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Thriller box office · Week 32 · Aug 1–7, 2021

Thriller Box Office, Week 32 of 2021: Thriller Releases of Aug 1–7

Escape from Mogadishu (2021) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7), with $29.9M worldwide, ahead of John and the Hole (2021) at $26.1K and Night Drive (2021) at $88. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.9M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on Week 31, 2021, whose releases took $232.7M.

week 32 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$29.9M
Escape from Mogadishu (2021), the #1
$29.9M
vs Week 31, 2021
−87%
Escape from Mogadishu (2021) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 32, 2021

Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

2021 · Action, Drama

$29.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$346.3K US & Canada · 1% $29.6M elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 32 of 2021?

Escape from Mogadishu (2021) leads with $29.9M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $29.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Escape from Mogadishu (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $29.9M Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
    $346.3K US & Canada · 1% $29.6M elsewhere · 99%
  2. John and the Hole (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $26.1K John and the Hole (2021)
    $25.4K US & Canada · 97% $683 elsewhere · 3%
  3. Night Drive (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $88 Night Drive (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 32 of 2021, 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 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7).

  1. 1 Escape from Mogadishu (2021) movie poster
    Escape from Mogadishu (2021) Aug 6, 2021 · Korean · Action, Drama, Thriller $29.9M worldwide
    Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: $346.3K Rest of the world: $29.6M Worldwide: $29.9M
  2. 2 John and the Hole (2021) movie poster
    John and the Hole (2021) Aug 6, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller $26.1K worldwide
    Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: $25.4K Rest of the world: $683 Worldwide: $26.1K
  3. 3 Night Drive (2021) movie poster
    Night Drive (2021) Aug 6, 2021 · Thriller $88 worldwide
    Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88
Earlier years

How Does Week 32 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 32, 2016 earned the most: $772.5M from 5 films, led by Suicide Squad (2016). Week 32, 2021 took $29.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 32, 2012 Aug 5–11 5 films 5 $277.1M – The Bourne Legacy (2012) $276.1M
Week 32, 2013 Aug 4–10 3 films · +6% 3 $294.4M +6% Elysium (2013) $286.1M
Week 32, 2014 Aug 3–9 2 films · −45% 2 $162.1M −45% Into the Storm (2014) $161.5M
Week 32, 2015 Aug 2–8 6 films · −1% 6 $160.4M −1% Assassination (2015) $96.1M
Week 32, 2016 Jul 31–Aug 6 5 films · +382% 5 $772.5M +382% Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M
Week 32, 2017 Aug 6–12 10 films · −59% 10 $316.2M −59% Annabelle: Creation (2017) $306.6M
Week 32, 2018 Aug 5–11 10 films · +84% 10 $581.7M +84% The Meg (2018) $529.3M
Week 32, 2019 Aug 4–10 6 films · −65% 6 $204.9M −65% Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) $104.5M
Week 32, 2020 Aug 2–8 2 films · −99% 2 $1.6M −99% The Tax Collector (2020) $1.3M
Week 32, 2021 Aug 1–7 3 films · +1747% 3 $29.9M +1747% Escape from Mogadishu (2021) $29.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 32 of 2021: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7)?

Escape from Mogadishu (2021) leads with $29.9M worldwide, $346.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come John and the Hole (2021) at $26.1K and Night Drive (2021) at $88.

How much did thriller movies released in week 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $29.9M in all, or $10M per film on average. Week 31, 2021 releases took $232.7M.

How many thriller movies released in week 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Escape from Mogadishu (2021), earned $29.9M.

How much of the Week 32, 2021 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$371.7K of the $29.9M total, or 1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 32, 2021 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 32 of 2021 (Aug 1–7). 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 32, 2021 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.