#1 of 5 #1 horror movie of Week 9, 2022
2022 · Horror, Comedy
$3M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total
$2.5M US & Canada · 83% $504.6K elsewhere · 17%
Horror box office · Week 9 · Feb 20–26, 2022
Horror Box Office, Week 9 of 2022: Horror Releases of Feb 20–26
Studio 666 (2022) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26), with $3M worldwide, ahead of The Bunker Game (2022) at $429.1K and Don't Kill Me (2022) at $282.5K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 51% on Week 8, 2022, whose releases took $8.2M. By language, English leads with $3.5M across 3 horror releases.
- week 9 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $4M
- Studio 666 (2022), the #1
- $3M
- vs Week 8, 2022
- −51%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 9 of 2022?
Studio 666 (2022) leads with $3M, 75% of the total. The top 5 together took $4M, 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 9 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 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26).
- 1 Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $504.6K Worldwide: $3M
- 2 Feb 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $429.1K
- 3 Feb 21, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $282.5K
- 4 Feb 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $206.4K
- 5 Feb 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 9 releases took $4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 3 (Jan 9–15) with $166.7M, led by Scream (2022).
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 Scream (2022) $166.7M Scream (2022)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 WarHunt (2022) $116.5K WarHunt (2022)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 The Long Night (2022) $177.8K The Long Night (2022)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 6–12 Vietnamese Horror Story (2022) $3.4M Vietnamese Horror Story (2022)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 13–19 The Cursed (2022) $8.2M The Cursed (2022)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 20–26 Studio 666 (2022) $4M Studio 666 (2022)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 27–Mar 5 The Darker the Lake (2022) $207.5K The Darker the Lake (2022)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 The Exorcism of God (2022) $6.4M The Exorcism of God (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 9 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2020 earned the most: $146.2M from 3 films, led by The Invisible Man (2020). Week 9, 2022 took $4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 9, 2013 Feb 24–Mar 2 2 films | 2 | $37.1M | – | The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) $25.1M |
| Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 4 films · −93% | 4 | $2.6M | −93% | Repentance (2014) $1.2M |
| Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 3 films · +1449% | 3 | $39.9M | +1449% | The Lazarus Effect (2015) $38.4M |
| Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 2 films · −98% | 2 | $969.2K | −98% | Backtrack (2016) $907.8K |
| Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 1 film · −99% | 1 | $8.2K | −99% | Don't Kill It (2017) $8.2K |
| Week 9, 2018 Feb 25–Mar 3 5 films · +138334% | 5 | $11.3M | +138334% | Veronica (2018) $6.1M |
| Week 9, 2019 Feb 24–Mar 2 8 films · +115% | 8 | $24.4M | +115% | Greta (2019) $18.7M |
| Week 9, 2020 Feb 23–29 3 films · +498% | 3 | $146.2M | +498% | The Invisible Man (2020) $144.5M |
| Week 9, 2021 Feb 21–27 1 film · −99% | 1 | $1.8M | −99% | Come Play With Me (2021) $1.8M |
| Week 9, 2022 Feb 20–26 5 films · +128% | 5 | $4M | +128% | Studio 666 (2022) $3M |
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 9 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 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26)?
Studio 666 (2022) leads with $3M worldwide, $2.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Bunker Game (2022) at $429.1K and Don't Kill Me (2022) at $282.5K.
How much did horror movies released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26) earn?
5 horror films released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $4M in all, or $800.8K per film on average. Week 8, 2022 releases took $8.2M.
How many horror movies released in week 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Studio 666 (2022), earned $3M.
How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2022 (Feb 20–26). 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 9, 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.