#1 of 7 #1 horror movie of Week 38, 2024
2024 · Drama, Horror
$77.3M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total
$17.6M US & Canada · 23% $59.7M elsewhere · 77%
Horror box office · Week 38 · Sep 15–21, 2024
Horror Box Office, Week 38 of 2024: Horror Releases of Sep 15–21
The Substance (2024) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21), with $77.3M worldwide, ahead of Never Let Go (2024) at $16.9M and The Sisters (2024) at $3.8M. 7 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $100M in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 30% on Week 37, 2024, whose releases took $76.8M. By language, English leads with $96.2M across 6 horror releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $100M
- The Substance (2024), the #1
- $77.3M
- vs Week 37, 2024
- +30%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 38 of 2024?
The Substance (2024) leads with $77.3M, 77% of the total. The top 5 together took $99.9M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
-
Number 2 -
Number 3 -
Number 4 -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Horror Release of Week 38 of 2024, 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 2024 (Sep 15–21).
- 1 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: $59.7M Worldwide: $77.3M
- 2 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $16.9M
- 3 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
- 4 Sep 17, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
- 5 Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $89.8K
- 6
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $64.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $64.8K - 7
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 2024?
Of the top 7, The Shade (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Substance (2024) made 77% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $28M (28%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Substance (2024) $77.3M $17.6M US & Canada · 23% $59.7M elsewhere · 77%
- 2 Never Let Go (2024) $16.9M $10.3M US & Canada · 61% $6.6M elsewhere · 39%
- 3 The Sisters (2024) $3.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Voice of Shadows (2024) $1.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Last Straw (2024) $89.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 The Shade (2024) $64.8K $64.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Beezel (2024) $35.6K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $100M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Sep 1–7) with $456M, led by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 Cuckoo (2024) $6.7M Cuckoo (2024)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 Alien: Romulus (2024) $363.7M Alien: Romulus (2024)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 The Crow (2024) $29.7M The Crow (2024)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Afraid (2024) $13.1M Afraid (2024)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) $456M Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Speak No Evil (2024) $76.8M Speak No Evil (2024)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 The Substance (2024) $100M The Substance (2024)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Bagman (2024) $4.1M Bagman (2024)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) $4.3M Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2024 earned the most: $100M from 7 films, led by The Substance (2024).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 6 films | 6 | $3.6M | – | 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 |
| Week 38, 2024 Sep 15–21 7 films · +1184% | 7 | $100M | +1184% | The Substance (2024) $77.3M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
50 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 36 (Sep 1–7) with $456M, led by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
- Week 1 $54.8M
- Week 2 $11.7K
- Week 3 $1.1M
- Week 4 $83.9K
- Week 5 $618.4K
- Week 6 $11.4M
- Week 7 $1.4M
- Week 8 $1.7M
- Week 9 $1.5M
- Week 10 $47.3M
- Week 11 $103.3M
- Week 12 $50.5M
- Week 13 $7.8M
- Week 14 $62M
- Week 15 $4.2M
- Week 16 $42.9M
- Week 17 $2.7M
- Week 18 $56.4M
- Week 19 $113.8K
- Week 20 $49.2M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $5.1M
- Week 23 $34.1M
- Week 24 $3.9M
- Week 25 $18.8M
- Week 26 $263.3M
- Week 27 $22.1M
- Week 28 $145.6M
- Week 29 $1.9M
- Week 30 $1.4M
- Week 31 $84.4M
- Week 32 $6.7M
- Week 33 $363.7M
- Week 34 $29.7M
- Week 35 $13.1M
- Week 36 $456M
- Week 37 $76.8M
- Week 38 $100M
- Week 39 $4.1M
- Week 40 $4.3M
- Week 41 $97.3M
- Week 42 $150M
- Week 43 $904.7K
- Week 44 $578.7K
- Week 45 $60.6M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $3.5M
- Week 48 $4.2M
- Week 49 $8.9M
- Week 50 $2.3M
- Week 51 $561K
- Week 52 $182.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 38 of 2024: 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 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21)?
The Substance (2024) leads with $77.3M worldwide, $17.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Never Let Go (2024) at $16.9M and The Sisters (2024) at $3.8M.
How much did horror movies released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21) earn?
7 horror films released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $100M in all, or $14.3M per film on average. Week 37, 2024 releases took $76.8M.
How many horror movies released in week 38 of 2024 (Sep 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Substance (2024), earned $77.3M.
How is the week 38, 2024 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 2024 (Sep 15–21). 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, 2024 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.