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Thriller box office · Week 17 · Apr 17–23, 2022

Thriller Box Office, Week 17 of 2022: Thriller Releases of Apr 17–23

The Northman (2022) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23), with $75.9M worldwide, ahead of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) at $29.1M and 9 Bullets (2022) at $193.9K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $105.2M in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 17% on Week 16, 2022, whose releases took $89.9M.

week 17 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$105.2M
The Northman (2022), the #1
$75.9M
vs Week 16, 2022
+17%
The Northman (2022) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 17, 2022

The Northman (2022)

2022 · Action, Adventure

$75.9M worldwide · 72% of the chart's total

$34.2M US & Canada · 45% $41.6M elsewhere · 55%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 17 of 2022?

The Northman (2022) leads with $75.9M, 72% of the total. The top 3 together took $105.2M, 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. The Northman (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $75.9M The Northman (2022)
    $34.2M US & Canada · 45% $41.6M elsewhere · 55%
  2. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $29.1M The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
    $20.3M US & Canada · 70% $8.8M elsewhere · 30%
  3. 9 Bullets (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $193.9K 9 Bullets (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 17 of 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 week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23).

  1. 1 The Northman (2022) movie poster
    The Northman (2022) Apr 22, 2022 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $75.9M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $34.2M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $75.9M
  2. 2 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) movie poster
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) Apr 22, 2022 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $29.1M worldwide
    Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $29.1M
  3. 3 9 Bullets (2022) movie poster
    9 Bullets (2022) Apr 22, 2022 · English · Thriller $193.9K worldwide
    Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2013 earned the most: $108.3M from 6 films, led by Pain & Gain (2013). Week 17, 2022 took $105.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 2013 Apr 21–27 6 films 6 $108.3M – Pain & Gain (2013) $87.3M
Week 17, 2014 Apr 20–26 7 films · −91% 7 $10.2M −91% Locke (2014) $5.2M
Week 17, 2015 Apr 19–25 5 films · +151% 5 $25.7M +151% Kung Fu Killer (2015) $24.1M
Week 17, 2016 Apr 17–23 7 films · −77% 7 $5.8M −77% At the End of the Tunnel (2016) $3.2M
Week 17, 2017 Apr 23–29 6 films · +1426% 6 $88.7M +1426% Battle of Memories (2017) $43.9M
Week 17, 2018 Apr 22–28 5 films · −28% 5 $63.6M −28% A or B (2018) $56.2M
Week 17, 2019 Apr 21–27 4 films · −100% 4 $128.5K −100% Come to Daddy (2019) $117.9K
Week 17, 2020 Apr 19–25 1 film · +118% 1 $280K +118% The Silence of the Marsh (2020) $280K
Week 17, 2021 Apr 18–24 3 films · +31028% 3 $87.2M +31028% Mortal Kombat (2021) $84.4M
Week 17, 2022 Apr 17–23 3 films · +21% 3 $105.2M +21% The Northman (2022) $75.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 17 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23)?

The Northman (2022) leads with $75.9M worldwide, $34.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) at $29.1M and 9 Bullets (2022) at $193.9K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $105.2M in all, or $35.1M per film on average. Week 16, 2022 releases took $89.9M.

How many thriller movies released in week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Northman (2022), earned $75.9M.

How much of the Week 17, 2022 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$54.5M of the $105.2M total, or 52%, 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 17, 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 week 17 of 2022 (Apr 17–23). 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 17, 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.