#1 of 4 #1 thriller movie of Week 42, 2025
2025 · Animation, Action
$14.4M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
$1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
Thriller box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2025
Thriller Box Office, Week 42 of 2025: Thriller Releases of Oct 12–18
Pets on a Train (2025) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18), with $14.4M worldwide, ahead of Truth & Treason (2025) at $6.2M and The Astronaut (2025) at $111.6K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.8M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $20.8M
- Pets on a Train (2025), the #1
- $14.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 38%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 42 of 2025?
Pets on a Train (2025) leads with $14.4M, 69% of the total. The top 4 together took $20.8M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4
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The chart
Every Thriller Release of Week 42 of 2025, 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18).
- 1 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M
- 2 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $160.4K Worldwide: $6.2M
- 3 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $111.6K
- 4 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $20.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 7–13) with $793.7M, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025).
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) $499.3M The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) $793.7M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 731 (2025) $274.6M 731 (2025)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 One Battle After Another (2025) $223.7M One Battle After Another (2025)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Good Boy (2025) $13.3M Good Boy (2025)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 After the Hunt (2025) $9.6M After the Hunt (2025)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Pets on a Train (2025) $20.8M Pets on a Train (2025)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Tenement (2025) $123.7K Tenement (2025)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Anniversary (2025) $1.5M Anniversary (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2018 earned the most: $264.9M from 7 films, led by Halloween (2018). Week 42, 2025 took $20.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 7 films | 7 | $161.4M | – | The Accountant (2016) $155.6M |
| Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 8 films · +50% | 8 | $241.8M | +50% | Geostorm (2017) $221.9M |
| Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 7 films · +10% | 7 | $264.9M | +10% | Halloween (2018) $259.9M |
| Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 4 films · −100% | 4 | $1.1M | −100% | The Spy (2019) $977.3K |
| Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 7 films · +3482% | 7 | $38.4M | +3482% | Honest Thief (2020) $31.2M |
| Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 4 films · +328% | 4 | $164.3M | +328% | Halloween Kills (2021) $133.4M |
| Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 13 films · −21% | 13 | $130.4M | −21% | Halloween Ends (2022) $104.4M |
| Week 42, 2023 Oct 15–21 8 films · +22% | 8 | $159.7M | +22% | Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) $158.8M |
| Week 42, 2024 Oct 13–19 9 films · −6% | 9 | $150.4M | −6% | Smile 2 (2024) $138.1M |
| Week 42, 2025 Oct 12–18 4 films · −86% | 4 | $20.8M | −86% | Pets on a Train (2025) $14.4M |
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.9B, led by Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
- Week 1 $1.1M
- Week 2 $65.7M
- Week 3 $14M
- Week 4 $53.4M
- Week 5 $41.1M
- Week 6 $17.1M
- Week 7 $357.4K
- Week 8 $7.3M
- Week 9 $24.8M
- Week 10 $2.6M
- Week 11 $80.7M
- Week 12 $7.1M
- Week 13 $147.1M
- Week 14 $660.2K
- Week 15 $129.6M
- Week 16 $373.2M
- Week 17 $119.4M
- Week 18 $11.8M
- Week 19 $6.1M
- Week 20 $8.6M
- Week 21 $600.2M
- Week 22 $43.5M
- Week 23 $160.2M
- Week 24 $3.9M
- Week 25 $154.4M
- Week 26 $39.3M
- Week 27 $871.9M
- Week 28 $188.2K
- Week 29 $1.2M
- Week 30 $1.9M
- Week 31 $91.1K
- Week 32 $452K
- Week 33 $58.8M
- Week 34 $12.2M
- Week 35 $33.3M
- Week 36 $499.3M
- Week 37 $793.7M
- Week 38 $274.6M
- Week 39 $223.7M
- Week 40 $13.3M
- Week 41 $9.6M
- Week 42 $20.8M
- Week 43 $123.7K
- Week 44 $1.5M
- Week 45 $268.1M
- Week 46 $316.4M
- Week 47 $61.2K
- Week 48 $19.5M
- Week 49 $252.3M
- Week 50 $1.7M
- Week 51 $1.9B
- Week 52 $40.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 42 of 2025: 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18)?
Pets on a Train (2025) leads with $14.4M worldwide, $1.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Truth & Treason (2025) at $6.2M and The Astronaut (2025) at $111.6K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) earn?
4 thriller films released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $20.8M in all, or $5.2M per film on average.
How many thriller movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Pets on a Train (2025), earned $14.4M.
How is the week 42, 2025 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18). 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 42, 2025 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.