#1 of 14 #1 thriller movie of Week 40, 2023
2023 · Thriller
$1.4M worldwide · 31% of the chart's total
$780.3K US & Canada · 57% $586.5K elsewhere · 43%
Thriller box office · Week 40 · Oct 1–7, 2023
Thriller Box Office, Week 40 of 2023: Thriller Releases of Oct 1–7
The Royal Hotel (2023) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7), with $1.4M worldwide, ahead of The Jester (2023) at $1.1M and The Bridge Curse: Ritual (2023) at $594.3K. 14 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, 19% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on Week 39, 2023, whose releases took $222.2M. By language, English leads with $3.1M across 7 thriller releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 14
- combined worldwide
- $4.4M
- The Royal Hotel (2023), the #1
- $1.4M
- vs Week 39, 2023
- −98%
#1 of 14 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 40 of 2023?
The Royal Hotel (2023) leads with $1.4M, 31% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.7M, 84% of what all 14 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 40 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 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7).
- 1 Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: $780.3K Rest of the world: $586.5K Worldwide: $1.4M
- 2 Oct 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 3 Oct 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.3K
- 4 Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: $55.5K Rest of the world: $317K Worldwide: $372.6K
- 5 Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $263.5K
- 6
The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249.7K
Oct 6, 2023 · Chinese · Thriller, Crime, Drama $249.7K worldwide - 7
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.1K - 8
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.7K - 9
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.8K - 10
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.1K - 11
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K - 12
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8K - 13
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K - 14
Oct 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8K
Gross bands
How Many Week 40 of 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 14 films reached $100M. 14 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $4.4M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 14 films, 100% of the list $4.4M · 100% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $4.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Sep 3–9) with $302M, led by The Nun II (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 Anatomy of a Fall (2023) $39M Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) $159.7M Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2019 earned the most: $1.3B from 14 films, led by Joker (2019). Week 40, 2023 took $4.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 8 films | 8 | $443.1M | – | Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M |
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 9 films · −77% | 9 | $101M | −77% | The Walk (2015) $61.2M |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · +21% | 4 | $121.8M | +21% | Deepwater Horizon (2016) $121.8M |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 12 films · +237% | 12 | $410.5M | +237% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $277.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 8 films · +125% | 8 | $924.3M | +125% | Venom (2018) $856.1M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 14 films · +41% | 14 | $1.3B | +41% | Joker (2019) $1.1B |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 11 films · −100% | 11 | $2.5M | −100% | The Widow (2020) $1.1M |
| Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 8 films · +20838% | 8 | $513.7M | +20838% | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M |
| Week 40, 2022 Sep 25–Oct 1 15 films · −97% | 15 | $14M | −97% | Vikram Vedha (2022) $8.2M |
| Week 40, 2023 Oct 1–7 14 films · −69% | 14 | $4.4M | −69% | The Royal Hotel (2023) $1.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 40 of 2023?
English-language thriller films took $3.1M across 7 films, 72% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language thriller films ($844K) and Hindi-language thriller films ($263.5K).
Week 40 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 40 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 14 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7)?
The Royal Hotel (2023) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $780.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Jester (2023) at $1.1M and The Bridge Curse: Ritual (2023) at $594.3K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7) earn?
14 thriller films released in week 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, or $310.9K per film on average. Week 39, 2023 releases took $222.2M.
How many thriller movies released in week 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Royal Hotel (2023), earned $1.4M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2023 (Oct 1–7). 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 40, 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.