#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 34, 2015
2015 · Mystery, Thriller
$53.3M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$27.7M US & Canada · 52% $25.6M elsewhere · 48%
Horror box office · Week 34 · Aug 16–22, 2015
Horror Box Office, Week 34 of 2015: Horror Releases of Aug 16–22
Sinister 2 (2015) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22), with $53.3M worldwide, ahead of The Chosen: Forbidden Cave (2015) at $665.1K and The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) at $33.5K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $54M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 34 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $54M
- Sinister 2 (2015), the #1
- $53.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 51%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 34 of 2015?
Sinister 2 (2015) leads with $53.3M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $54M, 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.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 34 of 2015, 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 2015 (Aug 16–22).
- 1 Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $27.7M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $53.3M
- 2 Aug 20, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $665.1K
- 3 The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.5K
Aug 21, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $33.5K worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 34 releases took $54M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 2–8) with $59.1M, led by The Gift (2015).
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 5–11 The Gallows (2015) $48.7M The Gallows (2015)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 Dark Awakening (2015) $367.9K Dark Awakening (2015)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 The Vatican Tapes (2015) $13.1M The Vatican Tapes (2015)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Attack on Titan (2015) $33.2M Attack on Titan (2015)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 The Gift (2015) $59.1M The Gift (2015)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Exeter (2015) $354K Exeter (2015)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Sinister 2 (2015) $54M Sinister 2 (2015)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Visions (2015) $2.3M Visions (2015)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Summer Camp (2015) $1.7M Summer Camp (2015)
Earlier years
How Does Week 34 of 2015 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, 2015 took $54M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 2 films | 2 | $638.6K | – | 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 |
| Week 34, 2015 Aug 16–22 3 films · +1406% | 3 | $54M | +1406% | Sinister 2 (2015) $53.3M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2015, Week by Week
47 weeks of 2015 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $266.1M, led by Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015).
- Week 1 $53.8M
- Week 2 $284.9K
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $32.5K
- Week 5 $1.8M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $13.5M
- Week 8 $21.3K
- Week 9 $39.9M
- Week 10 $869.1K
- Week 11 $28.7M
- Week 12 $1.3M
- Week 13 $77.6K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $4.1M
- Week 16 $80.5M
- Week 17 $12.8M
- Week 18 $138.3K
- Week 19 $9.4M
- Week 20 $1M
- Week 21 $95.5M
- Week 22 $4K
- Week 23 $113M
- Week 24 $2.4K
- Week 25 $5.7M
- Week 26 $160.4K
- Week 27 $86.5K
- Week 28 $48.7M
- Week 29 $367.9K
- Week 30 $13.1M
- Week 31 $33.2M
- Week 32 $59.1M
- Week 33 $354K
- Week 34 $54M
- Week 35 $2.3M
- Week 36 $1.7M
- Week 37 $102.8M
- Week 38 $3.6M
- Week 39 $5.9M
- Week 40 $45K
- Week 41 $8.6M
- Week 42 $248.8M
- Week 43 $79.3M
- Week 44 $21.2M
- Week 45 $38.5M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $377.5K
- Week 48 $37.6M
- Week 49 $69M
- Week 50 $165.4K
- Week 51 $266.1M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 34 of 2015: 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 2015 (Aug 16–22)?
Sinister 2 (2015) leads with $53.3M worldwide, $27.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Chosen: Forbidden Cave (2015) at $665.1K and The Curse of Downers Grove (2015) at $33.5K.
How much did horror movies released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22) earn?
3 horror films released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $54M in all, or $18M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 34 of 2015 (Aug 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sinister 2 (2015), earned $53.3M.
How is the week 34, 2015 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 2015 (Aug 16–22). 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, 2015 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.