#1 of 37 #1 thriller movie of August 2024
2024 · Horror, Sci-Fi
$350.9M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
$105.3M US & Canada · 30% $245.6M elsewhere · 70%
Thriller box office · August 2024
Thriller Box Office, August 2024: Top-Grossing Releases
Alien: Romulus (2024) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in August 2024, with $350.9M worldwide, ahead of Trap (2024) at $83.7M and Blink Twice (2024) at $48.1M. 37 thriller films released in August 2024 report a worldwide gross, $586.4M in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 20% on July 2024, whose releases took $735.8M. By language, English leads with $568.5M across 23 thriller releases.
- August 2024 releases with a gross
- 37
- combined worldwide
- $586.4M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs July 2024
- −20%
#1 of 37 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of August 2024?
Alien: Romulus (2024) leads with $350.9M, 60% of the total. The top 5 together took $539.9M, 92% of what all 37 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 August 2024, 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 August 2024.
- 1 Aug 16, 2024 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $350.9M
- 2 Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: $42.8M Rest of the world: $40.9M Worldwide: $83.7M
- 3 Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: $23.1M Rest of the world: $25M Worldwide: $48.1M
- 4 Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: $15.5M Rest of the world: $17.5M Worldwide: $33M
- 5 Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: $9.3M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $24.2M
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: $336K Rest of the world: $16.8M Worldwide: $17.1M
Aug 9, 2024 · Chinese · Action, Crime, Thriller $17.1M worldwide - 7
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $13M - 8
Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $341.4K Worldwide: $6.6M - 9
Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $4.9M - 10
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M - 11
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $735.7K Rest of the world: $82.5K Worldwide: $818.3K - 12
Aug 16, 2024 US and Canada: $456.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $456.6K - 13
Aug 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $319.5K - 14
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: $166.6K Rest of the world: $108.6K Worldwide: $275.1K - 15
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $156.2K - 16
Aug 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $155.3K - 17
Aug 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143K - 18
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: $111.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $111.1K - 19
Aug 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110K - 20
Aug 27, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.4K - 21
Aug 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.3K - 22
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90.3K - 23
Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88.3K - 24
Aug 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.2K - 25
Aug 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.5K - 26
Aug 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.2K - 27
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $36.9K Rest of the world: $9.1K Worldwide: $46K - 28
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $10.2K Rest of the world: $15.4K Worldwide: $25.6K - 29
Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.2K - 30
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $9.6K Rest of the world: $9.1K Worldwide: $18.8K - 31
Aug 16, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.8K - 32
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K - 33
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K - 34
Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3K - 35
Aug 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K - 36
Aug 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237 - 37
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $213
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in August 2024?
Of the top 10, City of Dreams (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) made 98% of its gross abroad. Across all 37 films, $215.5M (37%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Alien: Romulus (2024) $350.9M $105.3M US & Canada · 30% $245.6M elsewhere · 70%
- 2 Trap (2024) $83.7M $42.8M US & Canada · 51% $40.9M elsewhere · 49%
- 3 Blink Twice (2024) $48.1M $23.1M US & Canada · 48% $25M elsewhere · 52%
- 4 Borderlands (2024) $33M $15.5M US & Canada · 47% $17.5M elsewhere · 53%
- 5 The Crow (2024) $24.2M $9.3M US & Canada · 38% $15M elsewhere · 62%
- 6 Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) $17.1M $336K US & Canada · 2% $16.8M elsewhere · 98%
- 7 Afraid (2024) $13M $6.7M US & Canada · 52% $6.3M elsewhere · 48%
- 8 Cuckoo (2024) $6.6M $6.2M US & Canada · 95% $341.4K elsewhere · 5%
- 9 Strange Darling (2024) $4.9M $3.1M US & Canada · 64% $1.8M elsewhere · 36%
- 10 City of Dreams (2024) $1.7M $1.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many August 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 37 films crossed $100M and took $350.9M between them, 60% of the total. 30 films, 81% of the list, earned under $10M.
