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Horror box office · Week 53 · Dec 25–31, 2005

Horror Box Office, Week 53 of 2005: Horror Releases of Dec 25–31

Wolf Creek (2005) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31), with $30.9M worldwide, ahead of Ghost Variety (2005) at $834.2K. 2 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.7M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada.

week 53 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$31.7M
Wolf Creek (2005), the #1
$30.9M
earned in the US & Canada
51%
Wolf Creek (2005) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 horror movie of Week 53, 2005

Wolf Creek (2005)

2005 · Thriller, Horror

$30.9M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$16.2M US & Canada · 52% $14.7M elsewhere · 48%
The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 53 of 2005, 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 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31).

  1. 1 Wolf Creek (2005) movie poster
    Wolf Creek (2005) Dec 25, 2005 · English · Thriller, Horror $30.9M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2005 US and Canada: $16.2M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $30.9M
  2. 2 Ghost Variety (2005) movie poster
    Ghost Variety (2005) Dec 28, 2005 · Thai · Horror, Comedy $834.2K worldwide
    Dec 28, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $834.2K
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 53 of 2005: 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 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31)?

Wolf Creek (2005) leads with $30.9M worldwide, $16.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ghost Variety (2005) at $834.2K.

How much did horror movies released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31) earn?

2 horror films released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $31.7M in all, or $15.9M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wolf Creek (2005), earned $30.9M.

How much of the Week 53, 2005 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.2M of the $31.7M total, or 51%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 53, 2005 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 53 of 2005 (Dec 25–31). 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 53, 2005 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.