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Fantasy box office · Week 40 · Sep 30–Oct 6, 2018

Fantasy Box Office, Week 40 of 2018: Fantasy Releases of Sep 30–Oct 6

Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6), with $2M worldwide, ahead of My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2018) at $1.6M and Harmony (2018) at $2.9K. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.7M in all. That is down 99% on Week 39, 2018, whose releases took $259.8M.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3.7M
Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018), the #1
$2M
vs Week 39, 2018
−99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 40 of 2018?

Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) leads with $2M, 56% of the total. The top 3 together took $3.7M, 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. Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $2M Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $1.6M My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Harmony (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $2.9K Harmony (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6).

  1. 1 Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) movie poster
    Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) Oct 1, 2018 · Chinese · Action, Fantasy, Adventure $2M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  2. 2 My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2018) movie poster
    My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2018) Oct 5, 2018 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy, Adventure $1.6M worldwide
    Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  3. 3 Harmony (2018) movie poster
    Harmony (2018) Oct 4, 2018 · English · Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi $2.9K worldwide
    Oct 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $3.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $259.8M, led by Smallfoot (2018).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018) $4.1M The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Tumbbad (2018) $1.7M Tumbbad (2018)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Ever After (2018) $76.2K Ever After (2018)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 A Wizard's Tale (2018) $12.5M A Wizard's Tale (2018)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018) $15.6M Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Smallfoot (2018) $259.8M Smallfoot (2018)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) $3.7M Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) $95M Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales (2018) $11.3M The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales (2018)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2016 earned the most: $354.8M from 4 films, led by Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Week 40, 2018 took $3.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films 2 $33.4M – The Invention of Lying (2009) $32.4M
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · −19% 2 $27.1M −19% Let Me In (2010) $27.1M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · −96% 3 $1.2M −96% Mural (2011) $1.1M
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · +5426% 3 $67.2M +5426% It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) $60.8M
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film 1 $1.4M – Puli (2015) $1.4M
Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · +25475% 4 $354.8M +25475% Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M
Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 3 films · −79% 3 $74.3M −79% My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) $60.3M
Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · −95% 3 $3.7M −95% Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) $2M
Archive

Fantasy Box Office in 2018, Week by Week

49 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 17 (Apr 22–28) with $2.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 40 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6)?

Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) leads with $2M worldwide. Next come My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2018) at $1.6M and Harmony (2018) at $2.9K.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) earn?

3 fantasy films released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) report a worldwide gross, $3.7M in all, or $1.2M per film on average. Week 39, 2018 releases took $259.8M.

How many fantasy movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018), earned $2M.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6). 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 40, 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.