#1 of 5 #1 horror movie of Week 39, 2022
2022 · Drama, Mystery
$87.6M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total
$45.3M US & Canada · 52% $42.3M elsewhere · 48%
Horror box office · Week 39 · Sep 18–24, 2022
Horror Box Office, Week 39 of 2022: Horror Releases of Sep 18–24
Don't Worry Darling (2022) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 39 of 2022 (Sep 18–24), with $87.6M worldwide, ahead of Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022) at $6.2M and Blood Flower (2022) at $400K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $94.3M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is 8 times the total of Week 38, 2022, whose releases took $11.9M. By language, English leads with $93.8M across 3 horror releases.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $94.3M
- Don't Worry Darling (2022), the #1
- $87.6M
- vs Week 38, 2022
- ×8
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 39 of 2022?
Don't Worry Darling (2022) leads with $87.6M, 93% of the total. The top 5 together took $94.3M, 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.
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The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 39 of 2022, 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 2022 (Sep 18–24).
- 1 Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $87.6M
- 2 Sep 19, 2022 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $6.2M
- 3 Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $400K
- 4 Sep 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.8K
- 5 Sep 20, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 39 releases took $94.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 25–Oct 1) with $223.7M, led by Smile (2022).
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Orphan: First Kill (2022) $37.4M Orphan: First Kill (2022)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 The Invitation (2022) $38.5M The Invitation (2022)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 The Harbinger (2022) $535.2K The Harbinger (2022)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Barbarian (2022) $46.6M Barbarian (2022)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Pearl (2022) $11.9M Pearl (2022)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Don't Worry Darling (2022) $94.3M Don't Worry Darling (2022)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Smile (2022) $223.7M Smile (2022)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Terrifier 2 (2022) $22.4M Terrifier 2 (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 39 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2022 earned the most: $94.3M from 5 films, led by Don't Worry Darling (2022).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 2013 Sep 22–28 5 films | 5 | $2.5M | – | 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 |
| Week 39, 2022 Sep 18–24 5 films · +2958% | 5 | $94.3M | +2958% | Don't Worry Darling (2022) $87.6M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2022, Week by Week
48 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 19 (May 1–7) with $957.8M, led by Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $1.5M
- Week 3 $166.7M
- Week 4 $116.5K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $177.8K
- Week 7 $3.4M
- Week 8 $8.2M
- Week 9 $4M
- Week 10 $207.5K
- Week 11 $6.4M
- Week 12 $17M
- Week 13 $351.7K
- Week 14 $169.5M
- Week 15 $23.7K
- Week 16 $2.4M
- Week 17 $280.6K
- Week 18 $2.1M
- Week 19 $957.8M
- Week 20 $16.3M
- Week 21 $29.5M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $4.9M
- Week 24 $352.8K
- Week 25 $421.8K
- Week 26 $162.1M
- Week 27 $1.9M
- Week 28 $153.6K
- Week 29 $173.3K
- Week 30 $171.8M
- Week 31 $9.4M
- Week 32 $58.8M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $37.4M
- Week 35 $38.5M
- Week 36 $535.2K
- Week 37 $46.6M
- Week 38 $11.9M
- Week 39 $94.3M
- Week 40 $223.7M
- Week 41 $22.4M
- Week 42 $110.6M
- Week 43 $362.5K
- Week 44 $1.6M
- Week 45 $4.4M
- Week 46 $94.7K
- Week 47 $95.2M
- Week 48 $734.6K
- Week 49 $76.8M
- Week 50 $3.3M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $512.7K
- Week 53 $12.4K
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 39 of 2022: 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 39 of 2022 (Sep 18–24)?
Don't Worry Darling (2022) leads with $87.6M worldwide, $45.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022) at $6.2M and Blood Flower (2022) at $400K.
How much did horror movies released in week 39 of 2022 (Sep 18–24) earn?
5 horror films released in week 39 of 2022 (Sep 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $94.3M in all, or $18.9M per film on average. Week 38, 2022 releases took $11.9M.
How many horror movies released in week 39 of 2022 (Sep 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Don't Worry Darling (2022), earned $87.6M.
How is the week 39, 2022 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 2022 (Sep 18–24). 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, 2022 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.