#1 of 4 #1 horror movie of Week 5, 2021
2021 · Thriller, Horror
$4.8M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
$1.3M US & Canada · 26% $3.6M elsewhere · 74%
Horror box office · Week 5 · Jan 24–30, 2021
Horror Box Office, Week 5 of 2021: Horror Releases of Jan 24–30
Wrong Turn (2021) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30), with $4.8M worldwide, ahead of The Queen of Black Magic (2021) at $386.4K and The Night (2021) at $97.5K. 4 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.3M in all, 24% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 5 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $5.3M
- Wrong Turn (2021), the #1
- $4.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 24%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 5 of 2021?
Wrong Turn (2021) leads with $4.8M, 91% of the total. The top 4 together took $5.3M, 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 5 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 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30).
- 1 Jan 26, 2021 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $4.8M
- 2 The Queen of Black Magic (2021)Jan 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $386.4K
Jan 28, 2021 · Indonesian · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $386.4K worldwide - 3 Jan 29, 2021 US and Canada: $26.1K Rest of the world: $71.4K Worldwide: $97.5K
- 4 Jan 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 5 releases took $5.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Jan 31–Feb 6) with $7.6M, led by Suicide Forest Village (2021).
- Week 52, 2020 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 All the Moons (2020) $59.4K All the Moons (2020)
- Week 53, 2020 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 Shadow in the Cloud (2021) $1.1M Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 3–9 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 10–16 Bloody Hell (2021) $72.1K Bloody Hell (2021)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 17–23 PG: Psycho Goreman (2021) $95.4K PG: Psycho Goreman (2021)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 24–30 Wrong Turn (2021) $5.3M Wrong Turn (2021)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 31–Feb 6 Suicide Forest Village (2021) $7.6M Suicide Forest Village (2021)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 7–13 Dark Spell (2021) $1M Dark Spell (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 5 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2012 earned the most: $258.5M from 6 films, led by The Woman in Black (2012). Week 5, 2021 took $5.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5, 2012 Jan 29–Feb 4 6 films | 6 | $258.5M | – | The Woman in Black (2012) $129M |
| Week 5, 2013 Jan 27–Feb 2 4 films · −48% | 4 | $134M | −48% | Warm Bodies (2013) $117M |
| Week 5, 2014 Jan 26–Feb 1 2 films · −71% | 2 | $38.9M | −71% | Forbidden Empire (2014) $38.9M |
| Week 5, 2015 Jan 25–31 1 film · −95% | 1 | $1.8M | −95% | Khamoshiyan (2015) $1.8M |
| Week 5, 2016 Jan 24–30 1 film · −99% | 1 | $24K | −99% | Aranmanai 2 (2016) $24K |
| Week 5, 2017 Jan 29–Feb 4 3 films · +356591% | 3 | $85.5M | +356591% | Rings (2017) $83.1M |
| Week 5, 2018 Jan 28–Feb 3 2 films · −48% | 2 | $44.1M | −48% | Winchester (2018) $44M |
| Week 5, 2019 Jan 27–Feb 2 6 films · −95% | 6 | $2.1M | −95% | Quiet Comes the Dawn (2019) $1M |
| Week 5, 2020 Jan 26–Feb 1 1 film · +980% | 1 | $22.3M | +980% | Gretel & Hansel (2020) $22.3M |
| Week 5, 2021 Jan 24–30 4 films · −76% | 4 | $5.3M | −76% | Wrong Turn (2021) $4.8M |
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 5 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 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30)?
Wrong Turn (2021) leads with $4.8M worldwide, $1.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Queen of Black Magic (2021) at $386.4K and The Night (2021) at $97.5K.
How much did horror movies released in week 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30) earn?
4 horror films released in week 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $5.3M in all, or $1.3M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Wrong Turn (2021), earned $4.8M.
How is the week 5, 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 5 of 2021 (Jan 24–30). 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 5, 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.