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Thriller box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 2020

Thriller Box Office, Week 50 of 2020: Thriller Releases of Dec 6–12

Songbird (2020) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12), with $620.8K worldwide, ahead of Breaking Surface (2020) at $410.7K and The Midnight Sky (2020) at $70K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.1M in all. That is down 60% on Week 49, 2020, whose releases took $2.8M.

week 50 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$1.1M
Songbird (2020), the #1
$620.8K
vs Week 49, 2020
−60%
Songbird (2020) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 thriller movie of Week 50, 2020

Songbird (2020)

2020 · Drama, Thriller

$620.8K worldwide · 56% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 50 of 2020?

Songbird (2020) leads with $620.8K, 56% of the total. The top 4 together took $1.1M, 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. Songbird (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $620.8K Songbird (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Breaking Surface (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $410.7K Breaking Surface (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Midnight Sky (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $70K The Midnight Sky (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Knuckledust (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $6.4K Knuckledust (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12).

  1. 1 Songbird (2020) movie poster
    Songbird (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $620.8K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $620.8K
  2. 2 Breaking Surface (2020) movie poster
    Breaking Surface (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · Swedish · Action, Drama, Thriller $410.7K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $410.7K
  3. 3 The Midnight Sky (2020) movie poster
    The Midnight Sky (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $70K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70K
  4. 4 Knuckledust (2020) movie poster
    Knuckledust (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · English · Action, Thriller $6.4K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2018 earned the most: $275.7M from 5 films, led by The Mule (2018). Week 50, 2020 took $1.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2011 Dec 4–10 5 films 5 $92M – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) $81.5M
Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 5 films 5 $252M – American Hustle (2013) $251.2M
Week 50, 2014 Dec 7–13 3 films · −99% 3 $2.1M −99% The Captive (2014) $2.1M
Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 3 films · +4346% 3 $94.4M +4346% In the Heart of the Sea (2015) $94.3M
Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 4 films · −66% 4 $31.9M −66% Pandora (2016) $30.9M
Week 50, 2017 Dec 10–16 4 films · +6% 4 $33.8M +6% Steel Rain (2017) $32.8M
Week 50, 2018 Dec 9–15 5 films · +715% 5 $275.7M +715% The Mule (2018) $174.8M
Week 50, 2019 Dec 8–14 9 films · −2% 9 $269.9M −2% Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) $191.6M
Week 50, 2020 Dec 6–12 4 films · −100% 4 $1.1M −100% Songbird (2020) $620.8K
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 50 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12)?

Songbird (2020) leads with $620.8K worldwide. Next come Breaking Surface (2020) at $410.7K and The Midnight Sky (2020) at $70K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12) earn?

4 thriller films released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $1.1M in all, or $277K per film on average. Week 49, 2020 releases took $2.8M.

How many thriller movies released in week 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Songbird (2020), earned $620.8K.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2020 (Dec 6–12). 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 50, 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.