List of highest-grossing horror films

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.

Highest-grossing horror films

 indicates films playing in the week commencing 22 March 2024 in theaters around the world.
Rank Film Worldwide gross Year Ref
1 It $701,842,551 2017
2 The Sixth Sense $672,806,292 1999
3 I Am Legend $585,349,010 2007
4 World War Z $540,007,876 2013
5 It Chapter Two $473,093,228 2019
6 The Exorcist $441,306,145 1973
7 Signs $408,247,917 2002
8 Prometheus $403,354,469 2012
9 The Nun $365,550,119 2018
10 Hannibal $351,692,268 2001
11 A Quiet Place $340,952,971 2018
12 The Conjuring 2 $320,392,818 2016
13 The Conjuring $319,494,638 2013
14 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter $312,242,626 2017
15 Annabelle: Creation $306,515,884 2017
16 Van Helsing $300,257,475 2004
17 Resident Evil: Afterlife $300,228,084 2010
18 A Quiet Place Part II $297,372,261 2020
19 Five Nights at Freddy's $297,169,407 2023
20 Split $278,454,358 2017
21 Scary Movie $278,019,771 2000
22 The Silence of the Lambs $272,742,922 1991
23 The Nun II $269,467,073 2023
24 Halloween $259,939,835 2018
25 Annabelle $257,619,282 2014
26 The Village $256,697,520 2004
27 Us $256,067,149 2019
28 Get Out $255,745,157 2017
29 The Blair Witch Project $248,639,099 1999
30 The Ring $248,218,486 2002
31 Dark Shadows $245,527,149 2012
32 Alien: Covenant $240,891,763 2017
33 Resident Evil: Retribution $240,004,424 2012
34 Constantine $230,884,728 2005
35 Annabelle Comes Home $228,552,591 2019
36 Interview with the Vampire $223,564,608 1994
37 Scary Movie 3 $220,673,217 2003
38 Smile $217,408,513 2022
39 Bram Stoker's Dracula $215,862,692 1992
40 Jaws 2 $208,900,376 1978
41 The Others $207,765,056 2001
42 Sleepy Hollow $207,068,340 1999
43 Paranormal Activity 3 $207,039,844 2011
44 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $206,431,050 2021
45 Paranormal Activity $194,183,034 2007
46 Hollow Man $191,200,000 2000
47 Insidious: The Red Door $188,785,257 2023
48 The Final Destination $187,384,627 2009
49 The Grudge $187,281,115 2004

Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series

 indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 22 March 2024.
Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

