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Horror box office · Week 3 · Jan 11–17, 2026

Horror Box Office, Week 3 of 2026: Horror Releases of Jan 11–17

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17), with $58.5M worldwide, ahead of The Confession (2026) at $674.6K and Night Patrol (2026) at $372.1K. 6 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $59.9M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $59.8M across 5 horror releases.

week 3 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$59.9M
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), the #1
$58.5M
earned in the US & Canada
43%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 3 of 2026?

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) leads with $58.5M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $59.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) movie poster Number 1
    $58.5M 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
    $25.1M US & Canada · 43% $33.4M elsewhere · 57%
  2. The Confession (2026) movie poster Number 2
    $674.6K The Confession (2026)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Night Patrol (2026) movie poster Number 3
    $372.1K Night Patrol (2026)
    $372.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Killer Whale (2026) movie poster Number 4
    $275.4K Killer Whale (2026)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. A Useful Ghost (2026) movie poster Number 5
    $10.8K A Useful Ghost (2026)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 3 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 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17).

  1. 1 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) movie poster
    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Jan 16, 2026 · English · Horror $58.5M worldwide
    Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $33.4M Worldwide: $58.5M
  2. 2 The Confession (2026) movie poster
    The Confession (2026) Jan 16, 2026 · English · Horror $674.6K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $674.6K
  3. 3 Night Patrol (2026) movie poster
    Night Patrol (2026) Jan 16, 2026 · English · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $372.1K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: $372.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $372.1K
  4. 4 Killer Whale (2026) movie poster
    Killer Whale (2026) Jan 16, 2026 · English · Action, Horror, Mystery $275.4K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $275.4K
  5. 5 A Useful Ghost (2026) movie poster
    A Useful Ghost (2026) Jan 16, 2026 · Thai · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy $10.8K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K
  6. 6 The Raven (2026) movie poster
    The Raven (2026) Jan 16, 2026 · English · Horror, Mystery, Romance $62 worldwide
    Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2017 earned the most: $278.6M from 2 films, led by Split (2017). Week 3, 2026 took $59.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 2 films 2 $278.6M – Split (2017) $278.5M
Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 2 films · −100% 2 $536.2K −100% Time Share (2018) $370.3K
Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 4 films · +45970% 4 $247M +45970% Glass (2019) $247M
Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 4 films · −98% 4 $3.7M −98% Feedback (2020) $3.6M
Week 3, 2021 Jan 10–16 1 film · −98% 1 $72.1K −98% Bloody Hell (2021) $72.1K
Week 3, 2022 Jan 9–15 2 films · +230934% 2 $166.7M +230934% Scream (2022) $166.6M
Week 3, 2023 Jan 15–21 1 film · −100% 1 $4.2K −100% Sorcery (2023) $4.2K
Week 3, 2024 Jan 14–20 3 films · +25601% 3 $1.1M +25601% The Jack in the Box Rises (2024) $767.9K
Week 3, 2025 Jan 12–18 5 films · +4516% 5 $49.7M +4516% Wolf Man (2025) $34.2M
Week 3, 2026 Jan 11–17 6 films · +21% 6 $59.9M +21% 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) $58.5M
FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 3 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17)?

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) leads with $58.5M worldwide, $25.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Confession (2026) at $674.6K and Night Patrol (2026) at $372.1K.

How much did horror movies released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17) earn?

6 horror films released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $59.9M in all, or $10M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), earned $58.5M.

How much of the Week 3, 2026 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.5M of the $59.9M total, or 43%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 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 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17). 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 3, 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.