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Fantasy box office · Week 35 · Aug 21–27, 2022

Fantasy Box Office, Week 35 of 2022: Fantasy Releases of Aug 21–27

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27), with $32.8M worldwide, ahead of Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) at $20.3M and Alienoid (2022) at $12.1M. 4 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $65.2M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 25% on Week 34, 2022, whose releases took $86.6M.

week 35 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$65.2M
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022), the #1
$32.8M
vs Week 34, 2022
−25%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 35 of 2022?

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) leads with $32.8M, 50% of the total. The top 4 together took $65.2M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $32.8M Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
    $67.6K US & Canada · <1% $32.8M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $20.3M Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
    $8.3M US & Canada · 41% $12M elsewhere · 59%
  3. Alienoid (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $12.1M Alienoid (2022)
    $168.3K US & Canada · 1% $11.9M elsewhere · 99%
  4. Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $2.4K Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 35 of 2022, 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 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27).

  1. 1 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) movie poster
    Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) Aug 24, 2022 · Spanish · Comedy, Adventure, Animation $32.8M worldwide
    Aug 24, 2022 US and Canada: $67.6K Rest of the world: $32.8M Worldwide: $32.8M
  2. 2 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) movie poster
    Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Aug 26, 2022 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Romance $20.3M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: $12M Worldwide: $20.3M
  3. 3 Alienoid (2022) movie poster
    Alienoid (2022) Aug 26, 2022 · Korean · Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $12.1M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: $168.3K Rest of the world: $11.9M Worldwide: $12.1M
  4. 4 Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022) movie poster
    Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022) Aug 27, 2022 · Chinese · Fantasy, Thriller, Horror $2.4K worldwide
    Aug 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 35 of 2022?

Of the top 4, Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) earned the biggest share at home (41% in the US & Canada), while Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $8.5M (13%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) $32.8M
    $67.6K US & Canada · <1% $32.8M elsewhere · 100%
  2. 2 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) $20.3M
    $8.3M US & Canada · 41% $12M elsewhere · 59%
  3. 3 Alienoid (2022) $12.1M
    $168.3K US & Canada · 1% $11.9M elsewhere · 99%
  4. 4 Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022) $2.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2019 earned the most: $731.7M from 5 films, led by Ne Zha (2019). Week 35, 2022 took $65.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 35, 2013 Aug 25–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 2014 Aug 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 2015 Aug 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 2016 Aug 21–27 2 films 2 $4.4M – A Flying Jatt (2016) $4.4M
Week 35, 2017 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 2018 Aug 26–Sep 1 1 film 1 $1.7M – Tumbbad (2018) $1.7M
Week 35, 2019 Aug 25–31 5 films · +43148% 5 $731.7M +43148% Ne Zha (2019) $726.2M
Week 35, 2020 Aug 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 2021 Aug 22–28 1 film 1 $5.9K – The Old Ways (2021) $5.9K
Week 35, 2022 Aug 21–27 4 films · +1101621% 4 $65.2M +1101621% Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) $32.8M
FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 35 of 2022: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing fantasy movie in week 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27)?

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) leads with $32.8M worldwide, $67.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) at $20.3M and Alienoid (2022) at $12.1M.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27) earn?

4 fantasy films released in week 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $65.2M in all, or $16.3M per film on average. Week 34, 2022 releases took $86.6M.

How many fantasy movies released in week 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022), earned $32.8M.

How much of the Week 35, 2022 Fantasy box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.5M of the $65.2M total, or 13%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 35, 2022 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 35 of 2022 (Aug 21–27). 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 35, 2022 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.