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Thriller box office · Week 8 · Feb 14–20, 2021

Thriller Box Office, Week 8 of 2021: Thriller Releases of Feb 14–20

Mission: Possible (2021) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20), with $3.6M worldwide, ahead of Drishyam 2 (2021) at $3M and I Care a Lot (2021) at $1.4M. 8 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 4% on Week 7, 2021, whose releases took $8.3M. By language, Korean leads with $3.6M across 1 thriller release.

week 8 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$8M
Mission: Possible (2021), the #1
$3.6M
vs Week 7, 2021
−4%
Mission: Possible (2021) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 thriller movie of Week 8, 2021

Mission: Possible (2021)

2021 · Action, Thriller

$3.6M worldwide · 45% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 8 of 2021?

Mission: Possible (2021) leads with $3.6M, 45% of the total. The top 5 together took $8M, 99% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Mission: Possible (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $3.6M Mission: Possible (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Drishyam 2 (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $3M Drishyam 2 (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. I Care a Lot (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $1.4M I Care a Lot (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Silk Road (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $38.4K Silk Road (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Violent Heart (2021) movie poster Number 5
    $24.2K The Violent Heart (2021)
    $24.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20).

  1. 1 Mission: Possible (2021) movie poster
    Mission: Possible (2021) Feb 17, 2021 · Korean · Action, Thriller, Comedy $3.6M worldwide
    Feb 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
  2. 2 Drishyam 2 (2021) movie poster
    Drishyam 2 (2021) Feb 19, 2021 · Malayalam · Crime, Drama, Thriller $3M worldwide
    Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
  3. 3 I Care a Lot (2021) movie poster
    I Care a Lot (2021) Feb 19, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller, Comedy $1.4M worldwide
    Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  4. 4 Silk Road (2021) movie poster
    Silk Road (2021) Feb 19, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $38.4K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.4K
  5. 5 The Violent Heart (2021) movie poster
    The Violent Heart (2021) Feb 19, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller $24.2K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: $24.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.2K
  6. 6 Burn It All (2021) movie poster
    Burn It All (2021) Feb 19, 2021 · English · Thriller $22.2K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.2K
  7. 7 Body Brokers (2021) movie poster
    Body Brokers (2021) Feb 19, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $13.5K worldwide
    Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
  8. 8 Check (2021) movie poster
    Check (2021) Feb 20, 2021 · Telugu · Crime, Thriller $4.4K worldwide
    Feb 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2018 earned the most: $709.3M from 9 films, led by Operation Red Sea (2018). Week 8, 2021 took $8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 8, 2012 Feb 19–25 5 films 5 $102.4M – Act of Valor (2012) $82.5M
Week 8, 2013 Feb 17–23 7 films · +11% 7 $114.2M +11% Snitch (2013) $57.8M
Week 8, 2014 Feb 16–22 4 films · −51% 4 $55.7M −51% 3 Days to Kill (2014) $53.3M
Week 8, 2015 Feb 15–21 4 films · −43% 4 $31.9M −43% Wild Tales (2015) $31.5M
Week 8, 2016 Feb 14–20 3 films · −45% 3 $17.7M −45% Neerja (2016) $17.6M
Week 8, 2017 Feb 19–25 4 films · +1372% 4 $259.9M +1372% Get Out (2017) $255.8M
Week 8, 2018 Feb 18–24 9 films · +173% 9 $709.3M +173% Operation Red Sea (2018) $579.3M
Week 8, 2019 Feb 17–23 2 films · −100% 2 $207.9K −100% Paradise Beach (2019) $186.4K
Week 8, 2020 Feb 16–22 6 films · +17220% 6 $36M +17220% Brahms: The Boy II (2020) $20.3M
Week 8, 2021 Feb 14–20 8 films · −78% 8 $8M −78% Mission: Possible (2021) $3.6M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 8 of 2021?

Korean-language thriller films took $3.6M across 1 film, 45% of the total, ahead of Malayalam-language thriller films ($3M) and English-language thriller films ($1.5M).

Week 8 of 2021 Thriller Box Office by Language

  1. Korean $3.6M
    1 film · #1 Mission: Possible (2021)
  2. 1 film · #1 Drishyam 2 (2021)
  3. English $1.5M
    5 films · #1 I Care a Lot (2021)
  4. Telugu $4.4K
    1 film · #1 Check (2021)
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 8 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20)?

Mission: Possible (2021) leads with $3.6M worldwide. Next come Drishyam 2 (2021) at $3M and I Care a Lot (2021) at $1.4M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20) earn?

8 thriller films released in week 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $8M in all, or $999.3K per film on average. Week 7, 2021 releases took $8.3M.

How many thriller movies released in week 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mission: Possible (2021), earned $3.6M.

How much of the Week 8, 2021 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.2K of the $8M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 7 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2021 (Feb 14–20). 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 8, 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.