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Horror box office · Week 15 · Apr 6–12, 2014

Horror Box Office, Week 15 of 2014: Horror Releases of Apr 6–12

Oculus (2014) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12), with $44.5M worldwide, ahead of Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) at $8.2M and Make Me Shudder 2: Shudder Me Mae Nak (2014) at $394.4K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $53.1M in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. That is 6.9 times the total of Week 14, 2014, whose releases took $7.7M.

week 15 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$53.1M
Oculus (2014), the #1
$44.5M
vs Week 14, 2014
×6.9
Oculus (2014) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 horror movie of Week 15, 2014

Oculus (2014)

2014 · Horror

$44.5M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$27.7M US & Canada · 62% $16.8M elsewhere · 38%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 15 of 2014?

Oculus (2014) leads with $44.5M, 84% of the total. The top 3 together took $53.1M, 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. Oculus (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $44.5M Oculus (2014)
    $27.7M US & Canada · 62% $16.8M elsewhere · 38%
  2. Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $8.2M Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
    $1.9M US & Canada · 23% $6.3M elsewhere · 77%
  3. Make Me Shudder 2: Shudder Me Mae Nak (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $394.4K Make Me Shudder 2: Shudder Me Mae Nak (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 15 of 2014, 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 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12).

  1. 1 Oculus (2014) movie poster
    Oculus (2014) Apr 11, 2014 · English · Horror $44.5M worldwide
    Apr 11, 2014 US and Canada: $27.7M Rest of the world: $16.8M Worldwide: $44.5M
  2. 2 Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) movie poster
    Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) Apr 11, 2014 · English · Drama, Horror, Romance $8.2M worldwide
    Apr 11, 2014 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $8.2M
  3. 3 Make Me Shudder 2: Shudder Me Mae Nak (2014) movie poster
    Make Me Shudder 2: Shudder Me Mae Nak (2014) Apr 10, 2014 · Thai · Horror, Comedy $394.4K worldwide
    Apr 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $394.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 15 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 15, 2013 earned the most: $78.4M from 2 films, led by Scary Movie 5 (2013). Week 15, 2014 took $53.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 15, 2005 Apr 3–9 1 film 1 $3.8K – A Hole in My Heart (2005) $3.8K
Week 15, 2006 Apr 9–15 1 film · −52% 1 $1.8K −52% Abominable (2006) $1.8K
Week 15, 2007 Apr 8–14 1 film · +12535% 1 $228.7K +12535% The Ferryman (2007) $228.7K
Week 15, 2008 Apr 6–12 2 films · +24924% 2 $57.2M +24924% Prom Night (2008) $57.2M
Week 15, 2009 Apr 5–11 1 film · −98% 1 $1M −98% Rahtree Reborn (2009) $1M
Week 15, 2010 Apr 4–10 2 films · +155% 2 $2.6M +155% After.Life (2010) $2.4M
Week 15, 2011 Apr 3–9 2 films · −80% 2 $533.8K −80% A Lonely Place to Die (2011) $442.6K
Week 15, 2012 Apr 8–14 1 film · +13021% 1 $70M +13021% The Cabin in the Woods (2012) $70M
Week 15, 2013 Apr 7–13 2 films · +12% 2 $78.4M +12% Scary Movie 5 (2013) $78.4M
Week 15, 2014 Apr 6–12 3 films · −32% 3 $53.1M −32% Oculus (2014) $44.5M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 15 of 2014: 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 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12)?

Oculus (2014) leads with $44.5M worldwide, $27.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) at $8.2M and Make Me Shudder 2: Shudder Me Mae Nak (2014) at $394.4K.

How much did horror movies released in week 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12) earn?

3 horror films released in week 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $53.1M in all, or $17.7M per film on average. Week 14, 2014 releases took $7.7M.

How many horror movies released in week 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Oculus (2014), earned $44.5M.

How much of the Week 15, 2014 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$29.6M of the $53.1M total, or 56%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 15, 2014 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 15 of 2014 (Apr 6–12). 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 15, 2014 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.