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History box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 2023

History Box Office, Week 38 of 2023: History Releases of Sep 17–23

Scarborn (2023) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23), with $995K worldwide, ahead of Plague (2023) at $217.9K and The Duke and the Poet (2023) at $99.8K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.3M
Scarborn (2023), the #1
$995K
Scarborn (2023) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 history movie of Week 38, 2023

Scarborn (2023)

2023 · History, Drama

$995K worldwide · 76% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 38 of 2023?

Scarborn (2023) leads with $995K, 76% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.3M, 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. Scarborn (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $995K Scarborn (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Plague (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $217.9K Plague (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Duke and the Poet (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $99.8K The Duke and the Poet (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 38 of 2023, 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23).

  1. 1 Scarborn (2023) movie poster
    Scarborn (2023) Sep 21, 2023 · Polish · History, Drama, Action $995K worldwide
    Sep 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $995K
  2. 2 Plague (2023) movie poster
    Plague (2023) Sep 23, 2023 · Bulgarian · Drama, History $217.9K worldwide
    Sep 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $217.9K
  3. 3 The Duke and the Poet (2023) movie poster
    The Duke and the Poet (2023) Sep 20, 2023 · Serbian · Thriller, History $99.8K worldwide
    Sep 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2015 earned the most: $204.7M from 3 films, led by Everest (2015). Week 38, 2023 took $1.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 3 films 3 $31.1M – Iceman (2014) $26M
Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 3 films · +559% 3 $204.7M +559% Everest (2015) $203.4M
Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 3 films · −98% 3 $4.6M −98% Smoke & Mirrors (2016) $3.1M
Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 3 films · +1610% 3 $78.1M +1610% Victoria and Abdul (2017) $66.6M
Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 3 films · −62% 3 $30M −62% Feng Shui (2018) $15.7M
Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 2 films · −94% 2 $1.7M −94% Mao Zedong 1949 (2019) $1.7M
Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 1 film · −81% 1 $317.9K −81% Coven (2020) $317.9K
Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 3 films · +742% 3 $2.7M +742% The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) $2.7M
Week 38, 2022 Sep 11–17 4 films · +4373% 4 $119.7M +4373% The Woman King (2022) $97.6M
Week 38, 2023 Sep 17–23 3 films · −99% 3 $1.3M −99% Scarborn (2023) $995K
FAQ

History Box Office Week 38 of 2023: 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 history movie in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23)?

Scarborn (2023) leads with $995K worldwide. Next come Plague (2023) at $217.9K and The Duke and the Poet (2023) at $99.8K.

How much did history movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) earn?

3 history films released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $437.6K per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Scarborn (2023), earned $995K.

How is the week 38, 2023 history 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23). 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 38, 2023 history 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.