#1 of 4 #1 horror movie of Week 39, 2021
2021 · Drama, Horror
$3M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$4.3K US & Canada · <1% $3M elsewhere · 100%
Horror box office · Week 39 · Sep 19–25, 2021
Horror Box Office, Week 39 of 2021: Horror Releases of Sep 19–25
The Grandmother (2021) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25), with $3M worldwide, ahead of January (2021) at $24K and Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021) at $15.2K. 4 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.1M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $3.1M
- The Grandmother (2021), the #1
- $3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- <1%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 39 of 2021?
The Grandmother (2021) leads with $3M, 98% of the total. The top 4 together took $3.1M, 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 39 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 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25).
- 1 Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $3M
- 2 Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24K
- 3 Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021)Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.2K
Sep 20, 2021 · English · Horror, Thriller $15.2K worldwide - 4 Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 39 releases took $3.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 26–Oct 2) with $507M, led by Venom: Let There Be Carnage (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)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 Ogre (2021) $587.4K Ogre (2021)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Malignant (2021) $35.7M Malignant (2021)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 12–18 Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) $149.6K Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 The Grandmother (2021) $3.1M The Grandmother (2021)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $507M Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 3–9 Lamb (2021) $6.1M Lamb (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 39 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2017 earned the most: $59.9M from 4 films, led by Flatliners (2017). Week 39, 2021 took $3.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 2012 Sep 23–29 2 films | 2 | $181.9K | – | The Barrens (2012) $155.3K |
| Week 39, 2013 Sep 22–28 5 films · +1270% | 5 | $2.5M | +1270% | The Wrath of Vajra (2013) $1.9M |
| Week 39, 2014 Sep 21–27 3 films · −58% | 3 | $1M | −58% | Fatal Frame (2014) $881.3K |
| Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 5 films · +463% | 5 | $5.9M | +463% | Pay the Ghost (2015) $2.9M |
| Week 39, 2016 Sep 18–24 1 film · −100% | 1 | $10.7K | −100% | Dead Man Tells His Own Tale (2016) $10.7K |
| Week 39, 2017 Sep 24–30 4 films · +561590% | 4 | $59.9M | +561590% | Flatliners (2017) $45.2M |
| Week 39, 2018 Sep 23–29 2 films · −70% | 2 | $18.2M | −70% | Hell Fest (2018) $18.2M |
| Week 39, 2019 Sep 22–28 8 films · −95% | 8 | $959.2K | −95% | The Golden Glove (2019) $604.5K |
| Week 39, 2020 Sep 20–26 2 films · −37% | 2 | $601K | −37% | Shortcut (2020) $600.7K |
| Week 39, 2021 Sep 19–25 4 films · +413% | 4 | $3.1M | +413% | The Grandmother (2021) $3M |
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 39 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 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25)?
The Grandmother (2021) leads with $3M worldwide, $4.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come January (2021) at $24K and Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021) at $15.2K.
How much did horror movies released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25) earn?
4 horror films released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $3.1M in all, or $770.8K per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Grandmother (2021), earned $3M.
How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2021 (Sep 19–25). 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 39, 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.