60% 37%
- $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 1 film, 3% of the list $350.9M · 60% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 6 films, 16% of the list $219.1M · 37% of the gross
- Under $10M 30 films, 81% of the list $16.4M · 3% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of August 2024 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 33 (Aug 11–17) took $351.5M, led by Alien: Romulus (2024). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 28–Aug 3 Trap (2024) $84.7M Trap (2024)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 Borderlands (2024) $56.8M Borderlands (2024)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 Alien: Romulus (2024) $351.5M Alien: Romulus (2024)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Blink Twice (2024) $77.6M Blink Twice (2024)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Afraid (2024) $15.7M Afraid (2024)
Earlier years
How Does August 2024 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2019 earned the most: $2.1B from 45 films, led by Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). August 2024 took $586.4M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| August 2015 28 films | 28 | $375.2M | – | Assassination (2015) $96.1M |
| August 2016 21 films · +230% | 21 | $1.2B | +230% | Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M |
| August 2017 34 films · −65% | 34 | $434.5M | −65% | Annabelle: Creation (2017) $306.6M |
| August 2018 44 films · +138% | 44 | $1B | +138% | The Meg (2018) $529.3M |
| August 2019 45 films · +99% | 45 | $2.1B | +99% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760.7M |
| August 2020 20 films · −98% | 20 | $48.5M | −98% | Unhinged (2020) $44.3M |
| August 2021 19 films · +326% | 19 | $206.5M | +326% | Candyman (2021) $77.4M |
| August 2022 35 films · +124% | 35 | $462.4M | +124% | Bullet Train (2022) $239.3M |
| August 2023 26 films · +21% | 26 | $558.3M | +21% | Meg 2: The Trench (2023) $398.5M |
| August 2024 37 films · +5% | 37 | $586.4M | +5% | Alien: Romulus (2024) $350.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Thriller Movies Speak in August 2024?
English-language thriller films took $568.5M across 23 films, 97% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language thriller films ($17.2M) and Thai-language thriller films ($155.3K).
August 2024 Thriller Box Office by Language
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English $568.5M23 films · #1 Alien: Romulus (2024) - Chinese $17.2M2 films · #1 Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
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Thai $155.3K1 film · #1 The Paradise of Thorns (2024) -
French $155.2K3 films · #1 Rabia (2024) -
Tamil $147.3K2 films · #1 Demonte Colony 2 (2024) - Hindi $90.3K1 film · #1 Ulajh (2024)
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Indonesian $80.2K1 film · #1 Sakaratul Maut (2024) - Telugu $47.6K3 films · #1 Double iSmart (2024)
- Malayalam $3.3K1 film · #1 Footage (2024)
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2024, Month by Month
The months of 2024 with their totals: October leads with $974.4M, led by Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
- January $236.1M #1 The Beekeeper (2024)
- February $246.5M #1 Madame Web (2024)
- March $782.2M #1 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
- April $161.4M #1 Spy x Family Code: White (2024)
- May $338.6M #1 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
- June $870.8M #1 Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
- July $735.8M #1 Twisters (2024)
- August $586.4M #1 Alien: Romulus (2024)
- September $125M #1 Speak No Evil (2024)
- October $974.4M #1 Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
- November $156.5M #1 Heretic (2024)
- December $468.6M #1 Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (2024)
FAQ
Thriller Box Office August 2024: 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 37 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in August 2024?
Alien: Romulus (2024) leads with $350.9M worldwide, $105.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Trap (2024) at $83.7M and Blink Twice (2024) at $48.1M.
How much did thriller movies released in August 2024 earn?
37 thriller films released in August 2024 report a worldwide gross, $586.4M in all, or $15.8M per film on average. July 2024 releases took $735.8M.
How many thriller movies released in August 2024 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Alien: Romulus (2024) with $350.9M.
How is the August 2024 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 August 2024. 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 August 2024 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.