44% | Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 9 films · −77% | 9 | $101M | −77% | The Walk (2015) $61.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 40 of 2015?
English-language thriller films took $61.3M across 4 films, 61% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language thriller films ($31.2M) and Japanese-language thriller films ($8.1M).
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2015, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2015 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 7–13) with $1.7B, led by Jurassic World (2015).
- Week 1 $53.8M
- Week 2 $333M
- Week 3 $21.2M
- Week 4 $68.7M
- Week 5 $51.9M
- Week 6 $2.4M
- Week 7 $419M
- Week 8 $31.9M
- Week 9 $43.4M
- Week 10 $109.8M
- Week 11 $80.6M
- Week 12 $325.8M
- Week 13 $4.3M
- Week 14 $1.5B
- Week 15 $42.8M
- Week 16 $82.5M
- Week 17 $25.7M
- Week 18 $1.4B
- Week 19 $9.6M
- Week 20 $396.5M
- Week 21 $95.4M
- Week 22 $478.5M
- Week 23 $126.1M
- Week 24 $1.7B
- Week 25 $7K
- Week 26 $7.6M
- Week 27 $441.2M
- Week 28 $80.6M
- Week 29 $547M
- Week 30 $108M
- Week 31 $735.7M
- Week 32 $160.4M
- Week 33 $3.3M
- Week 34 $135.7M
- Week 35 $75.7M
- Week 36 $76.7M
- Week 37 $170.6M
- Week 38 $610.8M
- Week 39 $7.7M
- Week 40 $101M
- Week 41 $24.8M
- Week 42 $246.9M
- Week 43 $385.3K
- Week 44 $1.8M
- Week 45 $154.2M
- Week 46 $4.3M
- Week 47 $739.8M
- Week 48 $11.8M
- Week 49 $10.9M
- Week 50 $94.4M
- Week 51 $7.7M
- Week 52 $828M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 40 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?
The Walk (2015) leads with $61.2M worldwide, $10.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Saving Mr. Wu (2015) at $31.2M and Pink and Gray (2015) at $4.2M.
How much did thriller movies released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
9 thriller films released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $101M in all, or $11.2M per film on average. Week 39, 2015 releases took $7.7M.
How many thriller movies released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Walk (2015), earned $61.2M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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 40, 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.