THEATRICAL BOX OFFICE INTELLIGENCE
High-Stakes Thrillers & Suspense Directory
Domestic weekend drops, international market shares, and streaming window bidding wars for mid-budget Hollywood suspense thrillers.
⚡ Executive Box Office Briefing (2026 Season)
What is the most profitable thriller in 2026? Runner and Covert Action demonstrate high return multiples relative to their production investments.
Combined Slate Gross
$6261.2M
23 Theatrical Slates TrackedProduction Capital Deployed
$1907M
Studio InvestmentAverage Recoup Multiple
5.6x Budget
Global Theatrical ROITop Box Office Leader
The Dark Knight
$1006.0M Worldwide
Worldwide Gross Haul5.44x Recouped
$1006.0M
Production Budget:$185M
Star Payday (Christian Bale):$ Upfront + Box Office Bonus
Worldwide Gross Haul5.24x Recouped
$839.0M
Production Budget:$160M
Star Payday (Leonardo DiCaprio):$ Upfront + 20% First-Dollar Gross
Worldwide Gross Haul1.97x Recouped
$571.0M
Production Budget:$290M
Star Payday (Tom Cruise):$ Upfront + 10% First-Dollar Gross
Worldwide Gross Haul4.07x Recouped
$406.9M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Leonardo DiCaprio):$ Upfront + Red Granite Equity
Worldwide Gross Haul2.39x Recouped
$371.0M
Production Budget:$155M
Star Payday (Glen Powell):$ Upfront + 5% Box Office Escalator
Worldwide Gross Haul6.05x Recouped
$369.3M
Production Budget:$61M
Star Payday (Ben Affleck):Lead Star Theatrical Contract
Worldwide Gross Haul4.38x Recouped
$350.8M
Production Budget:$80M
Star Payday (Cailee Spaeny):$1.5M Base + Franchise Options
Worldwide Gross Haul9.92x Recouped
$327.3M
Production Budget:$33M
Star Payday (Morgan Freeman):Lead Star Theatrical Contract
Worldwide Gross Haul3.69x Recouped
$294.8M
Production Budget:$80M
Star Payday (Leonardo DiCaprio):$ Upfront Guarantee
Worldwide Gross Haul14.35x Recouped
$272.7M
Production Budget:$19M
Star Payday (Jodie Foster):Principal Cast
Worldwide Gross Haul26.74x Recouped
$213.9M
Production Budget:$8M
Star Payday (John Travolta):$ Scale + Equity Points
Worldwide Gross Haul6.87x Recouped
$171.6M
Production Budget:$25M
Star Payday (Tommy Lee Jones):Principal Cast
🍅88%Apple Original Films / Paramount
Killers of the Flower Moon
Crime / Drama / History
Theatrical ReleaseWorldwide Gross Haul0.79x Recouped
$157.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Leonardo DiCaprio):$ Guaranteed Upfront (Apple TV+)
Worldwide Gross Haul6.4x Recouped
$127.9M
Production Budget:$20M
Star Payday (Ralph Fiennes):$ Upfront + Oscar Escalators
Worldwide Gross Haul2.52x Recouped
$126.0M
Production Budget:$50M
Star Payday (Kirsten Dunst):$ Upfront (A24 Flagship)
Worldwide Gross Haul2.5x Recouped
$125.0M
Production Budget:$50M
Star Payday (Bill Skarsgård):$ Upfront + Focus Features Escalator
Worldwide Gross Haul2.65x Recouped
$122.1M
Production Budget:$46M
Star Payday (Hugh Jackman):Lead Star Theatrical Contract
Worldwide Gross Haul10.8x Recouped
$108.0M
Production Budget:$10M
Star Payday (Nicolas Cage):$ Upfront + Saturn Films Equity
Worldwide Gross Haul1.56x Recouped
$101.2M
Production Budget:$65M
Star Payday (Brad Pitt):$.5M Upfront Guarantee
Worldwide Gross Haul2.83x Recouped
$84.9M
Production Budget:$30M
Star Payday (Emily Blunt):Lead Star Theatrical Contract
Worldwide Gross Haul2.65x Recouped
$79.6M
Production Budget:$30M
Star Payday (Ralph Fiennes):Principal Cast
Worldwide Gross Haul3.5x Recouped
$35.0M
Production Budget:$10M
Star Payday (Dev Patel):$ + Director/Producer Points
Worldwide Gross Haul1x Recouped
$0.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Robert Pattinson):$ Upfront + Backend Points
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