#1 of 2 #1 horror movie of Week 34, 1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
1986 · Horror, Comedy
$8M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total
$8M US & Canada · 100% $1.8K elsewhere · <1%
Horror box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 1986
Horror Box Office, Week 34 of 1986: Horror Releases of Aug 17–23
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 34 of 1986 (Aug 17–23), with $8M worldwide, ahead of Night of the Creeps (1986) at $591.8K. 2 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 34 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $8.6M
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), the #1
- $8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 34 of 1986, 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 34 of 1986 (Aug 17–23).
- 1 Aug 22, 1986 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $1.8K Worldwide: $8M
- 2
Aug 22, 1986 US and Canada: $591.4K Rest of the world: $476 Worldwide: $591.8K
Archive
Horror Box Office in 1986, Week by Week
26 weeks of 1986 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 33 (Aug 10–16) with $60.6M, led by The Fly (1986).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $5.5M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $332.3K
- Week 8 $502.2K
- Week 9 $21.2M
- Week 10 $2.3M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $807
- Week 13 $12.9M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $13.2M
- Week 16 $2.8M
- Week 17 $5.1K
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $17.8K
- Week 21 $41M
- Week 22 $2.9K
- Week 23 $4.9M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $4.9M
- Week 30 $7.4M
- Week 31 $19.5M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $60.6M
- Week 34 $8.6M
- Week 35 $3M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $609.9K
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $9M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $1.3M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $3.5M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $916.2K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $39.1M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 34 of 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 34 of 1986 (Aug 17–23)?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) leads with $8M worldwide, $8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Night of the Creeps (1986) at $591.8K.
How much did horror movies released in week 34 of 1986 (Aug 17–23) earn?
2 horror films released in week 34 of 1986 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $8.6M in all, or $4.3M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 34 of 1986 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), earned $8M.
How is the week 34, 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 week 34 of 1986 (Aug 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 34, 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.