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Thriller box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 2018

Thriller Box Office, Week 42 of 2018: Thriller Releases of Oct 14–20

Halloween (2018) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 42 of 2018 (Oct 14–20), with $259.9M worldwide, ahead of The Guilty (2018) at $4.6M and Galveston (2018) at $225.8K. 7 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $264.9M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 6.3 times the total of Week 41, 2018, whose releases took $42M. By language, English leads with $260.2M across 4 thriller releases.

week 42 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$264.9M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 41, 2018
×6.3
Halloween (2018) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 thriller movie of Week 42, 2018

Halloween (2018)

2018 · Mystery, Thriller

$259.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$159.3M US & Canada · 61% $100.6M elsewhere · 39%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 42 of 2018?

Halloween (2018) leads with $259.9M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $264.9M, 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.

  1. Halloween (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $259.9M Halloween (2018)
    $159.3M US & Canada · 61% $100.6M elsewhere · 39%
  2. The Guilty (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $4.6M The Guilty (2018)
    $207.1K US & Canada · 5% $4.4M elsewhere · 95%
  3. Galveston (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $225.8K Galveston (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Extracurricular (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $50.9K Extracurricular (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. You Die (2018) movie poster Number 5
    $46.6K You Die (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2018 (Oct 14–20).

  1. 1 Halloween (2018) movie poster
    Halloween (2018) Oct 19, 2018 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $259.9M worldwide
    Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: $159.3M Rest of the world: $100.6M Worldwide: $259.9M
  2. 2 The Guilty (2018) movie poster
    The Guilty (2018) Oct 19, 2018 · Danish · Drama, Thriller, Crime $4.6M worldwide
    Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: $207.1K Rest of the world: $4.4M Worldwide: $4.6M
  3. 3 Galveston (2018) movie poster
    Galveston (2018) Oct 19, 2018 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $225.8K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $225.8K
  4. 4 Extracurricular (2018) movie poster
    Extracurricular (2018) Oct 14, 2018 · English · Thriller, Horror $50.9K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.9K
  5. 5 You Die (2018) movie poster
    You Die (2018) Oct 16, 2018 · Italian · Horror, Thriller, Drama $46.6K worldwide
    Oct 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.6K
  6. 6 The Super (2018) movie poster
    The Super (2018) Oct 19, 2018 · English · Thriller, Horror $19.5K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.5K
  7. 7 Dakini (2018) movie poster
    Dakini (2018) Oct 19, 2018 · Malayalam · Thriller, Comedy $14.6K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2018 earned the most: $264.9M from 7 films, led by Halloween (2018).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 2009 Oct 11–17 7 films 7 $171.9M – Law Abiding Citizen (2009) $127.9M
Week 42, 2010 Oct 10–16 7 films · −20% 7 $137.1M −20% Hereafter (2010) $107M
Week 42, 2011 Oct 9–15 7 films · −69% 7 $43.1M −69% The Thing (2011) $31.5M
Week 42, 2012 Oct 14–20 4 films · +6% 4 $45.8M +6% Alex Cross (2012) $34.6M
Week 42, 2013 Oct 13–19 7 films · +229% 7 $150.9M +229% Escape Plan (2013) $137.3M
Week 42, 2014 Oct 12–18 6 films · −98% 6 $2.9M −98% Dream Flight (2014) $1.5M
Week 42, 2015 Oct 11–17 9 films · +8386% 9 $246.9M +8386% Bridge of Spies (2015) $165.5M
Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 7 films · −35% 7 $161.4M −35% The Accountant (2016) $155.6M
Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 8 films · +50% 8 $241.8M +50% Geostorm (2017) $221.9M
Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 7 films · +10% 7 $264.9M +10% Halloween (2018) $259.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 42 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 42 of 2018 (Oct 14–20)?

Halloween (2018) leads with $259.9M worldwide, $159.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Guilty (2018) at $4.6M and Galveston (2018) at $225.8K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 42 of 2018 (Oct 14–20) earn?

7 thriller films released in week 42 of 2018 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $264.9M in all, or $37.8M per film on average. Week 41, 2018 releases took $42M.

How many thriller movies released in week 42 of 2018 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Halloween (2018) with $259.9M.

How much of the Week 42, 2018 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$159.5M of the $264.9M total, or 60%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2018 (Oct 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 42, 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.