#1 of 1 #1 horror movie of Week 19, 1981
1981 · Horror
$315 worldwide
No US & Canada figure reported
Horror box office · Week 19 · May 3–9, 1981
Horror Box Office, Week 19 of 1981: Horror Releases of May 3–9
The Burning (1981) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 19 of 1981 (May 3–9), with $315 worldwide. 1 horror film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $315 in all.
- week 19 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $315
- The Burning (1981), the #1
- $315
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Horror Release of Week 19 of 1981 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 19 of 1981 (May 3–9).
- 1 May 8, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $315
Archive
Horror Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
20 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 34 (Aug 16–22) with $30.8M, led by An American Werewolf in London (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $1.2M
- Week 3 $14.2M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $6.8M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $7.9M
- Week 12 $20.5M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $18M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $2.4M
- Week 18 $21.7M
- Week 19 $315
- Week 20 $3.1M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $10.6M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $5.2M
- Week 33 $8.3M
- Week 34 $30.8M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $297
- Week 41 $5M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $560
- Week 44 $25.6M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $5.2M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $23.4M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 19 of 1981: 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 19 of 1981 (May 3–9)?
The Burning (1981) leads with $315 worldwide.
How much did horror movies released in week 19 of 1981 (May 3–9) earn?
1 horror film released in week 19 of 1981 (May 3–9) reports a worldwide gross, $315 in all, or $315 per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 19 of 1981 (May 3–9) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Burning (1981), earned $315.
How is the week 19, 1981 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 19 of 1981 (May 3–9). 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 19, 1981 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.