List of highest-grossing horror films

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The following page lists the highest-grossing horror films, highest-grossing horror film franchises at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for many horror films. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation.

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Highest-grossing horror films

 indicates films playing in the week commencing 13 September 2024 in theaters around the world.
RankFilmWorldwide grossYearRef
1 It $702,781,7482017 [1] [2]
2 The Sixth Sense $672,806,2921999 [3] [4]
3 I Am Legend $585,532,6842007 [5] [6]
4 World War Z $540,007,8762013 [7] [8]
5 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation $528,583,7742018 [9] [10]
6 Jaws $483,655,8931975 [11] [12]
7 Hotel Transylvania 2 $475,186,9762015 [13] [14]
8 It Chapter Two $473,093,2282019 [15] [16]
9 The Exorcist $430,872,7761973 [17] [18]
10 Signs $408,250,5782002 [19] [20]
11 Prometheus $403,354,4692012 [21] [22]
12 Hotel Transylvania $378,119,4692012 [23] [24]
13 The Nun $366,082,7972018 [25] [26]
14 Hannibal $351,692,2682001 [27] [28]
15 A Quiet Place $340,955,2942018 [29] [30]
16 The Conjuring 2 $322,811,7022016 [31] [32]
17 The Conjuring $320,415,1662013 [33] [34]
18 Alien: Romulus $316,791,7322024 [35] [36]
19 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter $314,101,1902017 [37] [38]
20 Annabelle: Creation $306,592,2012017 [39] [40]
21 Van Helsing $300,157,6382004 [41] [42]
22 Resident Evil: Afterlife $300,228,0842010 [43] [44]
23 A Quiet Place Part II $297,372,2612020 [45] [46]
24 Five Nights at Freddy's $297,144,1302023 [47] [48]
25 Split $278,754,5942017 [49] [50]
26 Scary Movie $278,019,7712000 [51] [52]
27 The Silence of the Lambs $275,726,7161991 [53] [54]
28 The Nun II $269,467,0732023 [55] [56]
29 A Quiet Place: Day One $261,523,9542024 [57] [58]
30 Halloween $259,939,8692018 [59] [60]
31 The Village $257,641,6342004 [61] [62]
32 Annabelle $257,589,9522014 [63] [64]
33 Us $256,071,2182019 [65] [66]
34 Get Out $255,751,4432017 [67] [68]
35 The Ring $249,348,9332002 [69] [70]
36 The Blair Witch Project $248,639,0991999 [71] [72]
37 Dark Shadows $245,564,2152012 [73] [74]
38 Alien: Covenant $240,892,1872017 [75] [76]
39 Resident Evil: Retribution $240,647,6292012 [77] [78]
40 Annabelle Comes Home $231,252,5912019 [79] [80]
41 Constantine $230,884,7282005 [81] [82]
42 Interview with the Vampire $223,664,6081994 [83] [84]
43 Scary Movie 3 $220,673,2172003 [85] [86]
44 Dracula Untold $220,241,7232014 [87] [88]
45 Smile $217,408,5132022 [89] [90]
46 Bram Stoker's Dracula $215,862,6921992 [91] [92]
47 The Others $210,002,9062001 [93] [94]
48 Jaws 2 $208,900,3761978 [95] [96]
49 Sleepy Hollow $207,068,3401999 [97] [98]
50 Paranormal Activity 3 $207,039,8442011 [99] [100]

Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series

 indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 13 September 2024.
Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
RankSeriesTotal worldwide box officeNo. of filmsAverage of filmsHighest-grossing film

