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Thriller box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2023

Thriller Box Office, Week 9 of 2023: Thriller Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $56.3M worldwide, ahead of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) at $49M and Transfusion (2023) at $95.3K. 8 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $105.4M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 11% on Week 8, 2023, whose releases took $95.2M. By language, Japanese leads with $56.3M across 1 thriller release.

week 9 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$105.4M
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), the #1
$56.3M
vs Week 8, 2023
+11%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 9 of 2023?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M, 53% of the total. The top 5 together took $105.4M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $56.3M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
    $10.1M US & Canada · 18% $46.2M elsewhere · 82%
  2. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $49M Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
    $6.5M US & Canada · 13% $42.5M elsewhere · 87%
  3. Transfusion (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $95.3K Transfusion (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Bagheera (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $13.5K Bagheera (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Give Me Pity! (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $9.8K Give Me Pity! (2023)
    $8.6K US & Canada · 87% $1.3K elsewhere · 13%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4).

  1. 1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Thriller $56.3M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $56.3M
  2. 2 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) movie poster
    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $49M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $49M
  3. 3 Transfusion (2023) movie poster
    Transfusion (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $95.3K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.3K
  4. 4 Bagheera (2023) movie poster
    Bagheera (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Tamil · Thriller, Drama $13.5K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
  5. 5 Give Me Pity! (2023) movie poster
    Give Me Pity! (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · English · Thriller, Comedy, Musical $9.8K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $8.6K Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $9.8K
  6. 6 Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) movie poster
    Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Malayalam · Thriller, Action $8.6K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6K
  7. 7 Bad Hombres (2023) movie poster
    Bad Hombres (2023) Mar 4, 2023 · English · Thriller, Crime $6.1K worldwide
    Mar 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
  8. 8 Beach House (2023) movie poster
    Beach House (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Catalan · Drama, Thriller $673 worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $673
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 9 of 2023?

Of the top 8, Give Me Pity! (2023) earned the biggest share at home (87% in the US & Canada), while Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) made 87% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $16.6M (16%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) $56.3M
    $10.1M US & Canada · 18% $46.2M elsewhere · 82%
  2. 2 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) $49M
    $6.5M US & Canada · 13% $42.5M elsewhere · 87%
  3. 3 Transfusion (2023) $95.3K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 Bagheera (2023) $13.5K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 Give Me Pity! (2023) $9.8K
    $8.6K US & Canada · 87% $1.3K elsewhere · 13%
  6. 6 Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) $8.6K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Bad Hombres (2023) $6.1K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  8. 8 Beach House (2023) $673
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2023 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, 2023 took $105.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 5 films 5 $225.6M – 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
Week 9, 2023 Feb 26–Mar 4 8 films · +217% 8 $105.4M +217% Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) $56.3M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in Week 9 of 2023?

Japanese-language thriller films took $56.3M across 1 film, 53% of the total, ahead of English-language thriller films ($49.1M) and Tamil-language thriller films ($13.5K).

Week 9 of 2023 Thriller Box Office by Language

  1. Japanese $56.3M
    1 film · #1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
  2. English $49.1M
    4 films · #1 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
  3. Tamil $13.5K
    1 film · #1 Bagheera (2023)
  4. 1 film · #1 Pakalum Paathiravum (2023)
  5. 1 film · #1 Beach House (2023)
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 9 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M worldwide, $10.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) at $49M and Transfusion (2023) at $95.3K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?

8 thriller films released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $105.4M in all, or $13.2M per film on average. Week 8, 2023 releases took $95.2M.

How many thriller movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), earned $56.3M.

How much of the Week 9, 2023 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.6M of the $105.4M total, or 16%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4). 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, 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.