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Horror box office · December 1986

Horror Box Office, December 1986: Top-Grossing Releases

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in December 1986, with $39.1M worldwide. 1 horror film released in December 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $39.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1986 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$39.1M
Little Shop of Horrors (1986), the #1
$39.1M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 horror movie of December 1986

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

1986 · Sci-Fi, Horror

$39.1M worldwide

$39M US & Canada · 100% $32.3K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Horror Release of December 1986 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 December 1986.

  1. 1 Little Shop of Horrors (1986) movie poster
    Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Dec 19, 1986 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $39.1M worldwide
    Dec 19, 1986 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: $32.3K Worldwide: $39.1M
FAQ

Horror Box Office December 1986: 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 December 1986?

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) leads with $39.1M worldwide, $39M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did horror movies released in December 1986 earn?

1 horror film released in December 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $39.1M in all, or $39.1M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in December 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Little Shop of Horrors (1986), earned $39.1M.

How much of the December 1986 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$39M of the $39.1M total, or 100%, 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 December 1986 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 December 1986. 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 December 1986 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.