#1 of 5 #1 thriller movie of Week 35, 2021
2021 · Thriller, Horror
$77.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$61.2M US & Canada · 79% $16.2M elsewhere · 21%
Thriller box office · Week 35 · Aug 22–28, 2021
Thriller Box Office, Week 35 of 2021: Thriller Releases of Aug 22–28
Candyman (2021) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28), with $77.4M worldwide, ahead of Guimoon: The Lightless Door (2021) at $825.8K and The Colony (2021) at $328.9K. 5 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $78.9M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 86% on Week 34, 2021, whose releases took $42.3M. By language, English leads with $77.5M across 2 thriller releases.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $78.9M
- Candyman (2021), the #1
- $77.4M
- vs Week 34, 2021
- +86%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 35 of 2021?
Candyman (2021) leads with $77.4M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $78.9M, almost all of what the 5 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 35 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 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28).
- 1 Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: $61.2M Rest of the world: $16.2M Worldwide: $77.4M
- 2 Aug 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $825.8K
- 3 Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $328.9K
- 4 Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $181.4K
- 5 Aug 24, 2021 US and Canada: $112.7K Rest of the world: $5.7K Worldwide: $118.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $78.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 25–31) with $232.7M, led by Raging Fire (2021).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 11–17 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) $71.4M Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 18–24 Old (2021) $133.9M Old (2021)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 Raging Fire (2021) $232.7M Raging Fire (2021)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 1–7 Escape from Mogadishu (2021) $29.9M Escape from Mogadishu (2021)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 8–14 Don't Breathe 2 (2021) $55.4M Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 15–21 Reminiscence (2021) $42.3M Reminiscence (2021)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 22–28 Candyman (2021) $78.9M Candyman (2021)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 The Judgement (2021) $704.3K The Judgement (2021)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Malignant (2021) $41.2M Malignant (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2019 earned the most: $769.5M from 11 films, led by Ne Zha (2019). Week 35, 2021 took $78.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 2012 Aug 26–Sep 1 6 films | 6 | $96.4M | – | The Possession (2012) $85.4M |
| Week 35, 2013 Aug 25–31 1 film · −93% | 1 | $6.3M | −93% | Closed Circuit (2013) $6.3M |
| Week 35, 2014 Aug 24–30 8 films · +1222% | 8 | $83.7M | +1222% | As Above, So Below (2014) $41.9M |
| Week 35, 2015 Aug 23–29 12 films · −10% | 12 | $75.7M | −10% | No Escape (2015) $54.4M |
| Week 35, 2016 Aug 21–27 6 films · +344% | 6 | $336.5M | +344% | Don't Breathe (2016) $157.8M |
| Week 35, 2017 Aug 27–Sep 2 10 films · −91% | 10 | $31.6M | −91% | Baadshaho (2017) $11.9M |
| Week 35, 2018 Aug 26–Sep 1 11 films · −3% | 11 | $30.6M | −3% | Operation Finale (2018) $17.6M |
| Week 35, 2019 Aug 25–31 11 films · +2417% | 11 | $769.5M | +2417% | Ne Zha (2019) $726.2M |
| Week 35, 2020 Aug 23–29 6 films · −100% | 6 | $233.4K | −100% | Hard Kill (2020) $111.5K |
| Week 35, 2021 Aug 22–28 5 films · +33684% | 5 | $78.9M | +33684% | Candyman (2021) $77.4M |
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 41 (Oct 3–9) with $775.2M, led by No Time to Die (2021).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $106.4K
- Week 3 $24.1M
- Week 4 $183.9K
- Week 5 $36.5M
- Week 6 $666K
- Week 7 $8.3M
- Week 8 $8M
- Week 9 $1.3M
- Week 10 $2.7M
- Week 11 $10.6K
- Week 12 $26.5M
- Week 13 $69.5M
- Week 14 $470.8M
- Week 15 $19.3M
- Week 16 $112.6M
- Week 17 $87.2M
- Week 18 $214.9M
- Week 19 $104.7M
- Week 20 $23.9M
- Week 21 $15.6M
- Week 22 $565.2M
- Week 23 $207.8M
- Week 24 $2.1M
- Week 25 $70.2M
- Week 26 $735.3M
- Week 27 $92.7M
- Week 28 $1.6M
- Week 29 $71.4M
- Week 30 $133.9M
- Week 31 $232.7M
- Week 32 $29.9M
- Week 33 $55.4M
- Week 34 $42.3M
- Week 35 $78.9M
- Week 36 $704.3K
- Week 37 $41.2M
- Week 38 $43.1M
- Week 39 $332.3K
- Week 40 $513.7M
- Week 41 $775.2M
- Week 42 $164.3M
- Week 43 $3.9M
- Week 44 $24.1M
- Week 45 $9.3M
- Week 46 $3.3M
- Week 47 $37.7M
- Week 48 $197.5M
- Week 49 $1.1M
- Week 50 $21M
- Week 51 $9M
- Week 52 $126.6M
- Week 53 $1.4K
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 35 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28)?
Candyman (2021) leads with $77.4M worldwide, $61.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Guimoon: The Lightless Door (2021) at $825.8K and The Colony (2021) at $328.9K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28) earn?
5 thriller films released in week 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $78.9M in all, or $15.8M per film on average. Week 34, 2021 releases took $42.3M.
How many thriller movies released in week 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Candyman (2021), earned $77.4M.
How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2021 (Aug 22–28). 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 35, 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.