#1 of 7 #1 thriller movie of Week 34, 2018
2018 · Drama, Mystery
$75.5M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
$26M US & Canada · 34% $49.4M elsewhere · 66%
Thriller box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 2018
Thriller Box Office, Week 34 of 2018: Thriller Releases of Aug 19–25
Searching (2018) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25), with $75.5M worldwide, ahead of L Storm (2018) at $64.5M and Killing for the Prosecution (2018) at $26M. 7 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $176.2M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 14% on Week 33, 2018, whose releases took $204.2M. By language, English leads with $85.7M across 5 thriller releases.
- week 34 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $176.2M
- Searching (2018), the #1
- $75.5M
- vs Week 33, 2018
- −14%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 34 of 2018?
Searching (2018) leads with $75.5M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $176.2M, almost all of what the 7 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 34 of 2018, 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 2018 (Aug 19–25).
- 1 Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $49.4M Worldwide: $75.5M
- 2 Aug 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.5M
- 3 Killing for the Prosecution (2018)Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26M
Aug 24, 2018 · Japanese · Thriller, Crime, Mystery $26M worldwide - 4 Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $10.1M
- 5 Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71K
- 6
Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.1K - 7
Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 34 releases took $176.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 22–28) with $834.2M, led by Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 8–14 Skyscraper (2018) $305.8M Skyscraper (2018)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 15–21 The Equalizer 2 (2018) $190.9M The Equalizer 2 (2018)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) $834.2M Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 The Darkest Minds (2018) $41.4M The Darkest Minds (2018)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 The Meg (2018) $581.7M The Meg (2018)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Alpha (2018) $204.2M Alpha (2018)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Searching (2018) $176.2M Searching (2018)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Operation Finale (2018) $30.6M Operation Finale (2018)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 The Nun (2018) $425.7M The Nun (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 34 of 2018 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, 2018 took $176.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 6 films | 6 | $323.2M | – | 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 |
| Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 5 films · −34% | 5 | $89.9M | −34% | War Dogs (2016) $86.4M |
| Week 34, 2017 Aug 20–26 7 films · −77% | 7 | $20.8M | −77% | V.I.P. (2017) $9.7M |
| Week 34, 2018 Aug 19–25 7 films · +747% | 7 | $176.2M | +747% | Searching (2018) $75.5M |
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2018, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $924.3M, led by Venom (2018).
- Week 1 $168.6M
- Week 2 $146.8M
- Week 3 $81.3M
- Week 4 $313.5M
- Week 5 $46.8M
- Week 6 $430.4M
- Week 7 $10.4M
- Week 8 $709.3M
- Week 9 $201.9M
- Week 10 $46.5M
- Week 11 $493.4M
- Week 12 $17.9M
- Week 13 $691.3M
- Week 14 $377.3M
- Week 15 $116.8M
- Week 16 $9.6M
- Week 17 $63.6M
- Week 18 $33.8M
- Week 19 $55.3M
- Week 20 $4M
- Week 21 $14.8M
- Week 22 $77.1M
- Week 23 $434.5M
- Week 24 $136.7M
- Week 25 $31.2M
- Week 26 $84M
- Week 27 $201M
- Week 28 $305.8M
- Week 29 $190.9M
- Week 30 $834.2M
- Week 31 $41.4M
- Week 32 $581.7M
- Week 33 $204.2M
- Week 34 $176.2M
- Week 35 $30.6M
- Week 36 $425.7M
- Week 37 $264.8M
- Week 38 $16M
- Week 39 $1.3M
- Week 40 $924.3M
- Week 41 $42M
- Week 42 $264.9M
- Week 43 $50.3M
- Week 44 $12.4M
- Week 45 $48.5M
- Week 46 $94M
- Week 47 $87.4M
- Week 48 $71.3M
- Week 49 $11.9M
- Week 50 $275.7M
- Week 51 $9.4M
- Week 52 $18.5M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 34 of 2018: 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25)?
Searching (2018) leads with $75.5M worldwide, $26M of it in the US & Canada. Next come L Storm (2018) at $64.5M and Killing for the Prosecution (2018) at $26M.
How much did thriller movies released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25) earn?
7 thriller films released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $176.2M in all, or $25.2M per film on average. Week 33, 2018 releases took $204.2M.
How many thriller movies released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Searching (2018), earned $75.5M.
How is the week 34, 2018 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 2018 (Aug 19–25). 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, 2018 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.