#1 of 4 #1 horror movie of Week 33, 2021
2021 · Action, Drama
$53.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$32.7M US & Canada · 61% $21.1M elsewhere · 39%
Horror box office · Week 33 · Aug 8–14, 2021
Horror Box Office, Week 33 of 2021: Horror Releases of Aug 8–14
Don't Breathe 2 (2021) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14), with $53.8M worldwide, ahead of Bleed with Me (2021) at $641K and Creature (2021) at $28.4K. 4 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $54.5M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 33 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $54.5M
- Don't Breathe 2 (2021), the #1
- $53.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 60%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 33 of 2021?
Don't Breathe 2 (2021) leads with $53.8M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $54.5M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 33 of 2021, 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 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14).
- 1 Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $21.1M Worldwide: $53.8M
- 2 Aug 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $641K
- 3 Aug 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.4K
- 4 Aug 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 33 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 33 releases took $54.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 22–28) with $78.6M, led by Candyman (2021).
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 27–Jul 3 The Forever Purge (2021) $78.4M The Forever Purge (2021)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 4–10 Meander (2021) $689.3K Meander (2021)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 11–17 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) $66.4M Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 18–24 Kandisha (2021) $1.1M Kandisha (2021)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 The Boy Behind the Door (2021) $378.5K The Boy Behind the Door (2021)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 1–7 The Swarm (2021) $485.1K The Swarm (2021)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 8–14 Don't Breathe 2 (2021) $54.5M Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 15–21 The Night House (2021) $16.6M The Night House (2021)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 22–28 Candyman (2021) $78.6M Candyman (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 33 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2012 earned the most: $116.3M from 3 films, led by ParaNorman (2012). Week 33, 2021 took $54.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 3 films | 3 | $116.3M | – | ParaNorman (2012) $107.1M |
| Week 33, 2013 Aug 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 33, 2014 Aug 10–16 1 film | 1 | $274.7K | – | Life After Beth (2014) $274.7K |
| Week 33, 2015 Aug 9–15 3 films · +29% | 3 | $354K | +29% | Exeter (2015) $291.1K |
| Week 33, 2016 Aug 7–13 2 films · +81% | 2 | $641.9K | +81% | Diggers (2016) $639.1K |
| Week 33, 2017 Aug 13–19 5 films · −77% | 5 | $150.5K | −77% | The Monster Project (2017) $74.7K |
| Week 33, 2018 Aug 12–18 1 film · +1698% | 1 | $2.7M | +1698% | Down a Dark Hall (2018) $2.7M |
| Week 33, 2019 Aug 11–17 5 films · +2137% | 5 | $60.6M | +2137% | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) $47.6M |
| Week 33, 2020 Aug 9–15 2 films · −99% | 2 | $391.5K | −99% | Sputnik (2020) $354K |
| Week 33, 2021 Aug 8–14 4 films · +13810% | 4 | $54.5M | +13810% | Don't Breathe 2 (2021) $53.8M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
47 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 40 (Sep 26–Oct 2) with $507M, led by Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).
- Week 1 $1.1M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $72.1K
- Week 4 $95.4K
- Week 5 $5.3M
- Week 6 $7.6M
- Week 7 $1M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $1.8M
- Week 10 $157.7K
- Week 11 $2.4M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $1.2M
- Week 14 $34.1M
- Week 15 $470.6K
- Week 16 $1.9M
- Week 17 $102K
- Week 18 $4.8M
- Week 19 $2.4M
- Week 20 $410.6K
- Week 21 $787.5K
- Week 22 $297.4M
- Week 23 $207.4M
- Week 24 $3.4M
- Week 25 $135.5K
- Week 26 $2.4M
- Week 27 $78.4M
- Week 28 $689.3K
- Week 29 $66.4M
- Week 30 $1.1M
- Week 31 $378.5K
- Week 32 $485.1K
- Week 33 $54.5M
- Week 34 $16.6M
- Week 35 $78.6M
- Week 36 $587.4K
- Week 37 $35.7M
- Week 38 $149.6K
- Week 39 $3.1M
- Week 40 $507M
- Week 41 $6.1M
- Week 42 $142.8M
- Week 43 $720K
- Week 44 $24M
- Week 45 $5.6M
- Week 46 $811.5K
- Week 47 $243.2K
- Week 48 $41.9M
- Week 49 $952.2K
- Week 50 $5.6M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 33 of 2021: 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14)?
Don't Breathe 2 (2021) leads with $53.8M worldwide, $32.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bleed with Me (2021) at $641K and Creature (2021) at $28.4K.
How much did horror movies released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) earn?
4 horror films released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $54.5M in all, or $13.6M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Don't Breathe 2 (2021), earned $53.8M.
How is the week 33, 2021 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 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14). 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 33, 2021 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.