#1 of 11 #1 thriller movie of Week 40, 2020
2020 · Thriller, Horror
$1.1M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Thriller box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2020
Thriller Box Office, Week 40 of 2020: Thriller Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
The Widow (2020) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $1.1M worldwide, ahead of Possessor Uncut (2020) at $911.2K and Death of Me (2020) at $292.3K. 11 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 28% on Week 39, 2020, whose releases took $3.4M. By language, English leads with $1.2M across 3 thriller releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 11
- combined worldwide
- $2.5M
- The Widow (2020), the #1
- $1.1M
- vs Week 39, 2020
- −28%
#1 of 11 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 40 of 2020?
The Widow (2020) leads with $1.1M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.4M, 98% of what all 11 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Thriller Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3).
- 1 Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 2 Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: $752.9K Rest of the world: $158.3K Worldwide: $911.2K
- 3 Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $292.3K
- 4 Sep 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $119.8K
- 5 Sep 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.2K
- 6
Sep 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.2K - 7
Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: $6.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.8K - 8
Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K - 9
Sep 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K - 10
Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K - 11
Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
Gross bands
How Many Week 40 of 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 11 films reached $100M. 11 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $2.5M total.
100%
- $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 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 11 films, 100% of the list $2.5M · 100% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $2.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Aug 30–Sep 5) with $372.1M, led by Tenet (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 Hypnosis (2020) $1.9M Hypnosis (2020)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Honest Thief (2020) $38.4M Honest Thief (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2019 earned the most: $1.3B from 14 films, led by Joker (2019). Week 40, 2020 took $2.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films | 4 | $40.3M | – | Dream House (2011) $40M |
| Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films · +848% | 4 | $381.9M | +848% | Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M |
| Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 6 films · +107% | 6 | $789M | +107% | Gravity (2013) $723.8M |
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 8 films · −44% | 8 | $443.1M | −44% | Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 9 films · −77% | 9 | $101M | −77% | The Walk (2015) $61.2M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · +21% | 4 | $121.8M | +21% | Deepwater Horizon (2016) $121.8M |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 12 films · +237% | 12 | $410.5M | +237% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $277.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · +125% | 8 | $924.3M | +125% | Venom (2018) $856.1M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 14 films · +41% | 14 | $1.3B | +41% | Joker (2019) $1.1B |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 11 films · −100% | 11 | $2.5M | −100% | The Widow (2020) $1.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 40 of 2020?
English-language thriller films took $1.2M across 3 films, 49% of the total, ahead of Russian-language thriller films ($1.1M) and Catalan-language thriller films ($119.8K).
Week 40 of 2020 Thriller Box Office by Language
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 40 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 11 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?
The Widow (2020) leads with $1.1M worldwide. Next come Possessor Uncut (2020) at $911.2K and Death of Me (2020) at $292.3K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
11 thriller films released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $223.1K per film on average. Week 39, 2020 releases took $3.4M.
How many thriller movies released in week 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Widow (2020), earned $1.1M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2020 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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 40, 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.