This document provides a summary of the top 10 highest grossing thriller films of all time. It lists each film's title, year of release, worldwide box office earnings, famous starring actors and directors, and production and distribution studios. Some of the highest earning thrillers included Inception (2010), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and the Hunger Games franchise films from 2012 to 2015.

1. Top 10 Grossing Thriller Films Of
All Time

2. 1. Inception
Inception science fiction heist thriller film about, Dom Cobb, is
a thief with the rare ability to enter peoples dreams and steal
their secrets form their subconscious. He’s skill has made him
a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has
also cost him everything he loves. He is given the chance of
redemption as long as he can complete the impossible task.
Year: 2010
Money Made: $825.5 million
Famous Stars: Lenardo DiCaprio, Ken Wantanabe, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan
Production Company(s): Legendary Pictures, Syncopy
Distribution Company(s): Warner Bros Pictures

3. 2. The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a mystery thriller film based on the book of the
same name by Dan Brown. It focuses around the investigation of the
murder of a Museum louvre’s curator. The man was found using a
series of symbols and codes almost as if it is a pentagram. The man
they call in- an FBI agent turns out to be their number one suspect.
Year: 2006
Money Made: $758.2 million
Famous Stars: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Paul Bettany and Ian
McKellen
Director: Ron Howard
Production Company(s): Imagine Entertainment, Rainmaker Digital
Effects, Skylark Productions.
Distribution Company(s): Columbia Pictures

4. 3. The Hunger Games: MockingJay Part
One
This is the third installment of The Hunger Games film series and is a
the first part of the the book by the same name (MockingJay). After
being rescued from the destroyed arena in the 75th Hunger Games,
Katniss, along with fellow tribute Finnick Odair they are taken to District
13 an underground district isolated from Panem. Here lies the
beginning of the rebellion.
Year: 2014
Money Made: $755.4 million
Famous Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam
Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrleson and Elizabeth
Banks, Julianne Moore
Director: Frances Lawrence
Production Company(s): Color Force
Distribution Company(s): Lionsgate Films

5. 4. Gravity
Gravity is a science fiction thriller film based around Dr Ryan Stone
who is a brilliant medical engineer that embarks in her first shuttle
mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (who who is command of
his last flight before retiriing. However, disaster strikes…
Year: 2013
Money Made: $723.2 million
Famous Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
Director: Alfonson Cuaron
Production Company(s): Esperanto Filmoj, Heyday Films
Distribution Company(s): Warner Bros Pictures

6. 5. The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a dystopian style film based of the book (of the
same name) by Suzanne Collins. As the districts war with each other
through the ‘annual hunger games’ 2 young teenagers aged 14-18
are chosen to fight to the death. After Katniss Everdeen’s younger
sister is chosen she volunteers herself in order to save her younger
sisters life. It follows her journey from district 12 to ‘the games’
Year: 2012
Money Made: $694.4 million
Famous Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh
Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Donald
Sutherland
Director: Gary Ross
Production Company(s): Color Force
Distribution Company(s): Lionsgate Films

7. 6. The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is an American supernatural horror-thriller
film it is about a little boy named Cole Sear, who is troubled
and isolated and how the equally troubled child
psychologist Malcom Crowe who tries to help him through
his problems.
Year: 1999
Money Made: $672.8 million
Famous Stars: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams,
Haley Joel Osment
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Production Company(s): Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass
Entertainment, The Kennedy?Marshall Company and Barry
Mendel Productions
Distribution Company(s): Buena Vista Pictures
Distribution

8. 7. The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part
Two
This is the second installment of the mockingjay and the final part of
the Hunger Games series. Katniss excepts the role as mockingjay as
she leads a team of highly specialised warriors into the Captiol in
order to bring evil president snow down- no matter what the cost.
Year: 2015
Money Made: $653.4 million
Famous Stars: Jennifer Lawerence. Josh Hutcherson, Liam
Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore and
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director: Francis Lawrence
Production Company(s): Color Force
Distribution Company(s): Lionsgate Films

9. 8. Oceans Eleven
Oceans Eleven is a remake of the Rat Pack 1960’s film ‘Oceans 11’ It
is based around Dapper Danny Ocean who, after being released from
prison his next heist is already planned. He targets 3 Las Vegas
Casino’s who are all owned by the same entrepreneur- who happens
to have a thing for his ex wife Tess.
Year: 2001
Money Made: $450.7 million
Famous Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt
and Julia Roberts
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Production Company(s): Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry
Weintraub, Section Eight Productions, NPV Entertainment.
Distribution Company(s): Warner Bros

10. 9. Borne Ultimatum
This is the 3rd film in the Jason Borne film series and is based off of
the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. He continues his
international quest to work out his identity, travelling the world he
learns to stay one step ahead of those who would like to see him
dead.
Year: 2007
Money Made: $442.8 million
Famous Stars: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn and Scott
Glenn
Director: Paul Greengrass
Production Company(s): MP BETA Productions, The
Kennedy/Marshall Company, Ludlum Entertainment
Distribution Company(s): Universal Pictures

11. 10. Signs
Signs is a science-fiction thriller film based around a farmer named
Graham Hess who finds that everything he thought about the world
has changed. He discovers a message- an intricate pattern of
circles and lines in his crops. He begins to to investigate them and
seems that everything alters their lives.
Year: 2002
Money Made: $408.2 million
Famous Stars: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin and
Abigail Breslin
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Production Company(s): Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge
Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Distributed Company(s): Buena Vista Pictures