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Horror box office · Week 39 · Sep 20–26, 2015

Horror Box Office, Week 39 of 2015: Horror Releases of Sep 20–26

Pay the Ghost (2015) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26), with $2.9M worldwide, ahead of Home/Alone (2015) at $2.3M and Jwanita (2015) at $348.4K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.9M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 65% on Week 38, 2015, whose releases took $3.6M. By language, English leads with $5.5M across 3 horror releases.

week 39 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$5.9M
Pay the Ghost (2015), the #1
$2.9M
vs Week 38, 2015
+65%
Pay the Ghost (2015) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 horror movie of Week 39, 2015

Pay the Ghost (2015)

2015 · Thriller, Horror

$2.9M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 39 of 2015?

Pay the Ghost (2015) leads with $2.9M, 50% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.9M, 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.

  1. Pay the Ghost (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $2.9M Pay the Ghost (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Home/Alone (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Home/Alone (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Jwanita (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $348.4K Jwanita (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Green Inferno (2015) movie poster Number 4
    $339.2K The Green Inferno (2015)
    $258.2K US & Canada · 76% $81K elsewhere · 24%
  5. Bunker of the Dead (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $10.1K Bunker of the Dead (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 39 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 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26).

  1. 1 Pay the Ghost (2015) movie poster
    Pay the Ghost (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.9M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
  2. 2 Home/Alone (2015) movie poster
    Home/Alone (2015) Sep 24, 2015 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Jwanita (2015) movie poster
    Jwanita (2015) Sep 24, 2015 · Malay · Horror $348.4K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $348.4K
  4. 4 The Green Inferno (2015) movie poster
    The Green Inferno (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Adventure, Thriller, Horror $339.2K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $258.2K Rest of the world: $81K Worldwide: $339.2K
  5. 5 Bunker of the Dead (2015) movie poster
    Bunker of the Dead (2015) Sep 20, 2015 · German · Action, Comedy, Horror $10.1K worldwide
    Sep 20, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 39 releases took $5.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 6–12) with $102.8M, led by The Visit (2015).

  1. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Exeter (2015) $354K Exeter (2015)
  2. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Sinister 2 (2015) $54M Sinister 2 (2015)
  3. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Visions (2015) $2.3M Visions (2015)
  4. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Summer Camp (2015) $1.7M Summer Camp (2015)
  5. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 The Visit (2015) $102.8M The Visit (2015)
  6. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Some Kind of Hate (2015) $3.6M Some Kind of Hate (2015)
  7. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Pay the Ghost (2015) $5.9M Pay the Ghost (2015)
  8. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 The Empire of Corpses (2015) $45K The Empire of Corpses (2015)
  9. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 Knock Knock (2015) $8.6M Knock Knock (2015)
Earlier years

How Does Week 39 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2009 earned the most: $198.5M from 4 films, led by Paranormal Activity (2009). Week 39, 2015 took $5.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 39, 2006 Sep 24–30 1 film 1 $1.9M – Ghost Train (2006) $1.9M
Week 39, 2007 Sep 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 39, 2008 Sep 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 39, 2009 Sep 20–26 4 films 4 $198.5M – Paranormal Activity (2009) $177.5M
Week 39, 2010 Sep 19–25 1 film · −100% 1 $35K −100% Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (2010) $35K
Week 39, 2011 Sep 18–24 1 film · +3456% 1 $1.2M +3456% One Way Trip (2011) $1.2M
Week 39, 2012 Sep 23–29 2 films · −85% 2 $181.9K −85% The Barrens (2012) $155.3K
Week 39, 2013 Sep 22–28 5 films · +1270% 5 $2.5M +1270% The Wrath of Vajra (2013) $1.9M
Week 39, 2014 Sep 21–27 3 films · −58% 3 $1M −58% Fatal Frame (2014) $881.3K
Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 5 films · +463% 5 $5.9M +463% Pay the Ghost (2015) $2.9M
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).

FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 39 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26)?

Pay the Ghost (2015) leads with $2.9M worldwide. Next come Home/Alone (2015) at $2.3M and Jwanita (2015) at $348.4K.

How much did horror movies released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26) earn?

5 horror films released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $5.9M in all, or $1.2M per film on average. Week 38, 2015 releases took $3.6M.

How many horror movies released in week 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pay the Ghost (2015), earned $2.9M.

How much of the Week 39, 2015 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$258.2K of the $5.9M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2015 (Sep 20–26). 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 39, 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.