Struture of thriller openings

Their are three basic structures of film openings the are

A Narrative Opening With The Titles Running Throughout.

 Such as
 Stepfather
 The Shinning
 De Ja Vue

A Descrete Title Sequnce

Such as
Seven
Arlington Road

Titles over a blank screen, followed by the narrative opening

Such as
Donnie Darko
Dead Calm

A narrative opening with highly stylised editing, distinct from the rest of the film.
Such as
The taking of phelem