#1 of 3 #1 horror movie of Week 35, 2026
2026 · Action, Adventure
$53.2M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
$1.5M US & Canada · 3% $51.7M elsewhere · 97%
Horror box office · Week 35 · Aug 23–29, 2026
Horror Box Office, Week 35 of 2026: Horror Releases of Aug 23–29
Colony (2026) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29), with $53.2M worldwide, ahead of Buddy (2026) at $27M and Penny Lane Is Dead (2026) at $29.1K. 3 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $80.2M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $80.2M
- Colony (2026), the #1
- $53.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 35%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of Week 35 of 2026?
Colony (2026) leads with $53.2M, 66% of the total. The top 3 together took $80.2M, 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 35 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 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29).
- 1 Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $51.7M Worldwide: $53.2M
- 2 Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: $27M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27M
- 3 Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $80.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 16–22) with $172.7M, led by Insidious: Out of the Further (2026).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026) $818.3K Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Nightborn (2026) $314.8K Nightborn (2026)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 The Last House (2026) $31.7M The Last House (2026)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) $172.7M Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Colony (2026) $80.2M Colony (2026)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Onslaught (2026) $3.5M Onslaught (2026)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Hope (2026) $49.5M Hope (2026)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2026 earned the most: $80.2M from 3 films, led by Colony (2026).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 2017 Aug 27–Sep 2 4 films | 4 | $8.4M | – | Gogol. The Beginning (2017) $7.9M |
| Week 35, 2018 Aug 26–Sep 1 8 films · +291% | 8 | $32.9M | +291% | Stree (2018) $22.1M |
| Week 35, 2019 Aug 25–31 4 films · −83% | 4 | $5.4M | −83% | Don't Let Go (2019) $5.3M |
| Week 35, 2020 Aug 23–29 5 films · +1196% | 5 | $70.5M | +1196% | The New Mutants (2020) $49.2M |
| Week 35, 2021 Aug 22–28 6 films · +11% | 6 | $78.6M | +11% | Candyman (2021) $77.4M |
| Week 35, 2022 Aug 21–27 4 films · −51% | 4 | $38.5M | −51% | The Invitation (2022) $38M |
| Week 35, 2023 Aug 27–Sep 2 7 films · −93% | 7 | $2.7M | −93% | All Fun and Games (2023) $1.5M |
| Week 35, 2024 Aug 25–31 2 films · +380% | 2 | $13.1M | +380% | Afraid (2024) $13M |
| Week 35, 2025 Aug 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 2026 Aug 23–29 3 films | 3 | $80.2M | – | Colony (2026) $53.2M |
Archive
Horror Box Office in 2026, Week by Week
34 weeks of 2026 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $405.2M, led by Resident Evil (2026).
- Week 1 $3.9M
- Week 2 $39.1M
- Week 3 $59.9M
- Week 4 $48.2M
- Week 5 $144.1M
- Week 6 $59M
- Week 7 $1.7M
- Week 8 $4.3M
- Week 9 $208.2M
- Week 10 $26.6M
- Week 11 $22.7M
- Week 12 $43.2M
- Week 13 $19.4M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $46.5M
- Week 16 $90.6M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $33.2M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $40.1K
- Week 21 $32.6M
- Week 22 $401.5M
- Week 23 $278M
- Week 24 $348.9K
- Week 25 $10.3M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $72.4M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $818.3K
- Week 31 $314.8K
- Week 32 $31.7M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $172.7M
- Week 35 $80.2M
- Week 36 $3.5M
- Week 37 $49.5M
- Week 38 $405.2M
- Week 39 $390.9K
- Week 40 $1.1M
- Week 41 $97.2M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 so far No grosses
FAQ
Horror Box Office Week 35 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 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29)?
Colony (2026) leads with $53.2M worldwide, $1.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Buddy (2026) at $27M and Penny Lane Is Dead (2026) at $29.1K.
How much did horror movies released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29) earn?
3 horror films released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $80.2M in all, or $26.7M per film on average.
How many horror movies released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Colony (2026), earned $53.2M.
How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29). 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 35, 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.