#1 of 8 #1 movie of Week 36, 2026
2026 · Drama, Family
$291.1M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$1.3M US & Canada · <1% $289.7M elsewhere · 100%
Box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2026
Box Office Week 36, 2026: Highest-Grossing Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5
Dear You (2026) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $291.1M worldwide, ahead of Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026) at $18.7M and By Any Means (2026) at $16.7M. 8 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $334.5M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 48% on Week 35, 2026, whose releases took $226.4M. By genre, Drama leads with $310.4M across 3 releases.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $334.5M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 35, 2026
- +48%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 36 of 2026?
Dear You (2026) leads with $291.1M, 87% of the total. The top 5 together took $333.6M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5).
- 1 Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $289.7M Worldwide: $291.1M
- 2 Sep 2, 2026 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $18.7M
- 3 Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $15.8M Rest of the world: $972.5K Worldwide: $16.7M
- 4 Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2026)Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $370.5K Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $3.6M
Sep 4, 2026 · Chinese · Animation, Adventure $3.6M worldwide - 5 Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $168.8K Worldwide: $3.5M
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Sep 2, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $570.2K - 7
Sep 2, 2026 US and Canada: $145.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $145.2K - 8
Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $131.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $131.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 36 of 2026?
Of the top 8, Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (2026) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Dear You (2026) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $26.1M (8%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 8 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Dear You (2026) $291.1M $1.3M US & Canada · <1% $289.7M elsewhere · 100%
- 2 Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026) $18.7M $5M US & Canada · 27% $13.7M elsewhere · 73%
- 3 By Any Means (2026) $16.7M $15.8M US & Canada · 94% $972.5K elsewhere · 6%
- 4 Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2026) $3.6M $370.5K US & Canada · 10% $3.3M elsewhere · 90%
- 5 Onslaught (2026) $3.5M $3.3M US & Canada · 95% $168.8K elsewhere · 5%
- 6 The Runner (2026) $570.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (2026) $145.2K $145.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Chronovisor (2026) $131.3K $131.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $334.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 26–Aug 1) with $2.5B, led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Hadestown: The Musical (2026) $32.6M Hadestown: The Musical (2026)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) $2.5B Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 One Night Only (2026) $85.4M One Night Only (2026)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) $294.5M PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) $252M Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Coyote vs. Acme (2026) $226.4M Coyote vs. Acme (2026)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Dear You (2026) $334.5M Dear You (2026)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Practical Magic 2 (2026) $198.3M Practical Magic 2 (2026)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Resident Evil (2026) $413M Resident Evil (2026)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2017 earned the most: $818.4M from 68 films, led by It (2017). Week 36, 2026 took $334.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 68 films | 68 | $818.4M | – | It (2017) $704.2M |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 52 films · −41% | 52 | $479.6M | −41% | The Nun (2018) $366.1M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 72 films · +11% | 72 | $534.8M | +11% | It: Chapter Two (2019) $473.1M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 42 films · −13% | 42 | $463.7M | −13% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
| Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 33 films · −4% | 33 | $443.8M | −4% | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432.2M |
| Week 36, 2022 Aug 28–Sep 3 47 films · −95% | 47 | $23M | −95% | Waiting for Bojangles (2022) $4.6M |
| Week 36, 2023 Sep 3–9 32 films · +1402% | 32 | $345.4M | +1402% | The Nun II (2023) $269.7M |
| Week 36, 2024 Sep 1–7 45 films · +46% | 45 | $502.7M | +46% | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) $452M |
| Week 36, 2025 Aug 31–Sep 6 11 films · +4% | 11 | $523.2M | +4% | The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) $499.3M |
| Week 36, 2026 Aug 30–Sep 5 8 films · −36% | 8 | $334.5M | −36% | Dear You (2026) $291.1M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in Week 36 of 2026?
Drama took $310.4M across 3 films, 93% of the total, ahead of Family ($294.7M) and Thriller ($39.6M). A film counts once for each of its genres. Chinese-language films took $294.7M across 2 films, 88% of the total, ahead of English-language films ($39.8M).
Week 36 of 2026 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $310.4M3 films · #1 Dear You (2026) -
Family $294.7M2 films · #1 Dear You (2026) -
Thriller $39.6M5 films · #1 Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026) -
Adventure $22.4M2 films · #1 Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026) -
Action $20.8M3 films · #1 By Any Means (2026) -
Crime $16.7M1 film · #1 By Any Means (2026) -
Fantasy $3.8M2 films · #1 Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2026) -
Animation $3.6M1 film · #1 Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2026) -
Comedy $3.6M1 film · #1 Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2026) -
Sci-Fi $3.6M2 films · #1 Onslaught (2026)
Archive
Box Office in 2026, Week by Week
42 weeks of 2026 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 31 (Jul 26–Aug 1) with $2.5B, led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
- Week 1 $4.1M
- Week 2 $92.6M
- Week 3 $84.8M
- Week 4 $130.2M
- Week 5 $268M
- Week 6 $125.6M
- Week 7 $292.7M
- Week 8 $467.2M
- Week 9 $232.4M
- Week 10 $419.2M
- Week 11 $113.3M
- Week 12 $735.5M
- Week 13 $22.1M
- Week 14 $1.2B
- Week 15 $76.6M
- Week 16 $114.2M
- Week 17 $1.1B
- Week 18 $739.7M
- Week 19 $267.4M
- Week 20 $60.5M
- Week 21 $457.5M
- Week 22 $440.6M
- Week 23 $397.6M
- Week 24 $293.8M
- Week 25 $1.2B
- Week 26 $224.3M
- Week 27 $576.8M
- Week 28 $398.1M
- Week 29 $1.8B
- Week 30 $32.6M
- Week 31 $2.5B
- Week 32 $85.4M
- Week 33 $294.5M
- Week 34 $252M
- Week 35 $226.4M
- Week 36 $334.5M
- Week 37 $198.3M
- Week 38 $413M
- Week 39 $302.1M
- Week 40 $214.2M
- Week 41 $115.9M
- Week 42 $56.9M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 so far No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 36 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?
Dear You (2026) leads with $291.1M worldwide, $1.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026) at $18.7M and By Any Means (2026) at $16.7M.
How much did movies released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?
8 films released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $334.5M in all, or $41.8M per film on average. Week 35, 2026 releases took $226.4M.
How many movies released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Dear You (2026) with $291.1M.
How is the week 36, 2026 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 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 2026 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.