#1 of 12 #1 thriller movie of Week 38, 2019
2019 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
$127.5M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total
$50.2M US & Canada · 39% $77.3M elsewhere · 61%
Thriller box office · Week 38 · Sep 15–21, 2019
Thriller Box Office, Week 38 of 2019: Thriller Releases of Sep 15–21
Ad Astra (2019) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21), with $127.5M worldwide, ahead of Rambo: Last Blood (2019) at $91.5M and Text (2019) at $5.3M. 12 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $226M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 26% on Week 37, 2019, whose releases took $179.9M. By language, English leads with $219.9M across 6 thriller releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 12
- combined worldwide
- $226M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 37, 2019
- +26%
#1 of 12 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 38 of 2019?
Ad Astra (2019) leads with $127.5M, 56% of the total. The top 5 together took $225.7M, almost all of what the 12 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 38 of 2019, 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 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21).
- 1 Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: $50.2M Rest of the world: $77.3M Worldwide: $127.5M
- 2 Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $46.7M Worldwide: $91.5M
- 3 Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
- 4 Sep 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $788.6K
- 5 Sep 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $605.8K
- 6
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $111.2K - 7
Sep 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90.5K - 8
Sep 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.8K - 9
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.7K - 10
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.6K - 11
Sep 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.1K - 12
Sep 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
Gross bands
How Many Week 38 of 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 12 films crossed $100M and took $127.5M between them, 56% of the total. 10 films, 83% of the list, earned under $10M.
56% 40%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 8% of the list $127.5M · 56% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 8% of the list $91.5M · 40% of the gross
- Under $10M 10 films, 83% of the list $7.1M · 3% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $226M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 29–Oct 5) with $1.3B, led by Joker (2019).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) $204.9M Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) $106.4M 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Angel Has Fallen (2019) $208.1M Angel Has Fallen (2019)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Ne Zha (2019) $769.5M Ne Zha (2019)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 It: Chapter Two (2019) $481M It: Chapter Two (2019)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Hustlers (2019) $179.9M Hustlers (2019)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Ad Astra (2019) $226M Ad Astra (2019)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 The Golden Glove (2019) $1.2M The Golden Glove (2019)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Joker (2019) $1.3B Joker (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2015 earned the most: $610.8M from 12 films, led by Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). Week 38, 2019 took $226M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 6 films | 6 | $230.4M | – | The Town (2010) $154M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 5 films · −90% | 5 | $23.5M | −90% | Straw Dogs (2011) $11.2M |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 5 films · +498% | 5 | $140.8M | +498% | End of Watch (2012) $55.1M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 8 films · −12% | 8 | $124M | −12% | Prisoners (2013) $122.1M |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 7 films · +232% | 7 | $412M | +232% | The Maze Runner (2014) $348.3M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 12 films · +48% | 12 | $610.8M | +48% | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) $312.3M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 10 films · −81% | 10 | $116.8M | −81% | Blair Witch (2016) $45.2M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 7 films · −79% | 7 | $24.5M | −79% | Ayla (2017) $13M |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 6 films · −35% | 6 | $16M | −35% | The Negotiation (2018) $15.3M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 12 films · +1312% | 12 | $226M | +1312% | Ad Astra (2019) $127.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2019?
English-language thriller films took $219.9M across 6 films, 97% of the total, ahead of Russian-language thriller films ($5.3M) and Tamil-language thriller films ($605.8K).
Week 38 of 2019 Thriller Box Office by Language
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 29–Oct 5) with $1.3B, led by Joker (2019).
- Week 1 $10.9M
- Week 2 $12.6M
- Week 3 $247.4M
- Week 4 $22M
- Week 5 $16.8M
- Week 6 $118.2M
- Week 7 $470.7M
- Week 8 $207.9K
- Week 9 $29.2M
- Week 10 $19.6M
- Week 11 $21.6M
- Week 12 $281.2M
- Week 13 $5M
- Week 14 $114.4M
- Week 15 $7.5M
- Week 16 $136.4M
- Week 17 $128.5K
- Week 18 $49.7M
- Week 19 $6.1M
- Week 20 $334.5M
- Week 21 $34M
- Week 22 $79.2M
- Week 23 $53.9M
- Week 24 $89.9K
- Week 25 $43.4M
- Week 26 $232.4M
- Week 27 $55.3M
- Week 28 $125.7M
- Week 29 $932.2K
- Week 30 $398.4M
- Week 31 $763.5M
- Week 32 $204.9M
- Week 33 $106.4M
- Week 34 $208.1M
- Week 35 $769.5M
- Week 36 $481M
- Week 37 $179.9M
- Week 38 $226M
- Week 39 $1.2M
- Week 40 $1.3B
- Week 41 $479.5M
- Week 42 $1.1M
- Week 43 $76.8M
- Week 44 $5.1M
- Week 45 $76.5M
- Week 46 $54M
- Week 47 $76.2M
- Week 48 $313M
- Week 49 $11.8M
- Week 50 $269.9M
- Week 51 $65.6M
- Week 52 $3M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 38 of 2019: 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 12 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21)?
Ad Astra (2019) leads with $127.5M worldwide, $50.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Rambo: Last Blood (2019) at $91.5M and Text (2019) at $5.3M.
How much did thriller movies released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21) earn?
12 thriller films released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $226M in all, or $18.8M per film on average. Week 37, 2019 releases took $179.9M.
How many thriller movies released in week 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Ad Astra (2019) with $127.5M.
How is the week 38, 2019 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 38 of 2019 (Sep 15–21). 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 38, 2019 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.