#1 of 6 #1 thriller movie of Week 3, 2023
2023 · Drama, Thriller
$48.8M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$32.5M US & Canada · 67% $16.3M elsewhere · 33%
Thriller box office · Week 3 · Jan 15–21, 2023
Thriller Box Office, Week 3 of 2023: Thriller Releases of Jan 15–21
Missing (2023) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21), with $48.8M worldwide, ahead of Heroic (2023) at $1.7M and Detective Knight: Independence (2023) at $53.3K. 6 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $50.6M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 34% on Week 2, 2023, whose releases took $77.1M. By language, English leads with $48.8M across 4 thriller releases.
- week 3 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $50.6M
- Missing (2023), the #1
- $48.8M
- vs Week 2, 2023
- −34%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 3 of 2023?
Missing (2023) leads with $48.8M, 96% of the total. The top 5 together took $50.6M, almost all of what the 6 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 Week 3 of 2023, 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 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21).
- 1 Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $16.3M Worldwide: $48.8M
- 2 Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
- 3 Detective Knight: Independence (2023)Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.3K
Jan 20, 2023 · English · Thriller, Action, Crime $53.3K worldwide - 4 Jan 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.8K
- 5 Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.7K
- 6
Jan 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 3 releases took $50.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2022 (Dec 11–17) with $2.3B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
- Week 50, 2022 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Play Dead (2022) $662.1K Play Dead (2022)
- Week 51, 2022 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Week 52, 2022 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Faithfully Yours (2022) $2.4M Faithfully Yours (2022)
- Week 53, 2022 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Lost in the Stars (2022) $489.1M Lost in the Stars (2022)
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 M3GAN (2023) $180.1M M3GAN (2023)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Plane (2023) $77.1M Plane (2023)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 Missing (2023) $50.6M Missing (2023)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 Pathaan (2023) $128M Pathaan (2023)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 Knock at the Cabin (2023) $59.5M Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 3 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2017 earned the most: $625.5M from 8 films, led by xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017). Week 3, 2023 took $50.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3, 2014 Jan 12–18 4 films | 4 | $142.1M | – | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) $135.5M |
| Week 3, 2015 Jan 11–17 2 films · −85% | 2 | $21.2M | −85% | Blackhat (2015) $19.7M |
| Week 3, 2016 Jan 10–16 9 films · −98% | 9 | $431.5K | −98% | Intruders (2016) $236.2K |
| Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 8 films · +144853% | 8 | $625.5M | +144853% | xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) $346.1M |
| Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 7 films · −87% | 7 | $81.3M | −87% | Den of Thieves (2018) $80.5M |
| Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 8 films · +204% | 8 | $247.4M | +204% | Glass (2019) $247M |
| Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 9 films · +75% | 9 | $433.1M | +75% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M |
| Week 3, 2021 Jan 10–16 4 films · −94% | 4 | $24.1M | −94% | The Marksman (2021) $23.1M |
| Week 3, 2022 Jan 9–15 5 films · +605% | 5 | $169.7M | +605% | Scream (2022) $166.6M |
| Week 3, 2023 Jan 15–21 6 films · −70% | 6 | $50.6M | −70% | Missing (2023) $48.8M |
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2023, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 30–May 6) with $850.2M, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
- Week 1 $180.1M
- Week 2 $77.1M
- Week 3 $50.6M
- Week 4 $128M
- Week 5 $59.5M
- Week 6 $2.9M
- Week 7 $619.7M
- Week 8 $95.2M
- Week 9 $105.4M
- Week 10 $62.2M
- Week 11 $144M
- Week 12 $448.5M
- Week 13 $1M
- Week 14 $3.7M
- Week 15 $79.5M
- Week 16 $169.4M
- Week 17 $13.3M
- Week 18 $850.2M
- Week 19 $1.3M
- Week 20 $718.2M
- Week 21 $16M
- Week 22 $153.9M
- Week 23 $981.3K
- Week 24 $18.3M
- Week 25 $6.4M
- Week 26 $7.5M
- Week 27 $440.3M
- Week 28 $574.9M
- Week 29 $10.2M
- Week 30 $104.9M
- Week 31 $400.1M
- Week 32 $5.2M
- Week 33 $131.2M
- Week 34 $21.6M
- Week 35 $196.1M
- Week 36 $302M
- Week 37 $124.9M
- Week 38 $49M
- Week 39 $222.2M
- Week 40 $4.4M
- Week 41 $39M
- Week 42 $159.7M
- Week 43 $294.8M
- Week 44 $3.4M
- Week 45 $13.1M
- Week 46 $508M
- Week 47 $117.9M
- Week 48 $100.1M
- Week 49 $31.9M
- Week 50 $432.4K
- Week 51 $14.1M
- Week 52 $1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 3 of 2023: 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21)?
Missing (2023) leads with $48.8M worldwide, $32.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Heroic (2023) at $1.7M and Detective Knight: Independence (2023) at $53.3K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21) earn?
6 thriller films released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $50.6M in all, or $8.4M per film on average. Week 2, 2023 releases took $77.1M.
How many thriller movies released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Missing (2023), earned $48.8M.
How is the week 3, 2023 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 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21). 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 3, 2023 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.