#1 of 35 #1 thriller movie of August 2022
2022 · Action, Thriller
$239.3M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
$103.4M US & Canada · 43% $135.9M elsewhere · 57%
Thriller box office · August 2022
Thriller Box Office, August 2022: Top-Grossing Releases
Bullet Train (2022) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in August 2022, with $239.3M worldwide, ahead of Beast (2022) at $59.1M and Prey (2022) at $44.7M. 35 thriller films released in August 2022 report a worldwide gross, $462.4M in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 35% on July 2022, whose releases took $342.1M. By language, English leads with $456.5M across 21 thriller releases.
- August 2022 releases with a gross
- 35
- combined worldwide
- $462.4M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs July 2022
- +35%
#1 of 35 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of August 2022?
Bullet Train (2022) leads with $239.3M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $418.1M, 90% of what all 35 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 August 2022, 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 August 2022.
- 1 Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $135.9M Worldwide: $239.3M
- 2 Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $27.2M Worldwide: $59.1M
- 3 Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $44.7M
- 4 Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $12.9M Worldwide: $38M
- 5 Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: $31.7M Worldwide: $37.1M
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Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $7.2M Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $18M - 7
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $13.9M - 8
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8M - 9
Aug 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M - 10
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $2.2M - 11
Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 12
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 13
Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.7K - 14
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $319.6K - 15
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192.9K - 16
Aug 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $191K - 17
Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $177.7K - 18
Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $176.4K - 19
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $174K - 20
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $135.7K - 21
Aug 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61K - 22
Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.6K - 23
Aug 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.4K - 24
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.6K - 25
Aug 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.3K - 26
Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.7K - 27
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K - 28
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $13.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1K - 29
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K - 30
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K - 31
Aug 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K - 32
Aug 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3K - 33
Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K - 34
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K - 35
Aug 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in August 2022?
Of the top 10, Breaking (2022) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Orphan: First Kill (2022) made 85% of its gross abroad. Across all 35 films, $209.2M (45%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Bullet Train (2022) $239.3M $103.4M US & Canada · 43% $135.9M elsewhere · 57%
- 2 Beast (2022) $59.1M $31.8M US & Canada · 54% $27.2M elsewhere · 46%
- 3 Prey (2022) $44.7M $19.8M US & Canada · 44% $24.9M elsewhere · 56%
- 4 The Invitation (2022) $38M $25.1M US & Canada · 66% $12.9M elsewhere · 34%
- 5 Orphan: First Kill (2022) $37.1M $5.4M US & Canada · 15% $31.7M elsewhere · 85%
- 6 Fall (2022) $18M $7.2M US & Canada · 40% $10.8M elsewhere · 60%
- 7 Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) $13.9M $11.4M US & Canada · 82% $2.5M elsewhere · 18%
- 8 Breaking (2022) $2.8M $2.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Karthikeya 2 (2022) $2.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Emily the Criminal (2022) $2.2M $2.2M US & Canada · 100% $1.4K elsewhere · <1%
Gross bands
How Many August 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 35 films crossed $100M and took $239.3M between them, 52% of the total. 28 films, 80% of the list, earned under $10M.
52% 46%
- $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 1 film, 3% of the list $239.3M · 52% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 6 films, 17% of the list $210.8M · 46% of the gross
- Under $10M 28 films, 80% of the list $12.3M · 3% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of August 2022 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 32 (Jul 31–Aug 6) took $298.1M, led by Bullet Train (2022). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Bullet Train (2022) $298.1M Bullet Train (2022)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 Fall (2022) $24.1M Fall (2022)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Beast (2022) $96.6M Beast (2022)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 The Invitation (2022) $43.6M The Invitation (2022)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 To the North (2022) $15.4K To the North (2022)
Earlier years
How Does August 2022 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2019 earned the most: $2.1B from 45 films, led by Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). August 2022 took $462.4M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| August 2013 16 films | 16 | $559.2M | – | Elysium (2013) $286.1M |
| August 2014 23 films · −7% | 23 | $518.9M | −7% | The Expendables 3 (2014) $214.7M |
| August 2015 28 films · −28% | 28 | $375.2M | −28% | Assassination (2015) $96.1M |
| August 2016 21 films · +230% | 21 | $1.2B | +230% | Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M |
| August 2017 34 films · −65% | 34 | $434.5M | −65% | Annabelle: Creation (2017) $306.6M |
| August 2018 44 films · +138% | 44 | $1B | +138% | The Meg (2018) $529.3M |
| August 2019 45 films · +99% | 45 | $2.1B | +99% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760.7M |
| August 2020 20 films · −98% | 20 | $48.5M | −98% | Unhinged (2020) $44.3M |
| August 2021 19 films · +326% | 19 | $206.5M | +326% | Candyman (2021) $77.4M |
| August 2022 35 films · +124% | 35 | $462.4M | +124% | Bullet Train (2022) $239.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in August 2022?
English-language thriller films took $456.5M across 21 films, 99% of the total, ahead of Telugu-language thriller films ($3.7M) and French-language thriller films ($2M).
August 2022 Thriller Box Office by Language
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English $456.5M21 films · #1 Bullet Train (2022) -
Telugu $3.7M2 films · #1 Karthikeya 2 (2022) -
French $2M2 films · #1 Grand Expectations (2022) -
Romanian $76.5K2 films · #1 Men of Deeds (2022) - Malayalam $49.1K3 films · #1 Theerppu (2022)
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Russian $47.6K1 film · #1 Petropolis (2022) - Tamil $5.8K1 film · #1 Poikkal Kuthirai (2022)
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Spanish $4.4K2 films · #1 Slaughterhouse (2022) -
Chinese $2.4K1 film · #1 Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022)
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2022, Month by Month
The months of 2022 with their totals: December leads with $2.9B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
- January $202.8M #1 Scream (2022)
- February $58M #1 Blacklight (2022)
- March $24.5M #1 Notre-Dame on Fire (2022)
- April $442.5M #1 Morbius (2022)
- May $131.5M #1 The Roundup (2022)
- June $1.2B #1 Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
- July $342.1M #1 Nope (2022)
- August $462.4M #1 Bullet Train (2022)
- September $186.2M #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022)
- October $150.7M #1 Halloween Ends (2022)
- November $964.8M #1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- December $2.9B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
FAQ
Thriller Box Office August 2022: 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 35 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in August 2022?
Bullet Train (2022) leads with $239.3M worldwide, $103.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beast (2022) at $59.1M and Prey (2022) at $44.7M.
How much did thriller movies released in August 2022 earn?
35 thriller films released in August 2022 report a worldwide gross, $462.4M in all, or $13.2M per film on average. July 2022 releases took $342.1M.
How many thriller movies released in August 2022 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Bullet Train (2022) with $239.3M.
How is the August 2022 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 August 2022. 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 August 2022 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.