#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 40, 2025
2025 · Comedy, Horror
$8.8M worldwide · 80% of the chart's total
$6.6M US & Canada · 75% $2.2M elsewhere · 25%
Horror box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2025
Horror Box Office, Week 40 of 2025: Horror Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4
Good Boy (2025) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $8.8M worldwide, ahead of Bone Lake (2025) at $2.2M and Coyotes (2025) at $24.3K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11M in all, 72% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $11M
- Good Boy (2025), the #1
- $8.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 72%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 40 of 2025?
Good Boy (2025) leads with $8.8M, 80% of the total. The top 3 together took $11M, 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 40 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 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4).
- 1 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $8.8M
- 2 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $870.2K Worldwide: $2.2M
- 3 Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $11M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 36 (Aug 31–Sep 6) with $499.3M, led by The Conjuring: Last Rites (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)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Beast of War (2025) $336.8K Beast of War (2025)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Black Phone 2 (2025) $132.4M Black Phone 2 (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2018 earned the most: $857M from 5 films, led by Venom (2018). Week 40, 2025 took $11M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 7 films | 7 | $8.8M | – | The Crucifixion (2017) $6.6M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 5 films · +9673% | 5 | $857M | +9673% | Venom (2018) $856.1M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · −100% | 5 | $216.6K | −100% | Mermaid Down (2019) $116.5K |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films · +947% | 4 | $2.3M | +947% | The Widow (2020) $1.1M |
| Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 5 films · +22250% | 5 | $507M | +22250% | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M |
| Week 40, 2022 Sep 25–Oct 1 13 films · −56% | 13 | $223.7M | −56% | Smile (2022) $217.4M |
| Week 40, 2023 Oct 1–7 11 films · −37% | 11 | $140.6M | −37% | The Exorcist: Believer (2023) $136.3M |
| Week 40, 2024 Sep 29–Oct 5 11 films · −97% | 11 | $4.3M | −97% | Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) $1.8M |
| Week 40, 2025 Sep 28–Oct 4 3 films · +158% | 3 | $11M | +158% | Good Boy (2025) $8.8M |
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 40 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 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?
Good Boy (2025) leads with $8.8M worldwide, $6.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bone Lake (2025) at $2.2M and Coyotes (2025) at $24.3K.
How much did horror movies released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?
3 horror films released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $11M in all, or $3.7M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Good Boy (2025), earned $8.8M.
How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2025 (Sep 28–Oct 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 40, 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.