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Horror box office · Week 37 · Sep 5–11, 2021

Horror Box Office, Week 37 of 2021: Horror Releases of Sep 5–11

Malignant (2021) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11), with $34.9M worldwide, ahead of Two Witches (2021) at $538K and Martyrs Lane (2021) at $246.9K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.7M in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $35.7M across 4 horror releases.

week 37 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$35.7M
Malignant (2021), the #1
$34.9M
earned in the US & Canada
37%
Malignant (2021) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 horror movie of Week 37, 2021

Malignant (2021)

2021 · Action, Drama

$34.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$13.4M US & Canada · 38% $21.5M elsewhere · 62%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 37 of 2021?

Malignant (2021) leads with $34.9M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $35.7M, 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. Malignant (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $34.9M Malignant (2021)
    $13.4M US & Canada · 38% $21.5M elsewhere · 62%
  2. Two Witches (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $538K Two Witches (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Martyrs Lane (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $246.9K Martyrs Lane (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Sir-Ayet: Ölü Doğan (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $70.4K Sir-Ayet: Ölü Doğan (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) movie poster Number 5
    $495 The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11).

  1. 1 Malignant (2021) movie poster
    Malignant (2021) Sep 10, 2021 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $34.9M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $34.9M
  2. 2 Two Witches (2021) movie poster
    Two Witches (2021) Sep 8, 2021 · English · Horror $538K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $538K
  3. 3 Martyrs Lane (2021) movie poster
    Martyrs Lane (2021) Sep 9, 2021 · English · Horror $246.9K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $246.9K
  4. 4 Sir-Ayet: Ölü Doğan (2021) movie poster
    Sir-Ayet: Ölü Doğan (2021) Sep 10, 2021 · Turkish · Horror $70.4K worldwide
    Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.4K
  5. 5 The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) movie poster
    The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) Sep 10, 2021 · English · Action, Horror, Comedy $495 worldwide
    Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $495
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2012 earned the most: $240.2M from 1 film, led by Resident Evil: Retribution (2012). Week 37, 2021 took $35.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 1 film 1 $240.2M – Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) $240.2M
Week 37, 2013 Sep 8–14 3 films · −32% 3 $164.4M −32% Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) $161.9M
Week 37, 2014 Sep 7–13 8 films · −40% 8 $99.3M −40% No Good Deed (2014) $54.3M
Week 37, 2015 Sep 6–12 3 films · +3% 3 $102.8M +3% The Visit (2015) $98.5M
Week 37, 2016 Sep 4–10 5 films · −64% 5 $36.8M −64% When the Bough Breaks (2016) $30.7M
Week 37, 2017 Sep 10–16 4 films · +23% 4 $45M +23% mother! (2017) $44.5M
Week 37, 2018 Sep 9–15 7 films · +272% 7 $167.6M +272% The Predator (2018) $160.5M
Week 37, 2019 Sep 8–14 5 films · −94% 5 $9.8M −94% Mayday (2019) $5M
Week 37, 2020 Sep 6–12 3 films · −99% 3 $121.6K −99% Spirit of Itchi (2020) $94.1K
Week 37, 2021 Sep 5–11 5 films · +29293% 5 $35.7M +29293% Malignant (2021) $34.9M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 37 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11)?

Malignant (2021) leads with $34.9M worldwide, $13.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Two Witches (2021) at $538K and Martyrs Lane (2021) at $246.9K.

How much did horror movies released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11) earn?

5 horror films released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $35.7M in all, or $7.1M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Malignant (2021), earned $34.9M.

How much of the Week 37, 2021 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.4M of the $35.7M total, or 37%, 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 37, 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 37 of 2021 (Sep 5–11). 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 37, 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.