#1 of 4 #1 horror movie of Week 16, 2018
2018 · Drama, Horror
$4.1M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$148.7K US & Canada · 4% $4M elsewhere · 96%
Horror box office · Week 16 · Apr 15–21, 2018
Horror Box Office, Week 16 of 2018: Horror Releases of Apr 15–21
Ghost Stories (2018) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21), with $4.1M worldwide, ahead of The Wanderers: The Quest of The Demon Hunter (2018) at $38K and The Devil and Father Amorth (2018) at $20.4K. 4 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.2M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on Week 15, 2018, whose releases took $108.2M.
- week 16 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $4.2M
- Ghost Stories (2018), the #1
- $4.1M
- vs Week 15, 2018
- −96%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 16 of 2018?
Ghost Stories (2018) leads with $4.1M, 98% of the total. The top 4 together took $4.2M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 16 of 2018, 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 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21).
- 1 Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: $148.7K Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $4.1M
- 2 The Wanderers: The Quest of The Demon Hunter (2018)Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38K
Apr 20, 2018 · English · Fantasy, Adventure, Action $38K worldwide - 3 Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: $20.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4K
- 4 Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 16 releases took $4.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 14 (Apr 1–7) with $342.1M, led by A Quiet Place (2018).
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 4–10 The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) $31M The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 11–17 Terrifier (2018) $439.1K Terrifier (2018)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 18–24 Unsane (2018) $14.5M Unsane (2018)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 25–31 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) $17.8M Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 1–7 A Quiet Place (2018) $342.1M A Quiet Place (2018)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 8–14 Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018) $108.2M Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 15–21 Ghost Stories (2018) $4.2M Ghost Stories (2018)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 Bad Samaritan (2018) $4.7M Bad Samaritan (2018)
Earlier years
How Does Week 16 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 16, 2011 earned the most: $97.2M from 2 films, led by Scream 4 (2011). Week 16, 2018 took $4.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16, 2009 Apr 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 16, 2010 Apr 11–17 2 films | 2 | $69.9M | – | Bestseller (2010) $68.8M |
| Week 16, 2011 Apr 10–16 2 films · +39% | 2 | $97.2M | +39% | Scream 4 (2011) $97.2M |
| Week 16, 2012 Apr 15–21 1 film · −100% | 1 | $413K | −100% | The Moth Diaries (2012) $413K |
| Week 16, 2013 Apr 14–20 3 films · +334% | 3 | $1.8M | +334% | The Lords of Salem (2013) $1.5M |
| Week 16, 2014 Apr 13–19 5 films · +1522% | 5 | $29.1M | +1522% | A Haunted House 2 (2014) $25.4M |
| Week 16, 2015 Apr 12–18 3 films · +177% | 3 | $80.5M | +177% | Unfriended (2015) $62.9M |
| Week 16, 2016 Apr 10–16 2 films · −95% | 2 | $4.3M | −95% | Green Room (2016) $3.8M |
| Week 16, 2017 Apr 16–22 3 films · −13% | 3 | $3.7M | −13% | Phoenix Forgotten (2017) $3.7M |
| Week 16, 2018 Apr 15–21 4 films · +12% | 4 | $4.2M | +12% | Ghost Stories (2018) $4.1M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2018, Week by Week
48 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $857M, led by Venom (2018).
- Week 1 $168.5M
- Week 2 $1.5M
- Week 3 $536.2K
- Week 4 $165K
- Week 5 $44.1M
- Week 6 $32.2M
- Week 7 $285.2K
- Week 8 $127.1M
- Week 9 $11.3M
- Week 10 $31M
- Week 11 $439.1K
- Week 12 $14.5M
- Week 13 $17.8M
- Week 14 $342.1M
- Week 15 $108.2M
- Week 16 $4.2M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $4.7M
- Week 19 $1.2M
- Week 20 $46.5K
- Week 21 $21.6K
- Week 22 $17M
- Week 23 $88.7M
- Week 24 $10.1M
- Week 25 $7M
- Week 26 $59.8K
- Week 27 $137.1M
- Week 28 $642.2K
- Week 29 $16.2M
- Week 30 $492.3K
- Week 31 $93.4K
- Week 32 $581.3M
- Week 33 $2.7M
- Week 34 $91.7K
- Week 35 $32.9M
- Week 36 $368.2M
- Week 37 $167.6M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $18.2M
- Week 40 $857M
- Week 41 $127.2M
- Week 42 $260.1M
- Week 43 $8.1M
- Week 44 $12.7M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $231.5K
- Week 47 $834.5K
- Week 48 $44.4M
- Week 49 $5.4M
- Week 50 $3.2M
- Week 51 $145.9K
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 16 of 2018: 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21)?
Ghost Stories (2018) leads with $4.1M worldwide, $148.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Wanderers: The Quest of The Demon Hunter (2018) at $38K and The Devil and Father Amorth (2018) at $20.4K.
How much did horror movies released in week 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21) earn?
4 horror films released in week 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $4.2M in all, or $1.1M per film on average. Week 15, 2018 releases took $108.2M.
How many horror movies released in week 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Ghost Stories (2018), earned $4.1M.
How is the week 16, 2018 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 16 of 2018 (Apr 15–21). 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 16, 2018 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.