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Horror box office · Week 20 · May 14–20, 2023

Horror Box Office, Week 20 of 2023: Horror Releases of May 14–20

Remains (2023) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 20 of 2023 (May 14–20), with $1.5M worldwide, ahead of Sleeping Beauties (2023) at $113.9K and Moon Garden (2023) at $57.8K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $1.8M across 5 horror releases.

week 20 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$1.8M
Remains (2023), the #1
$1.5M
earned in the US & Canada
3%
Remains (2023) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 horror movie of Week 20, 2023

Remains (2023)

2023 · Horror

$1.5M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 20 of 2023?

Remains (2023) leads with $1.5M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.8M, 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. Remains (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $1.5M Remains (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Sleeping Beauties (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $113.9K Sleeping Beauties (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Moon Garden (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $57.8K Moon Garden (2023)
    $54K US & Canada · 94% $3.7K elsewhere · 6%
  4. Dark Nature (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $33K Dark Nature (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Mercy Falls (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $7.1K Mercy Falls (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 20 of 2023, 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 20 of 2023 (May 14–20).

  1. 1 Remains (2023) movie poster
    Remains (2023) May 15, 2023 · English · Horror $1.5M worldwide
    May 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  2. 2 Sleeping Beauties (2023) movie poster
    Sleeping Beauties (2023) May 16, 2023 · English · Drama, Horror $113.9K worldwide
    May 16, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $113.9K
  3. 3 Moon Garden (2023) movie poster
    Moon Garden (2023) May 19, 2023 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Horror $57.8K worldwide
    May 19, 2023 US and Canada: $54K Rest of the world: $3.7K Worldwide: $57.8K
  4. 4 Dark Nature (2023) movie poster
    Dark Nature (2023) May 19, 2023 · English · Horror $33K worldwide
    May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33K
  5. 5 Mercy Falls (2023) movie poster
    Mercy Falls (2023) May 14, 2023 · English · Thriller, Horror $7.1K worldwide
    May 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2017 earned the most: $242.1M from 5 films, led by Alien: Covenant (2017). Week 20, 2023 took $1.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 2014 May 11–17 5 films 5 $7.3M – Wolf Creek 2 (2014) $4.4M
Week 20, 2015 May 10–16 4 films · −86% 4 $1M −86% Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015) $714.1K
Week 20, 2016 May 8–14 3 films · +969% 3 $11M +969% The Darkness (2016) $10.9M
Week 20, 2017 May 14–20 5 films · +2108% 5 $242.1M +2108% Alien: Covenant (2017) $240.9M
Week 20, 2018 May 13–19 3 films · −100% 3 $46.5K −100% The Hollow Child (2018) $34.7K
Week 20, 2019 May 12–18 8 films · +11812% 8 $5.5M +11812% Perfect (2019) $1.7M
Week 20, 2020 May 10–16 1 film · +416% 1 $28.6M +416% Scoob! (2020) $28.6M
Week 20, 2021 May 9–15 2 films · −99% 2 $410.6K −99% The Djinn (2021) $404.5K
Week 20, 2022 May 8–14 5 films · +3864% 5 $16.3M +3864% Firestarter (2022) $15M
Week 20, 2023 May 14–20 5 films · −89% 5 $1.8M −89% Remains (2023) $1.5M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 20 of 2023: 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 20 of 2023 (May 14–20)?

Remains (2023) leads with $1.5M worldwide. Next come Sleeping Beauties (2023) at $113.9K and Moon Garden (2023) at $57.8K.

How much did horror movies released in week 20 of 2023 (May 14–20) earn?

5 horror films released in week 20 of 2023 (May 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, or $351.2K per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 20 of 2023 (May 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Remains (2023), earned $1.5M.

How much of the Week 20, 2023 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$54K of the $1.8M total, or 3%, 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 20, 2023 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 20 of 2023 (May 14–20). 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 20, 2023 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.