#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 9, 2023
2023 · Horror
$219.5K worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Horror box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2023
Horror Box Office, Week 9 of 2023: Horror Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4
Sound of Silence (2023) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $219.5K worldwide, ahead of The Creeping (2023) at $134K and The Headmistress (2023) at $31K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $384.5K in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 9 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $384.5K
- Sound of Silence (2023), the #1
- $219.5K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 8%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 9 of 2023?
Sound of Silence (2023) leads with $219.5K, 57% of the total. The top 3 together took $384.5K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4).
- 1 Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $219.5K
- 2 Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134K
- 3 Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $31K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 9 releases took $384.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 5 (Jan 29–Feb 4) with $126.8M, led by Romancham (2023).
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 Sorcery (2023) $4.2K Sorcery (2023)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 Infinity Pool (2023) $7.6M Infinity Pool (2023)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 Romancham (2023) $126.8M Romancham (2023)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 5–11 Consecration (2023) $4.3M Consecration (2023)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 12–18 Re/Member (2023) $15.9M Re/Member (2023)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 19–25 We Have a Ghost (2023) $484.8K We Have a Ghost (2023)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 26–Mar 4 Sound of Silence (2023) $384.5K Sound of Silence (2023)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 5–11 Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism (2023) $1.4M Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism (2023)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 12–18 Leave (2023) $2.1M Leave (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 9 of 2023 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, 2023 took $384.5K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 4 films | 4 | $2.6M | – | 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 |
| Week 9, 2023 Feb 26–Mar 4 3 films · −90% | 3 | $384.5K | −90% | Sound of Silence (2023) $219.5K |
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 9 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?
Sound of Silence (2023) leads with $219.5K worldwide. Next come The Creeping (2023) at $134K and The Headmistress (2023) at $31K.
How much did horror movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?
3 horror films released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $384.5K in all, or $128.2K per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sound of Silence (2023), earned $219.5K.
How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4). 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, 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.