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Thriller box office · Week 9 · Feb 20–26, 2022

Thriller Box Office, Week 9 of 2022: Thriller Releases of Feb 20–26

Bheemla Nayak (2022) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26), with $15.2M worldwide, ahead of Valimai (2022) at $13.3M and The Desperate Hour (2022) at $1.8M. 9 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $33.2M in all. That is 19.4 times the total of Week 8, 2022, whose releases took $1.7M. By language, Telugu leads with $15.2M across 1 thriller release.

week 9 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$33.2M
Bheemla Nayak (2022), the #1
$15.2M
vs Week 8, 2022
×19.4
Bheemla Nayak (2022) movie poster #1 of 9
#1 thriller movie of Week 9, 2022

Bheemla Nayak (2022)

2022 · Thriller, Action

$15.2M worldwide · 46% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 9 of 2022?

Bheemla Nayak (2022) leads with $15.2M, 46% of the total. The top 5 together took $32.4M, 98% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Bheemla Nayak (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $15.2M Bheemla Nayak (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Valimai (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $13.3M Valimai (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Desperate Hour (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $1.8M The Desperate Hour (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Restless (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $1.1M Restless (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Aaja Mexico Challiye (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $981.4K Aaja Mexico Challiye (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26).

  1. 1 Bheemla Nayak (2022) movie poster
    Bheemla Nayak (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · Telugu · Thriller, Action, Drama $15.2M worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.2M
  2. 2 Valimai (2022) movie poster
    Valimai (2022) Feb 24, 2022 · Tamil · Thriller, Crime, Action $13.3M worldwide
    Feb 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3M
  3. 3 The Desperate Hour (2022) movie poster
    The Desperate Hour (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · English · Thriller $1.8M worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  4. 4 Restless (2022) movie poster
    Restless (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · French · Action, Thriller, Crime $1.1M worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  5. 5 Aaja Mexico Challiye (2022) movie poster
    Aaja Mexico Challiye (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · Punjabi · Drama, Thriller $981.4K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $981.4K
  6. 6 The Bunker Game (2022) movie poster
    The Bunker Game (2022) Feb 24, 2022 · English · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $429.1K worldwide
    Feb 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $429.1K
  7. 7 Cracked (2022) movie poster
    Cracked (2022) Feb 22, 2022 · Thai · Horror, Thriller $206.4K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $206.4K
  8. 8 Romeo & Juliet Killers (2022) movie poster
    Romeo & Juliet Killers (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $156.8K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $156.8K
  9. 9 Gasoline Alley (2022) movie poster
    Gasoline Alley (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · English · Action, Thriller $32.4K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 9 releases took $33.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 3 (Jan 9–15) with $169.7M, led by Scream (2022).

  1. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 Scream (2022) $169.7M Scream (2022)
  2. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 Perfect Strangers (2022) $233.4K Perfect Strangers (2022)
  3. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 The Requin (2022) $130.5K The Requin (2022)
  4. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 Veerame Vaagai Soodum (2022) $1.6M Veerame Vaagai Soodum (2022)
  5. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 6–12 Blacklight (2022) $21.4M Blacklight (2022)
  6. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 13–19 In the Heart of the Machine (2022) $1.7M In the Heart of the Machine (2022)
  7. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 20–26 Bheemla Nayak (2022) $33.2M Bheemla Nayak (2022)
  8. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 27–Mar 5 Bheeshma Parvam (2022) $6.8M Bheeshma Parvam (2022)
  9. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 Goliath (2022) $6.3M Goliath (2022)
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2017 earned the most: $624.7M from 9 films, led by Logan (2017). Week 9, 2022 took $33.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2013 Feb 24–Mar 2 5 films 5 $41.3M – The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) $25.1M
Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 5 films · +447% 5 $225.6M +447% Non-Stop (2014) $222.8M
Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 5 films · −81% 5 $43.4M −81% The Lazarus Effect (2015) $38.4M
Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 3 films · −44% 3 $24.1M −44% Triple 9 (2016) $23.2M
Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 9 films · +2487% 9 $624.7M +2487% Logan (2017) $619.2M
Week 9, 2018 Feb 25–Mar 3 6 films · −68% 6 $201.9M −68% Red Sparrow (2018) $151.6M
Week 9, 2019 Feb 24–Mar 2 15 films · −86% 15 $29.2M −86% Greta (2019) $18.7M
Week 9, 2020 Feb 23–29 4 films · +397% 4 $145.1M +397% The Invisible Man (2020) $144.5M
Week 9, 2021 Feb 21–27 3 films · −99% 3 $1.3M −99% Crisis (2021) $1.1M
Week 9, 2022 Feb 20–26 9 films · +2364% 9 $33.2M +2364% Bheemla Nayak (2022) $15.2M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 9 of 2022?

Telugu-language thriller films took $15.2M across 1 film, 46% of the total, ahead of Tamil-language thriller films ($13.3M) and English-language thriller films ($2.4M).

Week 9 of 2022 Thriller Box Office by Language

  1. Telugu $15.2M
    1 film · #1 Bheemla Nayak (2022)
  2. Tamil $13.3M
    1 film · #1 Valimai (2022)
  3. English $2.4M
    4 films · #1 The Desperate Hour (2022)
  4. French $1.1M
    1 film · #1 Restless (2022)
  5. Punjabi $981.4K
    1 film · #1 Aaja Mexico Challiye (2022)
  6. Thai $206.4K
    1 film · #1 Cracked (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 9 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 9 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26)?

Bheemla Nayak (2022) leads with $15.2M worldwide. Next come Valimai (2022) at $13.3M and The Desperate Hour (2022) at $1.8M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26) earn?

9 thriller films released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $33.2M in all, or $3.7M per film on average. Week 8, 2022 releases took $1.7M.

How many thriller movies released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bheemla Nayak (2022), earned $15.2M.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26). 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 9, 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.