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Horror box office · Week 34 · Aug 20–26, 2017

Horror Box Office, Week 34 of 2017: Horror Releases of Aug 20–26

Ghost House (2017) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 34 of 2017 (Aug 20–26), with $1M worldwide, ahead of Haunted (2017) at $57.9K and Vidar the Vampire (2017) at $9.6K. 6 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.1M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $1.1M across 5 horror releases.

week 34 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$1.1M
Ghost House (2017), the #1
$1M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Ghost House (2017) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 horror movie of Week 34, 2017

Ghost House (2017)

2017 · Thriller, Horror

$1M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 34 of 2017?

Ghost House (2017) leads with $1M, 93% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.1M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Ghost House (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $1M Ghost House (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Haunted (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $57.9K Haunted (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Vidar the Vampire (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $9.6K Vidar the Vampire (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Revelator (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $4.6K Revelator (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Red Christmas (2017) movie poster Number 5
    $2.3K Red Christmas (2017)
    $2.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 34 of 2017, 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 2017 (Aug 20–26).

  1. 1 Ghost House (2017) movie poster
    Ghost House (2017) Aug 25, 2017 · English · Thriller, Horror $1M worldwide
    Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
  2. 2 Haunted (2017) movie poster
    Haunted (2017) Aug 23, 2017 · English · Thriller, Horror $57.9K worldwide
    Aug 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.9K
  3. 3 Vidar the Vampire (2017) movie poster
    Vidar the Vampire (2017) Aug 23, 2017 · Norwegian · Fantasy, Comedy, Horror $9.6K worldwide
    Aug 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
  4. 4 Revelator (2017) movie poster
    Revelator (2017) Aug 25, 2017 · English · Horror $4.6K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K
  5. 5 Red Christmas (2017) movie poster
    Red Christmas (2017) Aug 25, 2017 · English · Thriller, Horror $2.3K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: $2.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3K
  6. 6 Habit (2017) movie poster
    Habit (2017) Aug 25, 2017 · English · Horror $1.4K worldwide
    Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2017 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, 2017 took $1.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 1 film 1 $3.1M – 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
Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 2 films · −99% 2 $754.6K −99% Lake Bodom (2016) $710.5K
Week 34, 2017 Aug 20–26 6 films · +43% 6 $1.1M +43% Ghost House (2017) $1M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 34 of 2017: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 34 of 2017 (Aug 20–26)?

Ghost House (2017) leads with $1M worldwide. Next come Haunted (2017) at $57.9K and Vidar the Vampire (2017) at $9.6K.

How much did horror movies released in week 34 of 2017 (Aug 20–26) earn?

6 horror films released in week 34 of 2017 (Aug 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $1.1M in all, or $180K per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 34 of 2017 (Aug 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ghost House (2017), earned $1M.

How much of the Week 34, 2017 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.3K of the $1.1M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2017 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 2017 (Aug 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 34, 2017 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.