August brought with it a final wave of summer horror heat at the North American box office, including new films based on a children’s book series, the sequel to a surprise Mandy Moore hit fright flick from 2017, and a black comedy with an unexpected twist on the “until death do us part” wedding vow.
Keep reading for a comprehensive list of the horror/thriller box office winners and losers of August, as well as the R.I.P. reveal of 2 spring releases that were no longer welcome in theaters by the time August arrived.
- SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Release Date: August 9, 2019
August Gross – North America: $58.8 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $58.8 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #27
August Gross – Overseas: $26.7 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $26.7 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $85.5 million
Production Budget: $25 million
- READY OR NOT
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Release Date: August 21, 2019
August Gross – North America: $20.5 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $20.5 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #59
August Gross – Overseas: $0
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $20.5 million
Production Budget: $6 million
Rabbit in Red review here!
- 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Release Date: August 16, 2019
August Gross – North America: $19.9 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $19.9 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #61
August Gross – Overseas: $1.9 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $1.9 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $20.8 million
Production Budget: $12 million
- CRAWL
Genre: Horror
Release Date: July 12, 2019
August Gross – North America: $5.5 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $39 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #42
August Gross – Overseas: $19.8 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $35.6 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $74.6 million
Production Budget: $13.5 million
Check out my “not a review” of the film here!
- MIDSOMMAR
Genre: Horror
Release Date: July 3, 2019
August Gross – North America: $2.17 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $26.9 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #51
July Gross – Overseas: $2.2 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $8.6 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $35.5 million
Production Budget: N.A.
- ANNABELLE COMES HOME
Genre: Horror
Release Date: June 26, 2019
August Gross – North America: $2.15 million
Year-to-date North American Gross: $72.7 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #25
August Gross – Overseas: $9.9 million
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $150.1 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $222.8 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Check out my “not a review” of the film here!
- THEM THAT FOLLOW
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Release Date: August 2, 2019
August Gross – North America: $159,218
Year-to-date North American Gross: $159,218
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #276
August Gross – Overseas: $0
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $159,218
Production Budget: N.A.
- CHILD’S PLAY
Genre: Horror
Release Date: June 21, 2019
August Gross – North America: $100,245
Year-to-date North American Gross: $29.2 million
Year-to-date North American ranking among all films released in 2019: #49
July Gross – Overseas: $0
Year-to-date Overseas Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $29.2 million
Production Budget: $10 million
R.I.P. (WINNERS or LOSERS?)
On average, studios earn back approximately 55% of the final gross.
RELEASED: APRIL 19, 2019
CLOSED: JULY 4, 2019
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $54,733,739
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $67,400,000
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $122,133,739
WINNER! With a production budget of only $9 million, this La Llorona was anything but a curse at the box office.
RELEASED: MAY 31, 2019
CLOSED: JULY 18, 2019
TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN: $45,373,120
TOTAL OVERSEAS: $15,100,000
TOTAL WORLDWIDE: $60,473,120
WINNER! On a $5 million production budget, this mother was laughing all the way to the bank.
Rabbit in Red review here!
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