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Thriller box office · Week 49 · Dec 2–8, 2018

Thriller Box Office, Week 49 of 2018: Thriller Releases of Dec 2–8

Door Lock (2018) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8), with $11.4M worldwide, ahead of Achoura (2018) at $355.3K and The Charmer (2018) at $106.4K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 83% on Week 48, 2018, whose releases took $71.3M.

week 49 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$11.9M
Door Lock (2018), the #1
$11.4M
vs Week 48, 2018
−83%
Door Lock (2018) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 49, 2018

Door Lock (2018)

2018 · Crime, Thriller

$11.4M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 49 of 2018?

Door Lock (2018) leads with $11.4M, 96% of the total. The top 4 together took $11.9M, 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. Door Lock (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $11.4M Door Lock (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Achoura (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $355.3K Achoura (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Charmer (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $106.4K The Charmer (2018)
    $26.2K US & Canada · 25% $80.2K elsewhere · 75%
  4. Discarnate (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $13.7K Discarnate (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8).

  1. 1 Door Lock (2018) movie poster
    Door Lock (2018) Dec 5, 2018 · Korean · Crime, Thriller, Mystery $11.4M worldwide
    Dec 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.4M
  2. 2 Achoura (2018) movie poster
    Achoura (2018) Dec 8, 2018 · French · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller $355.3K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $355.3K
  3. 3 The Charmer (2018) movie poster
    The Charmer (2018) Dec 5, 2018 · Danish · Drama, Thriller, Romance $106.4K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2018 US and Canada: $26.2K Rest of the world: $80.2K Worldwide: $106.4K
  4. 4 Discarnate (2018) movie poster
    Discarnate (2018) Dec 4, 2018 · English · Horror, Thriller $13.7K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2010 earned the most: $344M from 4 films, led by Black Swan (2010). Week 49, 2018 took $11.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films 3 $69.6M – Brothers (2009) $43.5M
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films · +394% 4 $344M +394% Black Swan (2010) $329.4M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −95% 2 $18.2M −95% The Yellow Sea (2011) $15.8M
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 2 films · −89% 2 $2M −89% Deadfall (2012) $1.9M
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 5 films · +5189% 5 $103.2M +5189% Firestorm (2013) $55.8M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 5 films · −84% 5 $16.8M −84% Action Jackson (2014) $11.1M
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 4 films · −35% 4 $10.9M −35% Hate Story 3 (2015) $5.6M
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 9 films · +139% 9 $26M +139% Incarnate (2016) $9M
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 8 films · −56% 8 $11.5M −56% The Big Call (2017) $8.6M
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 4 films · +3% 4 $11.9M +3% Door Lock (2018) $11.4M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 49 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8)?

Door Lock (2018) leads with $11.4M worldwide. Next come Achoura (2018) at $355.3K and The Charmer (2018) at $106.4K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $11.9M in all, or $3M per film on average. Week 48, 2018 releases took $71.3M.

How many thriller movies released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Door Lock (2018), earned $11.4M.

How much of the Week 49, 2018 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.2K of the $11.9M total, or <1%, 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 49, 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 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8). 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 49, 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.