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Rank
Position in the Top 55, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DDrones (film) | 163k | 0.9% | 32.1 | 46.6% | Thriller |
| 2 | TTattoo (2002 film) | 156k | 1.1% | 31.4 | 57.2% | Thriller |
| 3 | SSeven (1995 film) | 87k | 0.6% | 40.6 | 51.8% | Thriller |
| 4 | IInception | 80k | 0.5% | 32.9 | 45.7% | Thriller |
| 5 | IInglourious Basterds | 71k | 0.5% | 40.7 | 18.7% | Thriller |
| 6 | TThe Lincoln Lawyer (film) | 71k | 1.8% | 43.5 | 97.4% | Thriller |
| 7 | FFight Club | 63k | 0.4% | 36.7 | 71.5% | Thriller |
| 8 | TThe Village (2004 film) | 57k | 0.9% | 25.4 | 55.6% | Thriller |
| 9 | NNo Good Deed | 55k | 2.6% | 37.4 | 80.0% | Thriller |
| 10 | TThe Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) | 51k | 0.6% | 31.4 | 8.5% | Thriller |
| 11 | SScarface (1983 film) | 50k | 0.2% | 38.4 | 46.5% | Thriller |
| 12 | LLaw Abiding Citizen | 49k | 1.2% | 35.0 | 39.8% | Thriller |
| 13 | TThe Town (2010 film) | 47k | 0.7% | 48.8 | 90.1% | Thriller |
| 14 | AArmageddon (1998 film) | 47k | 0.7% | 43.1 | 41.1% | Thriller |
| 15 | Nno country for old men | 45k | 0.4% | 24.0 | 100.0% | Thriller |
| 16 | NNerve (2016 film) | 39k | 1.6% | 44.2 | 70.9% | Thriller |
| 17 | SSavages (2012 film) | 38k | 1.1% | 35.3 | 48.5% | Thriller |
| 18 | II Am Legend (film) | 37k | 0.9% | 41.9 | 32.7% | Thriller |
| 19 | LLucy (2014 film) | 35k | 0.4% | 31.7 | 46.4% | Thriller |
| 20 | ZZero Dark Thirty | 33k | 0.8% | 48.6 | 43.2% | Thriller |
| 21 | AAmerican Gangster (film) | 33k | 0.7% | 38.8 | 30.1% | Thriller |
| 22 | AAmerican Sniper | 29k | 0.8% | 34.0 | 48.3% | Thriller |
| 23 | TThe Skin I Live In | 27k | 0.8% | 44.8 | 64.1% | Thriller |
| 24 | SSaving Private Ryan | 25k | 0.3% | 34.0 | 44.0% | Thriller |
| 25 | TThe Happening (2008 film) | 25k | 1.1% | 36.8 | 56.8% | Thriller |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular thrillers compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each thriller by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest thriller in South Africa?
Drones (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 163k people in South Africa.