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Horror box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2008

Horror Box Office, Week 51 of 2008: Horror Releases of Dec 14–20

Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20), with $3.2M worldwide, ahead of Histeria (2008) at $895.8K and Last Train Home (2008) at $309.7K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, 7% of it from the US & Canada.

week 51 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$4.4M
Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008), the #1
$3.2M
earned in the US & Canada
7%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 51 of 2008?

Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) leads with $3.2M, 73% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $3.2M Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Histeria (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $895.8K Histeria (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Last Train Home (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $309.7K Last Train Home (2008)
    $288.3K US & Canada · 93% $21.4K elsewhere · 7%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 51 of 2008, 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20).

  1. 1 Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) movie poster
    Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Fantasy, Animation, Action $3.2M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  2. 2 Histeria (2008) movie poster
    Histeria (2008) Dec 18, 2008 · Malay · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $895.8K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $895.8K
  3. 3 Last Train Home (2008) movie poster
    Last Train Home (2008) Dec 15, 2008 · English · Horror $309.7K worldwide
    Dec 15, 2008 US and Canada: $288.3K Rest of the world: $21.4K Worldwide: $309.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $4.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $4.4M, led by Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 House (2008) $1.3M House (2008)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 How to Be a Serial Killer (2008) $899 How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Scaregivers (2008) $576.9K Scaregivers (2008)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) $4.4M Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2007 earned the most: $153.5M from 2 films, led by Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Week 51, 2008 took $4.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 2 films 2 $415.7K – Bangkok Haunted (2001) $290K
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 1 film 1 $43.8K – Altered (2006) $43.8K
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 2 films · +349969% 2 $153.5M +349969% Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) $153.4M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 3 films · −97% 3 $4.4M −97% Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) $3.2M
Archive

Horror Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

36 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 43 (Oct 19–25) with $127.2M, led by Saw V (2008).

FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 51 of 2008: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20)?

Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) leads with $3.2M worldwide. Next come Histeria (2008) at $895.8K and Last Train Home (2008) at $309.7K.

How much did horror movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) earn?

3 horror films released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, or $1.5M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008), earned $3.2M.

How much of the Week 51, 2008 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$288.3K of the $4.4M total, or 7%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2008 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 2008 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.