#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 38, 2025
2025 · Horror, Sport
$27.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$25M US & Canada · 90% $2.8M elsewhere · 10%
Horror box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 2025
Horror Box Office, Week 38 of 2025: Horror Releases of Sep 14–20
Him (2025) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20), with $27.8M worldwide, ahead of The Jester 2 (2025) at $261.2K and The Exile (2025) at $141.3K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $28.2M in all, 89% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $28.2M
- Him (2025), the #1
- $27.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 89%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 38 of 2025?
Him (2025) leads with $27.8M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $28.2M, 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 38 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 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20).
- 1 Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $27.8M
- 2 Sep 15, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $261.2K
- 3 Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $28.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Aug 31–Sep 6) with $499.3M, led by The Conjuring: Last Rites (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)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 The Long Walk (2025) $63.7M The Long Walk (2025)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Him (2025) $28.2M Him (2025)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) $21.9M The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Good Boy (2025) $11M Good Boy (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2024 earned the most: $100M from 7 films, led by The Substance (2024). Week 38, 2025 took $28.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 3 films | 3 | $45.5M | – | 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 |
| Week 38, 2025 Sep 14–20 3 films · −72% | 3 | $28.2M | −72% | Him (2025) $27.8M |
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 38 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 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20)?
Him (2025) leads with $27.8M worldwide, $25M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Jester 2 (2025) at $261.2K and The Exile (2025) at $141.3K.
How much did horror movies released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20) earn?
3 horror films released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $28.2M in all, or $9.4M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 38 of 2025 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Him (2025), earned $27.8M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2025 (Sep 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 38, 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.