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Horror box office · Week 23 · Jun 3–9, 2018

Horror Box Office, Week 23 of 2018: Horror Releases of Jun 3–9

Hereditary (2018) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9), with $87.8M worldwide, ahead of The Whistler: Origins (2018) at $809.4K and The Tattooist (2018) at $34.5K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $88.7M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is 5.2 times the total of Week 22, 2018, whose releases took $17M.

week 23 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$88.7M
Hereditary (2018), the #1
$87.8M
vs Week 22, 2018
×5.2
Hereditary (2018) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 horror movie of Week 23, 2018

Hereditary (2018)

2018 · Drama, Mystery

$87.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$44.1M US & Canada · 50% $43.7M elsewhere · 50%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 23 of 2018?

Hereditary (2018) leads with $87.8M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $88.7M, 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.

  1. Hereditary (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $87.8M Hereditary (2018)
    $44.1M US & Canada · 50% $43.7M elsewhere · 50%
  2. The Whistler: Origins (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $809.4K The Whistler: Origins (2018)
    $55.6K US & Canada · 7% $753.8K elsewhere · 93%
  3. The Tattooist (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $34.5K The Tattooist (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 23 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 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9).

  1. 1 Hereditary (2018) movie poster
    Hereditary (2018) Jun 8, 2018 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $87.8M worldwide
    Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $44.1M Rest of the world: $43.7M Worldwide: $87.8M
  2. 2 The Whistler: Origins (2018) movie poster
    The Whistler: Origins (2018) Jun 7, 2018 · Spanish · Horror, Drama $809.4K worldwide
    Jun 7, 2018 US and Canada: $55.6K Rest of the world: $753.8K Worldwide: $809.4K
  3. 3 The Tattooist (2018) movie poster
    The Tattooist (2018) Jun 9, 2018 · English · Horror $34.5K worldwide
    Jun 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 23 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 23, 2012 earned the most: $431.8M from 2 films, led by Prometheus (2012). Week 23, 2018 took $88.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 23, 2009 May 31–Jun 6 1 film 1 $21.6K – Nucingen House (2009) $21.6K
Week 23, 2010 May 30–Jun 5 4 films · +130738% 4 $28.3M +130738% Splice (2010) $27.1M
Week 23, 2011 May 29–Jun 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 23, 2012 Jun 3–9 2 films 2 $431.8M – Prometheus (2012) $403.4M
Week 23, 2013 Jun 2–8 1 film · −79% 1 $89.3M −79% The Purge (2013) $89.3M
Week 23, 2014 Jun 1–7 2 films · −97% 2 $3M −97% Rigor Mortis (2014) $3M
Week 23, 2015 May 31–Jun 6 2 films · +3632% 2 $113M +3632% Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) $113M
Week 23, 2016 May 29–Jun 4 2 films · −55% 2 $50.5M −55% The Wailing (2016) $49.9M
Week 23, 2017 Jun 4–10 2 films · +749% 2 $429M +749% The Mummy (2017) $409.2M
Week 23, 2018 Jun 3–9 3 films · −79% 3 $88.7M −79% Hereditary (2018) $87.8M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 23 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9)?

Hereditary (2018) leads with $87.8M worldwide, $44.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Whistler: Origins (2018) at $809.4K and The Tattooist (2018) at $34.5K.

How much did horror movies released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9) earn?

3 horror films released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $88.7M in all, or $29.6M per film on average. Week 22, 2018 releases took $17M.

How many horror movies released in week 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hereditary (2018), earned $87.8M.

How much of the Week 23, 2018 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$44.1M of the $88.7M total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 23, 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 23 of 2018 (Jun 3–9). 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 23, 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.