#1 of 7 #1 thriller movie of Week 38, 2020
2020 · Drama, Mystery
$40.6M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$23.2M US & Canada · 57% $17.4M elsewhere · 43%
Thriller box office · Week 38 · Sep 13–19, 2020
Thriller Box Office, Week 38 of 2020: Thriller Releases of Sep 13–19
Spiral (2020) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 38 of 2020 (Sep 13–19), with $40.6M worldwide, ahead of Antebellum (2020) at $7.8M and Alone (2020) at $642.5K. 7 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $49.8M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $8.5M across 4 thriller releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $49.8M
- Spiral (2020), the #1
- $40.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 48%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 38 of 2020?
Spiral (2020) leads with $40.6M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $49.8M, 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 38 of 2020, 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 2020 (Sep 13–19).
- 1 Sep 17, 2020 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $17.4M Worldwide: $40.6M
- 2 Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M
- 3 Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: $537.6K Rest of the world: $104.9K Worldwide: $642.5K
- 4 Sep 16, 2020 US and Canada: $207.9K Rest of the world: $407.3K Worldwide: $615.2K
- 5 Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $106K
- 6
Sep 19, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46K - 7
Sep 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2020?
Of the top 7, Alone (2020) earned the biggest share at home (84% in the US & Canada), while The Secrets We Keep (2020) made 66% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $24M (48%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Spiral (2020) $40.6M $23.2M US & Canada · 57% $17.4M elsewhere · 43%
- 2 Antebellum (2020) $7.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Alone (2020) $642.5K $537.6K US & Canada · 84% $104.9K elsewhere · 16%
- 4 The Secrets We Keep (2020) $615.2K $207.9K US & Canada · 34% $407.3K elsewhere · 66%
- 5 Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020) $106K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Death Knell (2020) $46K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 The Devil All the Time (2020) $12K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $49.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Aug 30–Sep 5) with $372.1M, led by Tenet (2020).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 The Tax Collector (2020) $1.6M The Tax Collector (2020)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 The Silencing (2020) $343K The Silencing (2020)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Unhinged (2020) $45.3M Unhinged (2020)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Hard Kill (2020) $233.4K Hard Kill (2020)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Tenet (2020) $372.1M Tenet (2020)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 You Came Back (2020) $671.6K You Came Back (2020)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Spiral (2020) $49.8M Spiral (2020)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Ava (2020) $3.4M Ava (2020)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 The Widow (2020) $2.5M The Widow (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2020 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, 2020 took $49.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 5 films | 5 | $23.5M | – | 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 |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 7 films · −78% | 7 | $49.8M | −78% | Spiral (2020) $40.6M |
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2020, Week by Week
49 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $433.1M, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $61.7M
- Week 3 $433.1M
- Week 4 $2.3M
- Week 5 $34.2M
- Week 6 $20.4M
- Week 7 $49.5M
- Week 8 $36M
- Week 9 $145.1M
- Week 10 $187.7M
- Week 11 $14.1M
- Week 12 $1.1M
- Week 13 $19.8K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $589.8K
- Week 16 $29.8K
- Week 17 $280K
- Week 18 $14.3M
- Week 19 $2.6M
- Week 20 $39.5K
- Week 21 $525.3K
- Week 22 $100.1K
- Week 23 $15.6M
- Week 24 $7.1M
- Week 25 $4.7M
- Week 26 $912.5K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $3.8M
- Week 29 $43M
- Week 30 $4.5M
- Week 31 $1.9M
- Week 32 $1.6M
- Week 33 $343K
- Week 34 $45.3M
- Week 35 $233.4K
- Week 36 $372.1M
- Week 37 $671.6K
- Week 38 $49.8M
- Week 39 $3.4M
- Week 40 $2.5M
- Week 41 $1.9M
- Week 42 $38.4M
- Week 43 $11.6M
- Week 44 $15.8M
- Week 45 $18M
- Week 46 $18.1M
- Week 47 $56.8M
- Week 48 $1.6M
- Week 49 $2.8M
- Week 50 $1.1M
- Week 51 $59.5M
- Week 52 $217.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 38 of 2020: 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 38 of 2020 (Sep 13–19)?
Spiral (2020) leads with $40.6M worldwide, $23.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Antebellum (2020) at $7.8M and Alone (2020) at $642.5K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 38 of 2020 (Sep 13–19) earn?
7 thriller films released in week 38 of 2020 (Sep 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $49.8M in all, or $7.1M per film on average.
How many thriller movies released in week 38 of 2020 (Sep 13–19) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Spiral (2020), earned $40.6M.
How is the week 38, 2020 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 2020 (Sep 13–19). 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, 2020 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.