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Thriller box office · Week 44 · Oct 23–29, 2016

Thriller Box Office, Week 44 of 2016: Thriller Releases of Oct 23–29

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29), with $19.1M worldwide, ahead of Shivaay (2016) at $12.1M and The Unspoken (2016) at $258.8K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.5M in all. That is down 89% on Week 43, 2016, whose releases took $290M.

week 44 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$31.5M
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016), the #1
$19.1M
vs Week 43, 2016
−89%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 44 of 2016?

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) leads with $19.1M, 61% of the total. The top 4 together took $31.5M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $19.1M Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Shivaay (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $12.1M Shivaay (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Unspoken (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $258.8K The Unspoken (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Kodi (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $41.7K Kodi (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 44 of 2016, 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 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29).

  1. 1 Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) movie poster
    Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) Oct 29, 2016 · Japanese · Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime $19.1M worldwide
    Oct 29, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1M
  2. 2 Shivaay (2016) movie poster
    Shivaay (2016) Oct 28, 2016 · Hindi · Adventure, Thriller, Action $12.1M worldwide
    Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1M
  3. 3 The Unspoken (2016) movie poster
    The Unspoken (2016) Oct 28, 2016 · English · Thriller, Horror $258.8K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $258.8K
  4. 4 Kodi (2016) movie poster
    Kodi (2016) Oct 28, 2016 · Tamil · Action, Drama, Thriller $41.7K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 44 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 44 releases took $31.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 16–22) with $290M, led by Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).

  1. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Blair Witch (2016) $116.8M Blair Witch (2016)
  2. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 The Age of Shadows (2016) $60.1M The Age of Shadows (2016)
  3. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Deepwater Horizon (2016) $121.8M Deepwater Horizon (2016)
  4. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 The Girl on the Train (2016) $205.7M The Girl on the Train (2016)
  5. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 The Accountant (2016) $161.4M The Accountant (2016)
  6. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $290M Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
  7. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) $31.5M Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016)
  8. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Hide and Seek (2016) $10.5M Hide and Seek (2016)
  9. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Arrival (2016) $238.6M Arrival (2016)
Earlier years

How Does Week 44 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 44, 2010 earned the most: $236.1M from 7 films, led by Saw 3D (2010). Week 44, 2016 took $31.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 44, 2007 Oct 28–Nov 3 6 films 6 $7.3M – Towards Zero (2007) $4.2M
Week 44, 2008 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +220% 6 $23.5M +220% The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) $15.4M
Week 44, 2009 Oct 25–31 6 films · −50% 6 $11.7M −50% The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) $10.6M
Week 44, 2010 Oct 24–30 7 films · +1920% 7 $236.1M +1920% Saw 3D (2010) $136.2M
Week 44, 2011 Oct 23–29 8 films · −19% 8 $191.3M −19% In Time (2011) $173.9M
Week 44, 2012 Oct 28–Nov 3 4 films · −96% 4 $8.2M −96% Fly with the Gold (2012) $5.4M
Week 44, 2013 Oct 27–Nov 2 6 films · −42% 6 $4.7M −42% Arrambam (2013) $1.8M
Week 44, 2014 Oct 26–Nov 1 6 films · +1365% 6 $69.2M +1365% Nightcrawler (2014) $47.4M
Week 44, 2015 Oct 25–31 5 films · −97% 5 $1.8M −97% Ghost Ship (2015) $837.6K
Week 44, 2016 Oct 23–29 4 films · +1662% 4 $31.5M +1662% Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) $19.1M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2016, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 19 (May 1–7) with $1.2B, led by Captain America: Civil War (2016).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 44 of 2016: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29)?

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016) leads with $19.1M worldwide. Next come Shivaay (2016) at $12.1M and The Unspoken (2016) at $258.8K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $31.5M in all, or $7.9M per film on average. Week 43, 2016 releases took $290M.

How many thriller movies released in week 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016), earned $19.1M.

How is the week 44, 2016 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 44 of 2016 (Oct 23–29). 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 44, 2016 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.