Horror movies are on track to claim a record share of the annual US box office. So far this year, they account for 14.4% of domestic ticket sales, breaking the previous high of 12.9% set in 2021, when Halloween and A Quiet Place Part II came out, according to Sherwood News’s analysis of data from The Numbers.
Sinners did a lot of the heavy lifting: ScreenRant said it is already the highest-grossing original movie of the 2020s. Now, Weapons is helping out. The horror mystery movie, released on August 8, garnered $42.5 million in its opening weekend, good for No. 1 at the US box office.—HVL