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Horror box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2014

Horror Box Office, Week 34 of 2014: Horror Releases of Aug 17–23

The Possession of Michael King (2014) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23), with $2.4M worldwide, ahead of Over Your Dead Body (2014) at $1.2M and Raised by Wolves (2014) at $19.1K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all.

week 34 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3.6M
The Possession of Michael King (2014), the #1
$2.4M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 34 of 2014?

The Possession of Michael King (2014) leads with $2.4M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $3.6M, 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. The Possession of Michael King (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $2.4M The Possession of Michael King (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Over Your Dead Body (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M Over Your Dead Body (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Raised by Wolves (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $19.1K Raised by Wolves (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23).

  1. 1 The Possession of Michael King (2014) movie poster
    The Possession of Michael King (2014) Aug 22, 2014 · English · Horror $2.4M worldwide
    Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  2. 2 Over Your Dead Body (2014) movie poster
    Over Your Dead Body (2014) Aug 23, 2014 · Japanese · Horror $1.2M worldwide
    Aug 23, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 Raised by Wolves (2014) movie poster
    Raised by Wolves (2014) Aug 18, 2014 · English · Horror $19.1K worldwide
    Aug 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 34 releases took $3.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $120.6M, led by The Purge: Anarchy (2014).

  1. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 The Purge: Anarchy (2014) $120.6M The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
  3. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Beneath (2014) $42.5K Beneath (2014)
  4. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Black Mountain Side (2014) $33.7K Black Mountain Side (2014)
  5. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Kristy (2014) $616.5K Kristy (2014)
  6. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Life After Beth (2014) $274.7K Life After Beth (2014)
  7. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 The Possession of Michael King (2014) $3.6M The Possession of Michael King (2014)
  8. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 As Above, So Below (2014) $43.7M As Above, So Below (2014)
  9. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Darker Than Night (2014) $10.5M Darker Than Night (2014)
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2010 earned the most: $104.1M from 6 films, led by Piranha 3-D (2010). Week 34, 2014 took $3.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 2 films 2 $207K – Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment (2005) $154.7K
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 2 films · +208% 2 $638.6K +208% Cadaver (2006) $627.9K
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 1 film · +185% 1 $1.8M +185% Voices (2007) $1.8M
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 1 film · +70% 1 $3.1M +70% Phoonk (2008) $3.1M
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 3 films · −82% 3 $561.7K −82% Rahtree Revenge (2009) $518K
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 6 films · +18434% 6 $104.1M +18434% Piranha 3-D (2010) $83.2M
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 2 films · −99% 2 $1.5M −99% A Horrible Way to Die (2011) $1.5M
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 3 films · +671% 3 $11.5M +671% The Apparition (2012) $11.4M
Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 1 film · −94% 1 $691.4K −94% The Second Sight (2013) $691.4K
Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 3 films · +419% 3 $3.6M +419% The Possession of Michael King (2014) $2.4M
Archive

Horror Box Office in 2014, Week by Week

46 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 28–Oct 4) with $257.6M, led by Annabelle (2014).

FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 34 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23)?

The Possession of Michael King (2014) leads with $2.4M worldwide. Next come Over Your Dead Body (2014) at $1.2M and Raised by Wolves (2014) at $19.1K.

How much did horror movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) earn?

3 horror films released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Possession of Michael King (2014), earned $2.4M.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23). 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 34, 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.