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Horror box office · Week 48 · Nov 22–28, 2020

Horror Box Office, Week 48 of 2020: Horror Releases of Nov 22–28

The Call (2020) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28), with $1.6M worldwide, ahead of Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) at $197.4K and Smiley Face Killers (2020) at $11.9K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada.

week 48 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.8M
The Call (2020), the #1
$1.6M
earned in the US & Canada
29%
The Call (2020) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 horror movie of Week 48, 2020

The Call (2020)

2020 · Mystery, Thriller

$1.6M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$516.5K US & Canada · 32% $1.1M elsewhere · 68%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 48 of 2020?

The Call (2020) leads with $1.6M, 88% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.8M, 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. The Call (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $1.6M The Call (2020)
    $516.5K US & Canada · 32% $1.1M elsewhere · 68%
  2. Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $197.4K Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Smiley Face Killers (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $11.9K Smiley Face Killers (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28).

  1. 1 The Call (2020) movie poster
    The Call (2020) Nov 27, 2020 · Korean · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $1.6M worldwide
    Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: $516.5K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.6M
  2. 2 Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) movie poster
    Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) Nov 25, 2020 · English · Horror, Animation $197.4K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.4K
  3. 3 Smiley Face Killers (2020) movie poster
    Smiley Face Killers (2020) Nov 27, 2020 · English · Thriller, Horror $11.9K worldwide
    Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 2018 earned the most: $44.4M from 4 films, led by The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018). Week 48, 2020 took $1.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 2011 Nov 20–26 1 film 1 $38M – Kokkuri-san: Gekijô-ban (2011) $38M
Week 48, 2012 Nov 25–Dec 1 5 films · −72% 5 $10.8M −72% The Collection (2012) $9.9M
Week 48, 2013 Nov 24–30 1 film · −93% 1 $755.3K −93% Oh My Ghost (2013) $755.3K
Week 48, 2014 Nov 23–29 2 films · +2592% 2 $20.3M +2592% The Babadook (2014) $10.7M
Week 48, 2015 Nov 22–28 2 films · +85% 2 $37.6M +85% Victor Frankenstein (2015) $34.2M
Week 48, 2016 Nov 20–26 2 films · −100% 2 $60.3K −100% Evolution (2016) $56K
Week 48, 2017 Nov 26–Dec 2 4 films · +2290% 4 $1.4M +2290% Slumber (2017) $1.2M
Week 48, 2018 Nov 25–Dec 1 4 films · +2977% 4 $44.4M +2977% The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018) $43M
Week 48, 2019 Nov 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2020 Nov 22–28 3 films 3 $1.8M – The Call (2020) $1.6M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 48 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28)?

The Call (2020) leads with $1.6M worldwide, $516.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) at $197.4K and Smiley Face Killers (2020) at $11.9K.

How much did horror movies released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) earn?

3 horror films released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, or $600.2K per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Call (2020), earned $1.6M.

How much of the Week 48, 2020 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$516.5K of the $1.8M total, or 29%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2020 (Nov 22–28). 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 48, 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.