#1 of 9 #1 thriller movie of Week 38, 2023
2023 · Action, Adventure
$37.9M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total
$16.7M US & Canada · 44% $21.2M elsewhere · 56%
Thriller box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 2023
Thriller Box Office, Week 38 of 2023: Thriller Releases of Sep 17–23
Expend4bles (2023) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23), with $37.9M worldwide, ahead of It Lives Inside (2023) at $7.4M and The Black Book (2023) at $3.4M. 9 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $49M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 61% on Week 37, 2023, whose releases took $124.9M. By language, English leads with $48.8M across 5 thriller releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $49M
- Expend4bles (2023), the #1
- $37.9M
- vs Week 37, 2023
- −61%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 38 of 2023?
Expend4bles (2023) leads with $37.9M, 77% of the total. The top 5 together took $48.9M, almost all of what the 9 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 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23).
- 1 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $16.7M Rest of the world: $21.2M Worldwide: $37.9M
- 2 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $7.4M
- 3 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
- 4 Sep 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99.8K
- 5 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.5K
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Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.7K - 7
Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)Sep 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.6K
Sep 20, 2023 · Finnish · Action, Comedy, Thriller $42.6K worldwide - 8
Sep 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K - 9
Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $49M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Sep 3–9) with $302M, led by The Nun II (2023).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 Heart of Stone (2023) $5.2M Heart of Stone (2023)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Blue Beetle (2023) $131.2M Blue Beetle (2023)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Retribution (2023) $21.6M Retribution (2023)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 The Equalizer 3 (2023) $196.1M The Equalizer 3 (2023)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 The Nun II (2023) $302M The Nun II (2023)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 A Haunting in Venice (2023) $124.9M A Haunting in Venice (2023)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Expend4bles (2023) $49M Expend4bles (2023)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 Saw X (2023) $222.2M Saw X (2023)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 The Royal Hotel (2023) $4.4M The Royal Hotel (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2015 earned the most: $610.8M from 12 films, led by Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). Week 38, 2023 took $49M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 7 films | 7 | $412M | – | The Maze Runner (2014) $348.3M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 12 films · +48% | 12 | $610.8M | +48% | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) $312.3M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 10 films · −81% | 10 | $116.8M | −81% | Blair Witch (2016) $45.2M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 7 films · −79% | 7 | $24.5M | −79% | Ayla (2017) $13M |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 6 films · −35% | 6 | $16M | −35% | The Negotiation (2018) $15.3M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 12 films · +1312% | 12 | $226M | +1312% | Ad Astra (2019) $127.5M |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 7 films · −78% | 7 | $49.8M | −78% | Spiral (2020) $40.6M |
| Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 10 films · −14% | 10 | $43.1M | −14% | The Stronghold (2021) $18.1M |
| Week 38, 2022 Sep 11–17 11 films · −34% | 11 | $28.3M | −34% | See How They Run (2022) $22M |
| Week 38, 2023 Sep 17–23 9 films · +73% | 9 | $49M | +73% | Expend4bles (2023) $37.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 38 of 2023?
English-language thriller films took $48.8M across 5 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Serbian-language thriller films ($99.8K) and Malayalam-language thriller films ($60.7K).
Week 38 of 2023 Thriller Box Office by Language
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 38 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23)?
Expend4bles (2023) leads with $37.9M worldwide, $16.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come It Lives Inside (2023) at $7.4M and The Black Book (2023) at $3.4M.
How much did thriller movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) earn?
9 thriller films released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $49M in all, or $5.4M per film on average. Week 37, 2023 releases took $124.9M.
How many thriller movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Expend4bles (2023), earned $37.9M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 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 38, 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.