#1 of 5 #1 horror movie of Week 38, 2023
2023 · Drama, Horror
$7.4M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
$4.7M US & Canada · 63% $2.7M elsewhere · 37%
Horror box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 2023
Horror Box Office, Week 38 of 2023: Horror Releases of Sep 17–23
It Lives Inside (2023) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23), with $7.4M worldwide, ahead of Kumarn (2023) at $403.5K and From the Shadows (2023) at $8K. 5 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.8M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 94% on Week 37, 2023, whose releases took $122.7M. By language, English leads with $7.4M across 3 horror releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $7.8M
- It Lives Inside (2023), the #1
- $7.4M
- vs Week 37, 2023
- −94%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 38 of 2023?
It Lives Inside (2023) leads with $7.4M, 95% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.8M, 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.
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The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23).
- 1 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $7.4M
- 2 Sep 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $403.5K
- 3 Sep 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
- 4 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $5.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6K
- 5 Sep 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $7.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Sep 3–9) with $269.7M, led by The Nun II (2023).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) $24M The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Dark Windows (2023) $467.4K Dark Windows (2023)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 The Deep Dark (2023) $684.9K The Deep Dark (2023)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 All Fun and Games (2023) $2.7M All Fun and Games (2023)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 The Nun II (2023) $269.7M The Nun II (2023)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 A Haunting in Venice (2023) $122.7M A Haunting in Venice (2023)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 It Lives Inside (2023) $7.8M It Lives Inside (2023)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 Saw X (2023) $113M Saw X (2023)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 The Exorcist: Believer (2023) $140.6M The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2020 earned the most: $50.6M from 5 films, led by Spiral (2020). Week 38, 2023 took $7.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 4 films | 4 | $3.9M | – | Tusk (2014) $1.9M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 6 films · −9% | 6 | $3.6M | −9% | Some Kind of Hate (2015) $2.4M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 3 films · +1178% | 3 | $45.5M | +1178% | Blair Witch (2016) $45.2M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 5 films · −47% | 5 | $24.2M | −47% | Ayla (2017) $13M |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 8 films | 8 | $3.4M | – | 3 from Hell (2019) $2.3M |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 5 films · +1379% | 5 | $50.6M | +1379% | Spiral (2020) $40.6M |
| Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 3 films · −100% | 3 | $149.6K | −100% | Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) $80.4K |
| Week 38, 2022 Sep 11–17 7 films · +7826% | 7 | $11.9M | +7826% | Pearl (2022) $9.8M |
| Week 38, 2023 Sep 17–23 5 films · −34% | 5 | $7.8M | −34% | It Lives Inside (2023) $7.4M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2023, Week by Week
49 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 31 (Jul 30–Aug 5) with $398.5M, led by Meg 2: The Trench (2023).
- Week 1 $180.4M
- Week 2 $6.2M
- Week 3 $4.2K
- Week 4 $7.6M
- Week 5 $126.8M
- Week 6 $4.3M
- Week 7 $15.9M
- Week 8 $484.8K
- Week 9 $384.5K
- Week 10 $1.4M
- Week 11 $2.1M
- Week 12 $127.2K
- Week 13 $3M
- Week 14 $1.9M
- Week 15 $109.9M
- Week 16 $147.4M
- Week 17 $1M
- Week 18 $560.5K
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $1.8M
- Week 21 $433.8K
- Week 22 $67.3M
- Week 23 $182.5K
- Week 24 $19.8M
- Week 25 $602.6K
- Week 26 $416.6K
- Week 27 $189.2M
- Week 28 $2.9M
- Week 29 $10.1M
- Week 30 $210.1M
- Week 31 $398.5M
- Week 32 $24M
- Week 33 $467.4K
- Week 34 $684.9K
- Week 35 $2.7M
- Week 36 $269.7M
- Week 37 $122.7M
- Week 38 $7.8M
- Week 39 $113M
- Week 40 $140.6M
- Week 41 $971.8K
- Week 42 $1.2M
- Week 43 $291.7M
- Week 44 $68.8K
- Week 45 $14.4M
- Week 46 $49.1M
- Week 47 $4.2K
- Week 48 $115.1M
- Week 49 $1.4M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23)?
It Lives Inside (2023) leads with $7.4M worldwide, $4.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kumarn (2023) at $403.5K and From the Shadows (2023) at $8K.
How much did horror movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) earn?
5 horror films released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $7.8M in all, or $1.6M per film on average. Week 37, 2023 releases took $122.7M.
How many horror movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, It Lives Inside (2023), earned $7.4M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23). 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 38, 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.