More Research (IMDb)...

We managed to track down a chart with data on how many thrillers were released in the year 2008 and heres what has come up:
















I found on the - IMDb website that these are the top 10 box offices movies in the UK for 2009, it shows you how many screens the movies are being shown in, as well as the average amount of money made by on a weekend:



1.
A Christmas Carol (2009)

Screens - 434
Average amount on a weekend - £3,558
Cumulativebox office - £16,030,083


2.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Screens - 491
Average amount on a weekend - £1,800
Cumulativebox office - £883,990


3.
Planet 51 (2009)

Screens - 421
Average amount made on a weekend - £1,816
Cumulativebox office - £2,537,718


4.
Paranormal Activity (2007)

Screens - 399

Average amount made on a weekend - £1,901
Cumulativebox office - £8,703,396


5.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Screens - 458
Average amount made on a weekend - £1,638
Cumulativebox office - £25,004,680


6.
Nativity! (2009)

Screens - 405
Average amount made on a weekend - £1,648
Cumulativebox office - £2,676,614


7.
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Screens - 461
Average amount made on a weekend - £1,312
Cumulativebox office - £4,731,175


8.
2012 (2009/I)

Screens - 361
Average amount made on a weekend - £1,307
Cumulativebox office - £18,674,864


9.
The Box (2009/I)

Screens - 288
Average amount made on a weekend - £867
Cumulativebox office - £1,011,735


10.
A Serious Man (2009)

Screens - 100
Average amount made on a weekend - £1,307
Cumulativebox office - £1,335,999


As you can see, there is a gap in the market for Thrillers being made - only 50% of those movies listed above are Thriller's (this is including Paranormal Activity, which is assumed to be a horror).

ALSO...

There are some statistics released showing the popularity in genres in 2007:

And unfortunately, only 5.4% of releases made out of all genres were Thrillers, with a gross box office of £67.6 million, however, Thrillers surprisingly beat Horror's which are known to be more popular. Horror's only had 4.7% of releases.

The top Thriller title was The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007.


Yet in 2008:

Another set of statistics show that the percentage of Thrillers released decreased 0.1%. Which isn't a lot, but dramatically affected the percentage of gross box office to £21.2 million as opposed to the £67.6 million as shown above in 2007. 2008's top performing title was - No Country For Old Men.


Here are 10 most popular thrillers of all time:

Basic Instinct (1992)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Casino Royale (2006)
Fargo (1995)
Get Carter (1971)
Jackie Brown (1997)
LA Confidential (1997)
Le Samourai (1967)
Memento (2000)
The Usual Suspects (1995)



Here's some expected codes and conventions to be in thrillers:

Sound and editing : Involves several different camera angles and quick snaps and changes between shots. Music tends to be full of tension and has a racy sound to go with the action etc.

Lighting - Shadow, mirrors and stairs are mostly used.

Narrative - Normally shown from different characters points of view. Not just one persons view. Normally it is made out so the audience has empathy for one of the characters.

Setting - According to what the story line is based on. Not a particular setting-base.

Mise-en-scene - Dim/dark lighting, (illegal) weapons for props. Camera shots are normally close ups or normal shots. Quite a lot of camera movement.