#1 of 4 1994 · Horror, Thriller
$8.6M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
The Puppet Masters (1994) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 43 of 1994 (Oct 16–22), with $8.6M worldwide, ahead of Clerks (1994) at $3.2M and Radioland Murders (1994) at $1.3M. 4 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on Week 42, 1994, whose releases took $253.8M.
#1 of 4 1994 · Horror, Thriller
$8.6M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
The Puppet Masters (1994) leads with $8.6M, 66% of the total. The top 4 together took $13.2M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 43 of 1994 (Oct 16–22).
Oct 21, 1994 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6M
Oct 19, 1994 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $3.2M
Oct 21, 1994 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
Oct 21, 1994 US and Canada: $50K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50K Of the top 4, The Puppet Masters (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Clerks (1994) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $13.2M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 43 releases took $13.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 9–15) with $253.8M, led by Pulp Fiction (1994).
Of these 10 years, Week 43, 1993 earned the most: $136.9M from 3 films, led by The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Week 43, 1994 took $13.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 43, 1985 Oct 20–26 2 films | 2 | $11.1M | – | Krush Groove (1985) $11.1M |
| Week 43, 1986 Oct 19–25 3 films · +162% | 3 | $29.1M | +162% | Soul Man (1986) $27.8M |
| Week 43, 1987 Oct 18–24 3 films · −41% | 3 | $17.3M | −41% | Prince of Darkness (1987) $14.2M |
| Week 43, 1988 Oct 16–22 5 films · +55% | 5 | $26.8M | +55% | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) $17.8M |
| Week 43, 1989 Oct 22–28 6 films · +117% | 6 | $58.3M | +117% | The Bear (1989) $31.8M |
| Week 43, 1990 Oct 21–27 2 films · −77% | 2 | $13.7M | −77% | Graveyard Shift (1990) $11.6M |
| Week 43, 1991 Oct 20–26 3 films · +220% | 3 | $43.7M | +220% | Curly Sue (1991) $33.7M |
| Week 43, 1992 Oct 18–24 4 films · −28% | 4 | $31.3M | −28% | Pure Country (1992) $15.2M |
| Week 43, 1993 Oct 17–23 3 films · +337% | 3 | $136.9M | +337% | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) $107.8M |
| Week 43, 1994 Oct 16–22 4 films · −90% | 4 | $13.2M | −90% | The Puppet Masters (1994) $8.6M |
52 weeks of 1994 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 12–18) with $1.1B, led by The Lion King (1994).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.
The Puppet Masters (1994) leads with $8.6M worldwide, $8.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Clerks (1994) at $3.2M and Radioland Murders (1994) at $1.3M.
4 English-language films released in week 43 of 1994 (Oct 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $13.2M in all, or $3.3M per film on average. Week 42, 1994 releases took $253.8M.
None. The biggest, The Puppet Masters (1994), earned $8.6M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 43 of 1994 (Oct 16–22). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
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.