Highest-grossing horror films by year

 indicates films playing in the week commencing 13 September 2024 in theaters around the world.
YearFilmWorldwide grossRef
1931 Frankenstein $12,001,435 [106] [107]
1932 Doctor X $594,000 [108]
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum $1,100,000 [108]
1934 The Black Cat $236,000 [109]
1935 Bride of Frankenstein $2,000,000 [110]
1936 The Walking Dead $300,000 [111]
1937 TBD
1938 TBD
1939 TBD
1940 You'll Find Out $1,000,000 [112]
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde $2,300,000 [113]
1942 TBD
1943 TBD
1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge $1,669,226 [114]
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray $2,370,000 [113] [115]
1946 TBD
1947 TBD
1948 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein $3,200,000 [116]
1949 Mahal ₹1.45 crore [117]
1950 TBD
1951 The Thing from Another World $1,950,000 [118]
1952 The Black Castle $1,300,000
1953 House of Wax $23,750,000 [119]
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon $1,300,000
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea $1,700,000 [120]
1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers $3,000,000
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein $8,000,000 [121]
1958 Macabre $5,000,000 [122]
1959 House on Haunted Hill $2,500,000 [123]
1960 Psycho $50,000,000 [124]
1961 The Pit and the Pendulum $2,000,000 [125]
1962 Tales of Terror $1,500,000 [126]
1963 The Birds $11,436,929 [127]
1964 Strait-Jacket $2,195,195 [128]
1965 Repulsion $3,100,000 [129]
1966 Queen of Blood $17,300,000 [130]
1967 Berserk! $3,195,000 [131]
1968 Rosemary's Baby $33,396,740 [132]
1969 Eye of the Cat $1,200,000 [133]
1970 House of Dark Shadows $1,836,000 [134]
1971 Willard $14,545,941 [135]
1972 Deliverance $46,122,355 [136]
1973 The Exorcist $430,872,776 [17] [18]
1974 Young Frankenstein $86,273,333 [137]
1975 Jaws $483,655,893 [11]
1976 The Omen $60,922,980 [138]
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic $30,749,142 [139] [140]
1978 Jaws 2 $208,900,376 [95] [96]
1979 Alien $188,034,787 [141] [142]
1980 Friday the 13th $59,800,000 [143]
1981 An American Werewolf In London $61,973,249 [144]
1982 Poltergeist $121,706,019 [145]
1983 Jaws 3-D $87,987,055 [146] [147]
1984 Gremlins $212,000,000 [148] [149]
1985 Day of the Dead $34,004,262 [150]
1986 Aliens $183,291,893 [151] [152]
1987 Predator $98,268,458 [153] [154]
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master $49,369,899 [155]
1989 Pet Sematary $57,469,467 [155]
1990 Misery $61,276,872 [156]
1991 The Silence of the Lambs $275,726,716 [53] [54]
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula $215,862,692 [92]
1993 Hocus Pocus $39,514,713 [157]
1994 Interview with the Vampire $223,664,608 [84]
1995 Species $113,354,449 [158]
1996 Scream $173,046,663 [159] [160]
1997 Scream 2 $172,363,301 [161] [162]
1998 Halloween: H20 $75,041,738 [163]
1999 The Sixth Sense $672,806,292 [3] [4]
2000 Scary Movie $278,019,771 [51] [52]
2001 Hannibal $351,692,268 [27] [28]
2002 Signs $408,250,578 [19] [20]
2003 Scary Movie 3 $220,673,217 [85] [86]
2004 The Grudge $187,281,115 [164] [165]
2005 Constantine $230,884,728 [81]
2006 Scary Movie 4 $178,710,620 [166] [167]
2007 I Am Legend $585,532,684 [5] [6]
2008 Saw V $118,209,778 [168] [169]
2009 Paranormal Activity $194,183,034 [170] [171]
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife $300,228,084 [43] [44]
2011 Paranormal Activity 3 $207,039,844 [100]
2012 Prometheus $403,354,469 [21] [22]
2013 World War Z $540,007,876 [7] [8]
2014 Annabelle $257,589,952 [63] [64]
2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 $475,186,976 [13] [14]
2016 The Conjuring 2 $322,811,702 [31] [32]
2017 It $702,781,748 [1] [2]
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation $528,583,774 [9] [10]
2019 It Chapter Two $473,093,228 [15] [16]
2020 A Quiet Place Part II $297,372,261 [45] [46]
2021 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $206,431,050 [172] [173]
2022 Smile $217,408,513 [174] [175]
2023 Five Nights at Freddy's $297,144,130 [47] [48]
2024 Alien: Romulus $316,791,732 [35] [36]

Timeline of highest-grossing horror films

TitleEstablishedRecord-setting grossRef
Ingagi 1930$4,000,000 [132]
Bride of Frankenstein 1936$4,400,000 [132]
Cat People 1942$8,900,000 [132]
House of Wax 1953$23,800,000 [132]
Psycho 1960$24,900,000 [132]
Rosemary's Baby 1968$33,396,740 [132]
The Exorcist 1973$430,872,776 [17] [18]
The Sixth Sense 1999$672,806,292 [3] [4]
It 2017$702,781,748 [1] [2]

By tickets sold

The following is a list of horror films which sold more than 25 million tickets.

FilmYearKnown ticket sales (est.) Territories with known ticket sales data [lower-alpha 2] Notes
The Exorcist 1973214,900,000Worldwide[ citation needed ]
The Sixth Sense 1999103,747,446Worldwide [176]
Gremlins 198444,100,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Psycho 196041,500,000U.S. + Canada [110]
House of Wax 195339,700,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Signs 200238,200,000U.S. + Canada [110]
I Am Legend 200736,900,000U.S. + Canada [110]
It 201736,500,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Jaws 2 197835,000,000U.S. + Canada [110]
The Curse of Frankenstein 195734,800,000U.S. + Canada [110]
The Amityville Horror 197934,400,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Cat People 194233,000,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Alien 197931,800,000U.S. + Canada [110]
The Silence of the Lambs 199131,000,000U.S. + Canada [110]
What Lies Beneath 200030,600,000U.S. + Canada [110]
The Omen 197628,500,000U.S. + Canada [110]
The Blair Witch Project 199927,700,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Poltergeist 198226,200,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Rosemary's Baby 196825,400,000U.S. + Canada [110]
Interview with the Vampire 199425,200,000U.S. + Canada [110]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 See The Ring (franchise) § Box office performance
  2. Box office territories for which the film's ticket sales data are currently known

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