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Thriller box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 2022

Thriller Box Office, Week 50 of 2022: Thriller Releases of Dec 4–10

Play Dead (2022) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10), with $391.4K worldwide, ahead of Detective Knight: Redemption (2022) at $192.9K and Slant (2022) at $41.6K. 8 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $662.1K in all. By language, English leads with $643.1K across 5 thriller releases.

week 50 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$662.1K
Play Dead (2022), the #1
$391.4K
Play Dead (2022) movie poster #1 of 8
#1 thriller movie of Week 50, 2022

Play Dead (2022)

2022 · Thriller, Horror

$391.4K worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 50 of 2022?

Play Dead (2022) leads with $391.4K, 59% of the total. The top 5 together took $648.3K, 98% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Play Dead (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $391.4K Play Dead (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Detective Knight: Redemption (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $192.9K Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Slant (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $41.6K Slant (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Vadh (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $13.3K Vadh (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Black Warrant (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $9.1K Black Warrant (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10).

  1. 1 Play Dead (2022) movie poster
    Play Dead (2022) Dec 9, 2022 · English · Thriller, Horror $391.4K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $391.4K
  2. 2 Detective Knight: Redemption (2022) movie poster
    Detective Knight: Redemption (2022) Dec 9, 2022 · English · Action, Thriller $192.9K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192.9K
  3. 3 Slant (2022) movie poster
    Slant (2022) Dec 4, 2022 · English · Thriller, Mystery, Comedy $41.6K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.6K
  4. 4 Vadh (2022) movie poster
    Vadh (2022) Dec 9, 2022 · Hindi · Thriller, Crime $13.3K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3K
  5. 5 Black Warrant (2022) movie poster
    Black Warrant (2022) Dec 9, 2022 · English · Action, Thriller $9.1K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1K
  6. 6 Deinfluencer (2022) movie poster
    Deinfluencer (2022) Dec 6, 2022 · English · Horror, Thriller $8.1K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1K
  7. 7 Veekam (2022) movie poster
    Veekam (2022) Dec 9, 2022 · Malayalam · Thriller, Crime $3.8K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8K
  8. 8 Slave (2022) movie poster
    Slave (2022) Dec 7, 2022 · Arabic · Thriller $2K worldwide
    Dec 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $662.1K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $2.3B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Holy Spider (2022) $2.7M Holy Spider (2022)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 The Takeover (2022) $2.2M The Takeover (2022)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) $866.8M Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 The Menu (2022) $82.4M The Menu (2022)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) $13.4M Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Violent Night (2022) $111.4M Violent Night (2022)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Play Dead (2022) $662.1K Play Dead (2022)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Faithfully Yours (2022) $2.4M Faithfully Yours (2022)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2018 earned the most: $275.7M from 5 films, led by The Mule (2018). Week 50, 2022 took $662.1K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 5 films 5 $252M – American Hustle (2013) $251.2M
Week 50, 2014 Dec 7–13 3 films · −99% 3 $2.1M −99% The Captive (2014) $2.1M
Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 3 films · +4346% 3 $94.4M +4346% In the Heart of the Sea (2015) $94.3M
Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 4 films · −66% 4 $31.9M −66% Pandora (2016) $30.9M
Week 50, 2017 Dec 10–16 4 films · +6% 4 $33.8M +6% Steel Rain (2017) $32.8M
Week 50, 2018 Dec 9–15 5 films · +715% 5 $275.7M +715% The Mule (2018) $174.8M
Week 50, 2019 Dec 8–14 9 films · −2% 9 $269.9M −2% Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) $191.6M
Week 50, 2020 Dec 6–12 4 films · −100% 4 $1.1M −100% Songbird (2020) $620.8K
Week 50, 2021 Dec 5–11 4 films · +1797% 4 $21M +1797% Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021) $16.5M
Week 50, 2022 Dec 4–10 8 films · −97% 8 $662.1K −97% Play Dead (2022) $391.4K
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 50 of 2022?

English-language thriller films took $643.1K across 5 films, 97% of the total, ahead of Hindi-language thriller films ($13.3K) and Malayalam-language thriller films ($3.8K).

Week 50 of 2022 Thriller Box Office by Language

  1. English $643.1K
    5 films · #1 Play Dead (2022)
  2. Hindi $13.3K
    1 film · #1 Vadh (2022)
  3. Malayalam $3.8K
    1 film · #1 Veekam (2022)
  4. Arabic $2K
    1 film · #1 Slave (2022)
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2022, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $2.3B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 50 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10)?

Play Dead (2022) leads with $391.4K worldwide. Next come Detective Knight: Redemption (2022) at $192.9K and Slant (2022) at $41.6K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10) earn?

8 thriller films released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $662.1K in all, or $82.8K per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Play Dead (2022), earned $391.4K.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10). 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 50, 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.