#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 34, 2025
2025 · Action, Horror
$1.3M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total
$1M US & Canada · 80% $256.8K elsewhere · 20%
Horror box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2025
Horror Box Office, Week 34 of 2025: Horror Releases of Aug 17–23
Primitive War (2025) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23), with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025) at $716.5K and Whisper of the Witch (2025) at $341.5K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 77% on Week 33, 2025, whose releases took $1.3M.
- week 34 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $2.3M
- Primitive War (2025), the #1
- $1.3M
- vs Week 33, 2025
- +77%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 34 of 2025?
Primitive War (2025) leads with $1.3M, 54% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.3M, 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 34 of 2025, 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 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23).
- 1 Aug 21, 2025 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $256.8K Worldwide: $1.3M
- 2 Aug 20, 2025 US and Canada: $310K Rest of the world: $406.5K Worldwide: $716.5K
- 3 Aug 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $341.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 34 releases took $2.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Aug 31–Sep 6) with $499.3M, led by The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story (2025) $280K Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story (2025)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) $65.9M I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 The Home (2025) $2.5M The Home (2025)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Together (2025) $34.8M Together (2025)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Weapons (2025) $270.8M Weapons (2025)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025) $1.3M Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Primitive War (2025) $2.3M Primitive War (2025)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) $499.3M The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 34 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2019 earned the most: $58.7M from 8 films, led by Ready or Not (2019). Week 34, 2025 took $2.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 2016 Aug 14–20 2 films | 2 | $754.6K | – | Lake Bodom (2016) $710.5K |
| Week 34, 2017 Aug 20–26 6 films · +43% | 6 | $1.1M | +43% | Ghost House (2017) $1M |
| Week 34, 2018 Aug 19–25 2 films · −92% | 2 | $91.7K | −92% | The Cleaning Lady (2018) $71K |
| Week 34, 2019 Aug 18–24 8 films · +63867% | 8 | $58.7M | +63867% | Ready or Not (2019) $57.6M |
| Week 34, 2020 Aug 16–22 2 films · −99% | 2 | $316.5K | −99% | The Funeral Home (2020) $295.3K |
| Week 34, 2021 Aug 15–21 3 films · +5134% | 3 | $16.6M | +5134% | The Night House (2021) $15.4M |
| Week 34, 2022 Aug 14–20 4 films · +126% | 4 | $37.4M | +126% | Orphan: First Kill (2022) $37.1M |
| Week 34, 2023 Aug 20–26 5 films · −98% | 5 | $684.9K | −98% | The Deep Dark (2023) $554.2K |
| Week 34, 2024 Aug 18–24 6 films · +4235% | 6 | $29.7M | +4235% | The Crow (2024) $24.2M |
| Week 34, 2025 Aug 17–23 3 films · −92% | 3 | $2.3M | −92% | Primitive War (2025) $1.3M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
46 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 36 (Aug 31–Sep 6) with $499.3M, led by The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).
- Week 1 $1.4M
- Week 2 $383.5K
- Week 3 $49.7M
- Week 4 $264.3K
- Week 5 $51.1K
- Week 6 $45.5M
- Week 7 $40.8M
- Week 8 $69.8M
- Week 9 $180K
- Week 10 $10.5M
- Week 11 $284.7K
- Week 12 $7.3M
- Week 13 $49.2M
- Week 14 $446.5K
- Week 15 $262.9K
- Week 16 $381.9M
- Week 17 $64M
- Week 18 $8.5M
- Week 19 $14M
- Week 20 $317.9M
- Week 21 $214.5K
- Week 22 $39.6M
- Week 23 $15.3M
- Week 24 $1.1M
- Week 25 $152.6M
- Week 26 $39.2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $280K
- Week 29 $65.9M
- Week 30 $2.5M
- Week 31 $34.8M
- Week 32 $270.8M
- Week 33 $1.3M
- Week 34 $2.3M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $499.3M
- Week 37 $63.7M
- Week 38 $28.2M
- Week 39 $21.9M
- Week 40 $11M
- Week 41 $336.8K
- Week 42 $132.4M
- Week 43 $879.4K
- Week 44 $8.8M
- Week 45 $65K
- Week 46 $6.6M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $239.3M
- Week 50 $7M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 34 of 2025: 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 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23)?
Primitive War (2025) leads with $1.3M worldwide, $1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025) at $716.5K and Whisper of the Witch (2025) at $341.5K.
How much did horror movies released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23) earn?
3 horror films released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, or $773.4K per film on average. Week 33, 2025 releases took $1.3M.
How many horror movies released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Primitive War (2025), earned $1.3M.
How is the week 34, 2025 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 34 of 2025 (Aug 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 34, 2025 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.