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Horror box office · Week 29 · Jul 12–18, 2020

Horror Box Office, Week 29 of 2020: Horror Releases of Jul 12–18

Peninsula (2020) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18), with $42.7M worldwide, ahead of Beauty Water (2020) at $1.3M and Lake of Death (2020) at $380.3K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $45M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Korean leads with $44M across 2 horror releases.

week 29 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$45M
Peninsula (2020), the #1
$42.7M
earned in the US & Canada
3%
Peninsula (2020) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 horror movie of Week 29, 2020

Peninsula (2020)

2020 · Horror, Thriller

$42.7M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$1.2M US & Canada · 3% $41.5M elsewhere · 97%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 29 of 2020?

Peninsula (2020) leads with $42.7M, 95% of the total. The top 5 together took $45M, 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.

  1. Peninsula (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $42.7M Peninsula (2020)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 3% $41.5M elsewhere · 97%
  2. Beauty Water (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $1.3M Beauty Water (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Lake of Death (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $380.3K Lake of Death (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Ghosts of War (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $345.3K Ghosts of War (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Coven (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $317.9K Coven (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 29 of 2020, 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 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18).

  1. 1 Peninsula (2020) movie poster
    Peninsula (2020) Jul 15, 2020 · Korean · Horror, Thriller, Adventure $42.7M worldwide
    Jul 15, 2020 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $41.5M Worldwide: $42.7M
  2. 2 Beauty Water (2020) movie poster
    Beauty Water (2020) Jul 12, 2020 · Korean · Animation, Horror, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Jul 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  3. 3 Lake of Death (2020) movie poster
    Lake of Death (2020) Jul 16, 2020 · Norwegian · Drama, Mystery, Horror $380.3K worldwide
    Jul 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $380.3K
  4. 4 Ghosts of War (2020) movie poster
    Ghosts of War (2020) Jul 17, 2020 · English · Thriller, Horror, War $345.3K worldwide
    Jul 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $345.3K
  5. 5 Coven (2020) movie poster
    Coven (2020) Jul 14, 2020 · English · Horror $317.9K worldwide
    Jul 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $317.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2013 earned the most: $337.2M from 7 films, led by The Conjuring (2013). Week 29, 2020 took $45M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 29, 2011 Jul 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 29, 2013 Jul 14–20 7 films 7 $337.2M – The Conjuring (2013) $320.4M
Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 4 films · −64% 4 $120.6M −64% The Purge: Anarchy (2014) $111.9M
Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 1 film · −100% 1 $367.9K −100% Dark Awakening (2015) $367.9K
Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 1 film · +448% 1 $2M +448% Great Grand Masti (2016) $2M
Week 29, 2017 Jul 16–22 5 films · −86% 5 $291.8K −86% The Gracefield Incident (2017) $102.3K
Week 29, 2018 Jul 15–21 2 films · +5451% 2 $16.2M +5451% Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) $16M
Week 29, 2019 Jul 14–20 4 films · −99% 4 $132.3K −99% Stare (2019) $71.5K
Week 29, 2020 Jul 12–18 5 films · +33922% 5 $45M +33922% Peninsula (2020) $42.7M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 29 of 2020: 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 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18)?

Peninsula (2020) leads with $42.7M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beauty Water (2020) at $1.3M and Lake of Death (2020) at $380.3K.

How much did horror movies released in week 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18) earn?

5 horror films released in week 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $45M in all, or $9M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Peninsula (2020), earned $42.7M.

How much of the Week 29, 2020 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.2M of the $45M total, or 3%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 29, 2020 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 29 of 2020 (Jul 12–18). 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 29, 2020 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.