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Horror box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 2026

Horror Box Office, Week 12 of 2026: Horror Releases of Mar 15–21

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21), with $43.1M worldwide, ahead of Dead Lover (2026) at $108.5K and The Cure (2026) at $38.4K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $43.2M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 90% on Week 11, 2026, whose releases took $22.7M.

week 12 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$43.2M
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), the #1
$43.1M
vs Week 11, 2026
+90%
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 horror movie of Week 12, 2026

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

2026 · Comedy, Horror

$43.1M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$23M US & Canada · 53% $20.1M elsewhere · 47%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 12 of 2026?

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) leads with $43.1M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $43.2M, 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.

  1. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) movie poster Number 1
    $43.1M Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
    $23M US & Canada · 53% $20.1M elsewhere · 47%
  2. Dead Lover (2026) movie poster Number 2
    $108.5K Dead Lover (2026)
    $102.2K US & Canada · 94% $6.3K elsewhere · 6%
  3. The Cure (2026) movie poster Number 3
    $38.4K The Cure (2026)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 12 of 2026, 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 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21).

  1. 1 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) movie poster
    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) Mar 20, 2026 · English · Comedy, Horror, Thriller $43.1M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $43.1M
  2. 2 Dead Lover (2026) movie poster
    Dead Lover (2026) Mar 20, 2026 · English · Comedy, Horror, Romance $108.5K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $102.2K Rest of the world: $6.3K Worldwide: $108.5K
  3. 3 The Cure (2026) movie poster
    The Cure (2026) Mar 20, 2026 · English · Horror, Thriller $38.4K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2019 earned the most: $256.2M from 2 films, led by Us (2019). Week 12, 2026 took $43.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 12, 2017 Mar 19–25 3 films 3 $100.7M – Life (2017) $100.5M
Week 12, 2018 Mar 18–24 2 films · −86% 2 $14.5M −86% Unsane (2018) $14.3M
Week 12, 2019 Mar 17–23 2 films · +1672% 2 $256.2M +1672% Us (2019) $256.1M
Week 12, 2020 Mar 15–21 1 film · −100% 1 $1.1M −100% The Platform (2020) $1.1M
Week 12, 2021 Mar 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2022 Mar 13–19 4 films 4 $17M – X (2022) $14.7M
Week 12, 2023 Mar 19–25 2 films · −99% 2 $127.2K −99% Tin & Tina (2023) $112.5K
Week 12, 2024 Mar 17–23 5 films · +39623% 5 $50.5M +39623% Immaculate (2024) $34.9M
Week 12, 2025 Mar 16–22 6 films · −86% 6 $7.3M −86% Locked (2025) $4.6M
Week 12, 2026 Mar 15–21 3 films · +491% 3 $43.2M +491% Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) $43.1M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 12 of 2026: 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 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21)?

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) leads with $43.1M worldwide, $23M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dead Lover (2026) at $108.5K and The Cure (2026) at $38.4K.

How much did horror movies released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21) earn?

3 horror films released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $43.2M in all, or $14.4M per film on average. Week 11, 2026 releases took $22.7M.

How many horror movies released in week 12 of 2026 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), earned $43.1M.

How much of the Week 12, 2026 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$23.1M of the $43.2M total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 12, 2026 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 12 of 2026 (Mar 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 12, 2026 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.