2. Hard Candy Genre: Drama, Thriller. Directed By: David Slade. Writer: Brian Nelson. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page and Sandra Oh Country: USA Opening Weekend: $58,049 (USA) (16 April 2006) (2 Screens) Gross: $1,007,962 (USA) (4 June 2006) Tagline: Strangers shouldn’t talk to little girls.
3. 28 Days Later Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Directed By: Danny Boyle. Writers: Alex Garland. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston. Country: UK. Distributor: 20th Century Fox, DNA Films, British Film Council. Budget: $8,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $10,061,858 (USA) (29 June 2003) (1260 Screens) Gross: $45,063,889 (USA) (26 October 2003) Tagline: Day 1: Exposure - Day 3: Infection - Day 8: Epidemic - Day 15: Evacuation - Day 20: Devastation
4. Memento Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Directed By: Christopher Nolan. Writers: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan. Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano. Country: USA. Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment (USA), Universal Pictures (Netherlands), Fox Pathe Entertainment (UK) Budget: $5,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $235,488 (USA) (18 March 2001) (11 Screens). Gross: $25,530,884 (USA) (11 November 2001). Tagline: Some Memories Are Best Forgotten.
5. SAW VI Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Directed By: Kevin Greutert. Writers: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston. Country: Canada, USA, UK, Australia. Distributor: Lionsgate(USA) Budget:$11,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $14,118,444 (USA) (25 October 2009) (3036 Screens). Gross: $27,445,118 (USA) (15 November 2009). Tagline: Trust In Him.
6. JAWS Genre: Thriller Directed By: Steven Spielberg Writers: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb. Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. Country: USA. Distributor: Universal Pictures. Budget:$8,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $7,061,513 (USA) (22 June 1975) (409 Screens). Gross: $69,725,376 (USA) (27 July 1975). Tagline: Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground.
