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Thriller box office · Week 20 · May 14–20, 2017

Thriller Box Office, Week 20 of 2017: Thriller Releases of May 14–20

Alien: Covenant (2017) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20), with $240.9M worldwide, ahead of The Demon Inside (2017) at $949.4K and The Trace We Leave Behind (2017) at $206.5K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $242.1M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 33.5 times the total of Week 19, 2017, whose releases took $7.2M.

week 20 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$242.1M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 19, 2017
×33.5
Alien: Covenant (2017) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 20, 2017

Alien: Covenant (2017)

2017 · Action, Adventure

$240.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$74.3M US & Canada · 31% $166.6M elsewhere · 69%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 20 of 2017?

Alien: Covenant (2017) leads with $240.9M, 100% of the total. The top 4 together took $242.1M, 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. Alien: Covenant (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $240.9M Alien: Covenant (2017)
    $74.3M US & Canada · 31% $166.6M elsewhere · 69%
  2. The Demon Inside (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $949.4K The Demon Inside (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Trace We Leave Behind (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $206.5K The Trace We Leave Behind (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Keshava (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $8K Keshava (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 20 of 2017, 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20).

  1. 1 Alien: Covenant (2017) movie poster
    Alien: Covenant (2017) May 19, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $240.9M worldwide
    May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $166.6M Worldwide: $240.9M
  2. 2 The Demon Inside (2017) movie poster
    The Demon Inside (2017) May 16, 2017 · English · Thriller, Horror $949.4K worldwide
    May 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $949.4K
  3. 3 The Trace We Leave Behind (2017) movie poster
    The Trace We Leave Behind (2017) May 18, 2017 · Portuguese · Horror, Thriller $206.5K worldwide
    May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $206.5K
  4. 4 Keshava (2017) movie poster
    Keshava (2017) May 19, 2017 · Telugu · Action, Thriller, Drama $8K worldwide
    May 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2014 earned the most: $539M from 7 films, led by Godzilla (2014). Week 20, 2017 took $242.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 2 films 2 $1.2M – Sangre De Mi Sangre (2008) $1M
Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 2 films · +41702% 2 $490.7M +41702% Angels & Demons (2009) $485.9M
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 3 films · −100% 3 $1.9M −100% Bedevilled (2010) $1.1M
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 3 films · +4107% 3 $78.5M +4107% Priest (2011) $78.3M
Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 5 films · +287% 5 $303.9M +287% Battleship (2012) $303M
Week 20, 2013 May 12–18 5 films · +59% 5 $482.3M +59% Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) $467.4M
Week 20, 2014 May 11–17 7 films · +12% 7 $539M +12% Godzilla (2014) $525M
Week 20, 2015 May 10–16 13 films · −26% 13 $396.5M −26% Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $380.4M
Week 20, 2016 May 8–14 16 films · −42% 16 $231.7M −42% Kill Zone 2 (2016) $93.6M
Week 20, 2017 May 14–20 4 films · +4% 4 $242.1M +4% Alien: Covenant (2017) $240.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 20 of 2017: 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20)?

Alien: Covenant (2017) leads with $240.9M worldwide, $74.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Demon Inside (2017) at $949.4K and The Trace We Leave Behind (2017) at $206.5K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $242.1M in all, or $60.5M per film on average. Week 19, 2017 releases took $7.2M.

How many thriller movies released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Alien: Covenant (2017) with $240.9M.

How much of the Week 20, 2017 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$74.3M of the $242.1M total, or 31%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 2017 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20). 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 20, 2017 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.