Thriller Facts and Figures

 Facts and Figures about Thrillers. 

The Lodger (1927) 

• Alfred Hitchcock’s first thriller film- well known as the start of the thriller genre. 
• Earned an estimated $134,236 on domestic Blu-ray sales. 
• The budget for the film was £12,000. 

Silence of the Lambs (1991) 

• Earned $275,726,716 at the box office. 
• Had a $20 million budget. 
• It opened in 1497 cinemas. 
• Ran for 15 weeks in cinemas. 

The Sopranos (1999)  

• Earned an estimated $153 million from domestic video sales. 
• It ran from 1999 to 2007 for a total of 6 series. 
• Budget of $2-7 million per episode.  

Broadchurch (2013) 

• The first series of Broadchurch gained an average of 9.37 million views. 
• The second series gained an average of 9.68 million views. 
• The final series gained an average of 10.75 million views. 
• The first series earned $1.6 million from domestic video sales. 

Parasite (2019)  

• Helped increase the popularity of the thriller genre. 
• Earned £11.5 million at the box office.  
• The film won 4 Oscars in 2020. 
• As of 2020 the film had grossed £197 million globally. 
• It had a budget of $11.4 million.