#1 of 5 #1 horror movie of Week 22, 2012
2012 · Thriller, Horror
$8.5M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total
$376.5K US & Canada · 4% $8.1M elsewhere · 96%
Horror box office · Week 22 · May 27–Jun 2, 2012
Horror Box Office, Week 22 of 2012: Horror Releases of May 27–Jun 2
Piranha 3DD (2012) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2), with $8.5M worldwide, ahead of I Miss U (2012) at $1.8M and The Chrysalis (2012) at $1.7M. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.2M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $8.8M across 2 horror releases.
- week 22 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $13.2M
- Piranha 3DD (2012), the #1
- $8.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 3%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 22 of 2012?
Piranha 3DD (2012) leads with $8.5M, 65% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.2M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 22 of 2012, 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 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2).
- 1 Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: $376.5K Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $8.5M
- 2 May 31, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
- 3 Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
- 4 Jun 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $846.3K
- 5 Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $280.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 22 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 22 releases took $13.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (Jun 3–9) with $431.8M, led by Prometheus (2012).
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 15–21 The Moth Diaries (2012) $413K The Moth Diaries (2012)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 Ritual (2012) $11.6K Ritual (2012)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 Crawlspace (2012) $249.3K Crawlspace (2012)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 6–12 Dark Shadows (2012) $266.8M Dark Shadows (2012)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 13–19 Dracula 3D (2012) $1.3M Dracula 3D (2012)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 20–26 Chernobyl Diaries (2012) $38.4M Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 27–Jun 2 Piranha 3DD (2012) $13.2M Piranha 3DD (2012)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 3–9 Prometheus (2012) $431.8M Prometheus (2012)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 22 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2009 earned the most: $91.1M from 3 films, led by Drag Me to Hell (2009). Week 22, 2012 took $13.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 22, 2003 May 25–31 1 film | 1 | $28.7M | – | Wrong Turn (2003) $28.7M |
| Week 22, 2004 May 23–29 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 22, 2005 May 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 22, 2006 May 28–Jun 3 1 film | 1 | $591K | – | A Bloody Aria (2006) $591K |
| Week 22, 2007 May 27–Jun 2 1 film · +35% | 1 | $796.2K | +35% | Cecilie (2007) $796.2K |
| Week 22, 2008 May 25–31 2 films · +10269% | 2 | $82.6M | +10269% | The Strangers (2008) $82.4M |
| Week 22, 2009 May 24–30 3 films · +10% | 3 | $91.1M | +10% | Drag Me to Hell (2009) $90.8M |
| Week 22, 2010 May 23–29 1 film · −100% | 1 | $386.1K | −100% | Survival of the Dead (2010) $386.1K |
| Week 22, 2011 May 22–28 2 films · +897% | 2 | $3.9M | +897% | We Are the Night (2011) $2.4M |
| Week 22, 2012 May 27–Jun 2 5 films · +242% | 5 | $13.2M | +242% | Piranha 3DD (2012) $8.5M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2012, Week by Week
41 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 3–9) with $431.8M, led by Prometheus (2012).
- Week 1 $101.9M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $160.1M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $258.5M
- Week 6 $208.1M
- Week 7 $311.2K
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $180.1K
- Week 10 $17M
- Week 11 $1.2M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $5.5M
- Week 14 $921.8K
- Week 15 $70M
- Week 16 $413K
- Week 17 $11.6K
- Week 18 $249.3K
- Week 19 $266.8M
- Week 20 $1.3M
- Week 21 $38.4M
- Week 22 $13.2M
- Week 23 $431.8M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $116.5M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $5.7M
- Week 28 $39.5M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $5.3M
- Week 31 $2.5M
- Week 32 $727.7K
- Week 33 $116.3M
- Week 34 $11.5M
- Week 35 $92.9M
- Week 36 $64.2M
- Week 37 $240.2M
- Week 38 $44.4M
- Week 39 $181.9K
- Week 40 $87.6M
- Week 41 $83M
- Week 42 $144.8M
- Week 43 $65.2M
- Week 44 $1.8M
- Week 45 $26.7M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $10.8M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $651.9K
- Week 52 $6.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 22 of 2012: 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2)?
Piranha 3DD (2012) leads with $8.5M worldwide, $376.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come I Miss U (2012) at $1.8M and The Chrysalis (2012) at $1.7M.
How much did horror movies released in week 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2) earn?
5 horror films released in week 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2) report a worldwide gross, $13.2M in all, or $2.6M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Piranha 3DD (2012), earned $8.5M.
How is the week 22, 2012 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 22 of 2012 (May 27–Jun 2). 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 22, 2012 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.