How much of the Week 36, 2012 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$9.6K of the $64.2M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Horror box office · Week 36 · Sep 2–8, 2012

Horror Box Office, Week 36 of 2012: Horror Releases of Sep 2–8

Q: What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8)?

Bait (2012) leads with $33.5M worldwide. Next come Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012) at $17.9M and [REC] 3: Genesis (2012) at $11M.

Q: How much did horror movies released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) earn?

4 horror films released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $64.2M in all, or $16M per film on average.

Q: How many horror movies released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bait (2012), earned $33.5M.

Q: How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8). 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.

Q: How often is the week 36, 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.

Bait (2012) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8), with $33.5M worldwide, ahead of Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012) at $17.9M and [REC] 3: Genesis (2012) at $11M. 4 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $64.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 36 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $64.2M
Bait (2012), the #1: $33.5M
earned in the US & Canada: <1%

#1 of 4

#1 horror movie of Week 36, 2012

Bait (2012)

2012 · Horror

$33.5M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 36 of 2012?

Bait (2012) leads with $33.5M, 52% of the total. The top 4 together took $64.2M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$33.5M Bait (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$17.9M Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$11M [REC] 3: Genesis (2012)
$9.6K US & Canada · <1% $11M elsewhere · 100%
Number 4

$1.8M Greystone Park (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8).

1
Bait (2012) Sep 5, 2012 · English · Horror $33.5M worldwide

Sep 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.5M
2
Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012) Sep 7, 2012 · Hindi · Thriller, Horror, Romance $17.9M worldwide

Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.9M
3
[REC] 3: Genesis (2012) Sep 7, 2012 · Spanish · Thriller, Horror $11M worldwide

Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: $9.6K Rest of the world: $11M Worldwide: $11M
4
Greystone Park (2012) Sep 6, 2012 · English · Thriller, Horror $1.8M worldwide

Sep 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M

Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $64.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 9–15) with $240.2M, led by Resident Evil: Retribution (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2011 earned the most: $69.3M from 5 films, led by Shark Night 3D (2011). Week 36, 2012 took $64.2M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 36, 2003 Aug 31–Sep 6 1 film	1	$11.6M	–	The Order (2003) $11.6M
Week 36, 2004 Aug 29–Sep 4 1 film · −98%	1	$247.6K	−98%	Headless Hero 2 (2004) $247.6K
Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 2 films · +2606%	2	$6.7M	+2606%	Fragile (2005) $6.7M
Week 36, 2006 Sep 3–9 4 films · +537%	4	$42.7M	+537%	The Covenant (2006) $37.6M
Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 4 films · −91%	4	$3.7M	−91%	Naraka 19 (2007) $2.3M
Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 1 film · −78%	1	$806.6K	−78%	S.S.D. (2008) $806.6K
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +692%	5	$6.4M	+692%	Carriers (2009) $5.8M
Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films · −31%	2	$4.4M	−31%	The Child’s Eye (2010) $3.9M
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 5 films · +1482%	5	$69.3M	+1482%	Shark Night 3D (2011) $41.4M
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 4 films · −7%	4	$64.2M	−7%	Bait (2012) $33.5M

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).

FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 36 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8)?

Bait (2012) leads with $33.5M worldwide. Next come Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012) at $17.9M and [REC] 3: Genesis (2012) at $11M.

How much did horror movies released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) earn?

4 horror films released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $64.2M in all, or $16M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bait (2012), earned $33.5M.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2012 (Sep 2–8). 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 36, 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.