Highest-grossing horror films by year

 indicates films playing in the week commencing 22 March 2024 in theaters around the world.
Year Film Worldwide gross Ref
1931 Frankenstein $12,001,420
1932 Doctor X $594,000
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum $1,100,000
1934 The Black Cat $236,000
1935 Bride of Frankenstein $2,000,000
1936 The Walking Dead $300,000
1937 TBD
1938 TBD
1939 TBD
1940 You'll Find Out $1,000,000
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde $2,300,000
1942 TBD
1943 TBD
1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge $1,669,226
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray $2,370,000
1946 TBD
1947 TBD
1948 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein $3,200,000
1949 Mahal ₹1.45 crore
1950 TBD
1951 The Thing from Another World $1,950,000
1952 The Black Castle $1,300,000
1953 House of Wax $23,750,000
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon $1,300,000
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea $1,700,000
1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers $3,000,000
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein $8,000,000
1958 Macabre $5,000,000
1959 House on Haunted Hill $2,500,000
1960 Psycho $50,000,000
1961 The Pit and the Pendulum $2,000,000
1962 Tales of Terror $1,500,000
1963 The Birds $11,436,929
1964 Strait-Jacket $2,195,195
1965 Repulsion $3,100,000
1966 Queen of Blood $17,300,000
1967 Berserk! $3,195,000
1968 Rosemary's Baby $33,396,740
1969 Eye of the Cat $1,200,000
1970 House of Dark Shadows $1,836,000
1971 Willard $14,545,941
1972 Deliverance $46,122,355
1973 The Exorcist $441,306,145
1974 Young Frankenstein $86,273,333
1975 Jaws $477,220,580
1976 The Omen $60,922,980
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic $30,749,142
1978 Jaws 2 $208,900,376
1979 Alien $203,626,500
1980 Friday the 13th $59,800,000
1981 An American Werewolf In London $61,973,249
1982 Poltergeist $121,706,019
1983 Jaws 3-D $87,987,055
1984 Gremlins $212,000,000
1985 Day of the Dead $34,004,262
1986 Aliens $183,300,764
1987 Predator $98,268,458
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master $49,369,899
1989 Pet Sematary $57,469,467
1990 Misery $61,276,872
1991 The Silence of the Lambs $272,742,922
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula $215,862,692
1993 Hocus Pocus $39,514,713
1994 Interview with the Vampire $223,664,608
1995 Species $113,354,449
1996 Scream $173,046,663
1997 Scream 2 $172,363,301
1998 Halloween: H20 $75,041,738
1999 The Sixth Sense $672,806,292
2000 Scary Movie $278,019,771
2001 Hannibal $351,692,268
2002 Signs $408,247,917
2003 Scary Movie 3 $220,673,217
2004 The Grudge $187,281,115
2005 Constantine $230,884,728
2006 Scary Movie 4 $178,262,620
2007 I Am Legend $585,349,010
2008 Saw V $118,209,778
2009 Paranormal Activity $194,183,034
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife $300,228,084
2011 Paranormal Activity 3 $207,039,844
2012 Prometheus $403,354,469
2013 World War Z $540,007,876
2014 Annabelle $256,862,920
2015 Goosebumps $150,170,815
2016 The Conjuring 2 $320,392,818
2017 It $700,381,748
2018 The Nun $365,550,119
2019 It Chapter Two $473,093,228
2020 A Quiet Place Part II $297,372,261
2021 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $206,431,050
2022 Smile $217,408,513
2023 Five Nights at Freddy's $293,105,489

Timeline of highest-grossing horror films

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
Ingagi 1930 $4,000,000
Bride of Frankenstein 1936 $4,400,000
Cat People 1942 $8,900,000
House of Wax 1953 $23,800,000
Psycho 1960 $24,900,000
Rosemary's Baby 1968 $33,396,740
The Exorcist 1973 $441,306,145
The Sixth Sense 1999 $672,806,292
It 2017 $700,381,748

By tickets sold

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

Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Territories with known ticket sales data Notes
The Exorcist 1973 214,900,000 Worldwide [citation needed]
The Sixth Sense 1999 103,747,446 Worldwide
Gremlins 1984 44,100,000 U.S. + Canada
Psycho 1960 41,500,000 U.S. + Canada
House of Wax 1953 39,700,000 U.S. + Canada
Signs 2002 38,200,000 U.S. + Canada
I Am Legend 2007 36,900,000 U.S. + Canada
It 2017 36,500,000 U.S. + Canada
Jaws 2 1978 35,000,000 U.S. + Canada
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 34,800,000 U.S. + Canada
The Amityville Horror 1979 34,400,000 U.S. + Canada
Cat People 1942 33,000,000 U.S. + Canada
Alien 1979 31,800,000 U.S. + Canada
The Silence of the Lambs 1991 31,000,000 U.S. + Canada
What Lies Beneath 2000 30,600,000 U.S. + Canada
The Omen 1976 28,500,000 U.S. + Canada
The Blair Witch Project 1999 27,700,000 U.S. + Canada
Poltergeist 1982 26,200,000 U.S. + Canada
Rosemary's Baby 1968 25,400,000 U.S. + Canada
Interview with the Vampire 1994 25,200,000 U.S. + Canada

See also


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