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Horror box office · Week 32 · Aug 4–10, 2019

Horror Box Office, Week 32 of 2019: Horror Releases of Aug 4–10

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10), with $104.5M worldwide, ahead of Sijjin 6 (2019) at $975.8K and Nekrotronic (2019) at $78.2K. 6 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $105.7M in all, 65% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By language, English leads with $104.7M across 4 horror releases.

week 32 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$105.7M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
65%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 32 of 2019?

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) leads with $104.5M, 99% of the total. The top 5 together took $105.7M, 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. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $104.5M Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
    $68.9M US & Canada · 66% $35.6M elsewhere · 34%
  2. Sijjin 6 (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $975.8K Sijjin 6 (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Nekrotronic (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $78.2K Nekrotronic (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Binding Souls (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $35.5K Binding Souls (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Blood Myth (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $25.1K Blood Myth (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 32 of 2019, 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 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10).

  1. 1 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) movie poster
    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $104.5M worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: $68.9M Rest of the world: $35.6M Worldwide: $104.5M
  2. 2 Sijjin 6 (2019) movie poster
    Sijjin 6 (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · Turkish · Horror $975.8K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $975.8K
  3. 3 Nekrotronic (2019) movie poster
    Nekrotronic (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror $78.2K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.2K
  4. 4 Binding Souls (2019) movie poster
    Binding Souls (2019) Aug 8, 2019 · Cantonese · Horror $35.5K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.5K
  5. 5 Blood Myth (2019) movie poster
    Blood Myth (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · English · Horror $25.1K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K
  6. 6 The Manson Family Massacre (2019) movie poster
    The Manson Family Massacre (2019) Aug 5, 2019 · English · Crime, Horror $14.8K worldwide
    Aug 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 32 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 32, 2018 earned the most: $581.3M from 5 films, led by The Meg (2018). Week 32, 2019 took $105.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 32, 2010 Aug 1–7 1 film 1 $12.7K – Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010) $12.7K
Week 32, 2011 Jul 31–Aug 6 3 films · +151879% 3 $19.3M +151879% Sector 7 (2011) $18.6M
Week 32, 2012 Aug 5–11 2 films · −96% 2 $727.7K −96% Twixt (2012) $649.8K
Week 32, 2013 Aug 4–10 1 film · −81% 1 $137.9K −81% La hermandad (2013) $137.9K
Week 32, 2014 Aug 3–9 1 film · +347% 1 $616.5K +347% Kristy (2014) $616.5K
Week 32, 2015 Aug 2–8 4 films · +9484% 4 $59.1M +9484% The Gift (2015) $59M
Week 32, 2016 Jul 31–Aug 6 1 film · −82% 1 $10.4M −82% Initiation (2016) $10.4M
Week 32, 2017 Aug 6–12 3 films · +2857% 3 $308M +2857% Annabelle: Creation (2017) $306.6M
Week 32, 2018 Aug 5–11 5 films · +89% 5 $581.3M +89% The Meg (2018) $529.3M
Week 32, 2019 Aug 4–10 6 films · −82% 6 $105.7M −82% Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) $104.5M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 32 of 2019: 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 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10)?

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) leads with $104.5M worldwide, $68.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sijjin 6 (2019) at $975.8K and Nekrotronic (2019) at $78.2K.

How much did horror movies released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10) earn?

6 horror films released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $105.7M in all, or $17.6M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) with $104.5M.

How much of the Week 32, 2019 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$68.9M of the $105.7M total, or 65%, 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 32, 2019 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 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10). 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 32, 2019 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.