How much of the Week 40, 2019 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.9K of the $216.6K total, or 7%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Horror box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2019

Horror Box Office, Week 40 of 2019: Horror Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5

Mermaid Down (2019) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $116.5K worldwide, ahead of Art of the Dead (2019) at $48.6K and Undo (2019) at $26.6K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $216.6K in all, 7% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $216.6K across 5 horror releases.

week 40 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $216.6K
Mermaid Down (2019), the #1: $116.5K
earned in the US & Canada: 7%

#1 of 5

#1 horror movie of Week 40, 2019

Mermaid Down (2019)

2019 · Fantasy, Horror

$116.5K worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 40 of 2019?

Mermaid Down (2019) leads with $116.5K, 54% of the total. The top 5 together took $216.6K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$116.5K Mermaid Down (2019)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$48.6K Art of the Dead (2019)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$26.6K Undo (2019)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$14.9K Wrinkles the Clown (2019)
$14.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 5

$10K The Young Cannibals (2019)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5).

1
Mermaid Down (2019) Oct 2, 2019 · English · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery $116.5K worldwide

Oct 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $116.5K
2
Art of the Dead (2019) Oct 1, 2019 · English · Horror $48.6K worldwide

Oct 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.6K
3
Undo (2019) Oct 1, 2019 · English · Horror $26.6K worldwide

Oct 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.6K
4
Wrinkles the Clown (2019) Oct 4, 2019 · English · Mystery, Horror, Comedy $14.9K worldwide

Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: $14.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.9K
5
The Young Cannibals (2019) Oct 1, 2019 · English · Thriller, Horror $10K worldwide

Oct 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $216.6K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Sep 1–7) with $473.6M, led by It: Chapter Two (2019).

Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2018 earned the most: $857M from 5 films, led by Venom (2018). Week 40, 2019 took $216.6K.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 4 films	4	$56.3M	–	Case 39 (2010) $28.2M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 5 films · −90%	5	$5.7M	−90%	Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) $5.2M
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films · +1428%	2	$87.6M	+1428%	Frankenweenie (2012) $85.6M
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 4 films · −96%	4	$3.5M	−96%	Make Me Shudder (2013) $1.8M
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 3 films · +7319%	3	$257.6M	+7319%	Annabelle (2014) $257.6M
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films · −100%	2	$45K	−100%	The Empire of Corpses (2015) $43.3K
Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 7 films	7	$8.8M	–	The Crucifixion (2017) $6.6M
Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 5 films · +9673%	5	$857M	+9673%	Venom (2018) $856.1M
Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · −100%	5	$216.6K	−100%	Mermaid Down (2019) $116.5K

Horror Box Office in 2019, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 36 (Sep 1–7) with $473.6M, led by It: Chapter Two (2019).

FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 40 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?

Mermaid Down (2019) leads with $116.5K worldwide. Next come Art of the Dead (2019) at $48.6K and Undo (2019) at $26.6K.

How much did horror movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?

5 horror films released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $216.6K in all, or $43.3K per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mermaid Down (2019), earned $116.5K.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2019 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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 40, 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.