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Horror box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 1968

Horror Box Office, Week 40 of 1968: Horror Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5

Night of the Living Dead (1968) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 40 of 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $238K worldwide. 1 horror film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $238K in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$238K
Night of the Living Dead (1968), the #1
$238K
earned in the US & Canada
99%
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The Only Horror Release of Week 40 of 1968 With a Reported 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 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5).

  1. 1 Night of the Living Dead (1968) movie poster
    Night of the Living Dead (1968) Oct 1, 1968 · English · Horror $238K worldwide
    Oct 1, 1968 US and Canada: $236.5K Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $238K
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Horror Box Office in 1968, Week by Week

4 weeks of 1968 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 29–Oct 5) with $238K, led by Night of the Living Dead (1968).

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Horror Box Office Week 40 of 1968: 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 40 of 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?

Night of the Living Dead (1968) leads with $238K worldwide, $236.5K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did horror movies released in week 40 of 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?

1 horror film released in week 40 of 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5) reports a worldwide gross, $238K in all, or $238K per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 40 of 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Night of the Living Dead (1968), earned $238K.

How much of the Week 40, 1968 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$236.5K of the $238K total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 1968 horror 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 1968 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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, 1968 horror 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.