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Fantasy box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 2018

Fantasy Box Office, Week 34 of 2018: Fantasy Releases of Aug 19–25

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25), with $3.9M worldwide, ahead of Modest Heroes (2018) at $178K and The Wild Boys (2018) at $20K. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.1M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$4.1M
The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018), the #1
$3.9M
earned in the US & Canada
14%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 34 of 2018?

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) leads with $3.9M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.1M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $3.9M The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018)
    $406.5K US & Canada · 10% $3.5M elsewhere · 90%
  2. Modest Heroes (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $178K Modest Heroes (2018)
    $178K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Wild Boys (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $20K The Wild Boys (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 34 of 2018, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25).

  1. 1 The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) movie poster
    The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) Aug 21, 2018 · Japanese · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $3.9M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2018 US and Canada: $406.5K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.9M
  2. 2 Modest Heroes (2018) movie poster
    Modest Heroes (2018) Aug 24, 2018 · Japanese · Fantasy, Animation, Drama $178K worldwide
    Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: $178K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $178K
  3. 3 The Wild Boys (2018) movie poster
    The Wild Boys (2018) Aug 24, 2018 · French · Adventure, Drama, Mystery $20K worldwide
    Aug 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2016 earned the most: $231.8M from 6 films, led by Time Raiders (2016). Week 34, 2018 took $4.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 2 films 2 $29.3M – Shorts (2009) $29M
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 1 film · +218% 1 $93.3M +218% Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) $93.3M
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 1 film · −32% 1 $63.5M −32% Conan the Barbarian (2011) $63.5M
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 2 films · −40% 2 $37.8M −40% Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) $37.7M
Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 1 film · +152% 1 $95.4M +152% The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) $95.4M
Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 1 film · −100% 1 $39.1K −100% Expedition to the End of the World (2014) $39.1K
Week 34, 2015 Aug 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 6 films 6 $231.8M – Time Raiders (2016) $145.8M
Week 34, 2017 Aug 20–26 3 films · −93% 3 $17.3M −93% Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017) $17.3M
Week 34, 2018 Aug 19–25 3 films · −76% 3 $4.1M −76% The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) $3.9M
FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 34 of 2018: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing fantasy movie in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25)?

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) leads with $3.9M worldwide, $406.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Modest Heroes (2018) at $178K and The Wild Boys (2018) at $20K.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25) earn?

3 fantasy films released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $4.1M in all, or $1.4M per film on average.

How many fantasy movies released in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018), earned $3.9M.

How much of the Week 34, 2018 Fantasy box office came from the US and Canada?

$584.5K of the $4.1M total, or 14%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2018 fantasy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 34 of 2018 (Aug 19–25). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 34, 2018 fantasy box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.