#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 38, 2016
2016 · Thriller, Horror
$45.2M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$20.8M US & Canada · 46% $24.4M elsewhere · 54%
Horror box office · Week 38 · Sep 11–17, 2016
Horror Box Office, Week 38 of 2016: Horror Releases of Sep 11–17
Blair Witch (2016) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17), with $45.2M worldwide, ahead of The Devil's Dolls (2016) at $267.2K and The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016) at $19.1K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $45.5M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 24% on Week 37, 2016, whose releases took $36.8M.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $45.5M
- Blair Witch (2016), the #1
- $45.2M
- vs Week 37, 2016
- +24%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 38 of 2016?
Blair Witch (2016) leads with $45.2M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $45.5M, 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 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 38 of 2016, 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17).
- 1 Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $24.4M Worldwide: $45.2M
- 2 Sep 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $267.2K
- 3 Sep 12, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $45.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 21–27) with $157.8M, led by Don't Breathe (2016).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Initiation (2016) $10.4M Initiation (2016)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 Diggers (2016) $641.9K Diggers (2016)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Lake Bodom (2016) $754.6K Lake Bodom (2016)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Don't Breathe (2016) $157.8M Don't Breathe (2016)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Morgan (2016) $16.5M Morgan (2016)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 When the Bough Breaks (2016) $36.8M When the Bough Breaks (2016)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Blair Witch (2016) $45.5M Blair Witch (2016)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Dead Man Tells His Own Tale (2016) $10.7K Dead Man Tells His Own Tale (2016)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2007 earned the most: $151.2M from 3 films, led by Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). Week 38, 2016 took $45.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 3 films | 3 | $151.2M | – | Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) $147.7M |
| Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 1 film | 1 | $31.6M | – | Jennifer's Body (2009) $31.6M |
| Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 1 film · +99% | 1 | $62.7M | +99% | Devil (2010) $62.7M |
| Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 1 film · −100% | 1 | $79.5K | −100% | 388 Arletta Avenue (2011) $79.5K |
| Week 38, 2012 Sep 16–22 2 films · +55779% | 2 | $44.4M | +55779% | House at the End of the Street (2012) $44.3M |
| Week 38, 2013 Sep 15–21 3 films · −97% | 3 | $1.5M | −97% | I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) $678.6K |
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 4 films · +167% | 4 | $3.9M | +167% | Tusk (2014) $1.9M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 6 films · −9% | 6 | $3.6M | −9% | Some Kind of Hate (2015) $2.4M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 3 films · +1178% | 3 | $45.5M | +1178% | Blair Witch (2016) $45.2M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
48 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 5–11) with $325.1M, led by The Conjuring 2 (2016).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $67.4M
- Week 3 $236.2K
- Week 4 $74.4M
- Week 5 $24K
- Week 6 $34.3M
- Week 7 $11M
- Week 8 $40.4M
- Week 9 $969.2K
- Week 10 $15.4M
- Week 11 $110.3M
- Week 12 $397.7K
- Week 13 $318.2K
- Week 14 $9.1M
- Week 15 $2.8M
- Week 16 $4.3M
- Week 17 $5.6M
- Week 18 $6.4M
- Week 19 $15.8M
- Week 20 $11M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $50.5M
- Week 24 $325.1M
- Week 25 $10.1M
- Week 26 $123.2M
- Week 27 $118.9M
- Week 28 $1.4M
- Week 29 $2M
- Week 30 $242.5M
- Week 31 $83.1M
- Week 32 $10.4M
- Week 33 $641.9K
- Week 34 $754.6K
- Week 35 $157.8M
- Week 36 $16.5M
- Week 37 $36.8M
- Week 38 $45.5M
- Week 39 $10.7K
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $203.2K
- Week 42 $84.1M
- Week 43 $167.6M
- Week 44 $21.8M
- Week 45 $1.7M
- Week 46 $341.7K
- Week 47 $84.9K
- Week 48 $60.3K
- Week 49 $9.1M
- Week 50 $1.9M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $6.2M
- Week 53 $5.6K
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 38 of 2016: 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17)?
Blair Witch (2016) leads with $45.2M worldwide, $20.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Devil's Dolls (2016) at $267.2K and The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016) at $19.1K.
How much did horror movies released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) earn?
3 horror films released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $45.5M in all, or $15.2M per film on average. Week 37, 2016 releases took $36.8M.
How many horror movies released in week 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Blair Witch (2016), earned $45.2M.
How is the week 38, 2016 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 38 of 2016 (Sep 11–17). 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 38, 2016 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.