Institutional Research

 A thriller provides the sudden rush of excitement and exhilaration. It keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as the plot builds towards a climax. Always in Thrillers it will include factors such as plot twists and cliffhangers. A Thriller is usually a villian driven plot where there are obstacles put in place for the protagonist to overcome. Thrillers are placed 5th on the list for the most popular movie genres. The top 3 most successful Thriller movies of all time are "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), "Jurassic Park" (1993) and "American Sniper" (2014). 

 Looking at the table the total gross for Thriller/Suspense it is of 12 billion dollars. This obviously means that it is a successful genre but if you compare it to comedy which is at first there is a difference of 28 billion dollars in total gross, which is much higher.