Well, April was certainly an interesting month for the horror/thriller genre at the North American box office. Three titles (two of them new releases, the third a hold-over from March) ruled supreme, while half a dozen films suddenly disappeared from theaters altogether.
Keep reading for a comprehensive box office summary of the 4 (yup, you read that correctly, 4) horror/thriller films that made the biggest impact in April. As an added bonus, there’s a reveal of those flicks that moviegoers said buh-bye to in April and whether or not it was on good (WINNER!) or bad (LOSER!) terms.
- PET SEMATARY
Genre: Horror
Release Date: April 5, 2019
April Gross – North America: $53 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $53 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #14
April Gross – Overseas: $50.2 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $50.2 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $103.2 million
Production Budget: $21 million
Rabbit in Red review here!
- US
Genre: Horror
Release Date: March 22, 2019
April Gross – North America: $45.3 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $173.2 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #3
April Gross – Overseas: $30.3 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $76.6 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $249.8 million
Production Budget: $20 million
Rabbit in Red review here!
- THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA
Genre: Horror
Release Date: April 19, 2019
April Gross – North America: $43.5 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $43.5 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #18
April Gross – Overseas: $45.5 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $45.5 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $89 million
Production Budget: $9 million
- HIGH LIFE
Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller
Release Date: April 5, 2019
April Gross – North America: $971,596
Year-to-date North American Gross: $971,596
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #68
April Gross – Overseas: $0
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $971,596
Production Budget: N.A.
R.I.P. (WINNERS or LOSERS?)
GLASS
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $111,035,005
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $135,918,064
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $246,953,069
WINNER! (On a $20 million budget!)
ESCAPE ROOM
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $57,005,601
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $97,856,484
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $154,862,085
WINNER! (On a $9 million budget!)
HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $28,051,045
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $36,192,022
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $64,243,067
WINNER! (Only a $9 million budget) / LOSER! (Only half of the original’s box office)
THE PRODIGY
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $14,856,291
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $0
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $14,856,291
LOSER! (Despite its $6 million budget; it was released in over 2,500 theaters!)
GRETA
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $10,519,425
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $3,000,000
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $13,519,425
LOSER!
CLIMAX
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $817,339
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $0
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $817,339
WINNER-ish! (The most screens it was ever on in one week was 217)
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