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.
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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
List of highest-grossing horror films
† Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 27 March 2026 in theaters around the world.
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Film</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>It</td><td>$704,242,888</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Sixth Sense</td><td>$672,806,292</td><td>1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>I Am Legend</td><td>$585,532,684</td><td>2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>World War Z</td><td>$540,007,876</td><td>2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>The Conjuring: Last Rites</td><td>$499,156,445</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Jaws</td><td>$495,201,848</td><td>1975</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>It Chapter Two</td><td>$473,123,154</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice</td><td>$452,000,435</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>$430,872,776</td><td>1973</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Signs</td><td>$408,250,578</td><td>2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Prometheus</td><td>$403,354,469</td><td>2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Sinners</td><td>$368,989,632</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>The Nun</td><td>$366,082,797</td><td>2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Hannibal</td><td>$351,692,268</td><td>2001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Alien: Romulus</td><td>$350,865,342</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>A Quiet Place</td><td>$340,955,294</td><td>2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>The Conjuring 2</td><td>$322,811,702</td><td>2016</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>The Conjuring</td><td>$320,415,166</td><td>2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Final Destination Bloodlines</td><td>$317,854,739</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Resident Evil: The Final Chapter</td><td>$314,101,190</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Annabelle: Creation</td><td>$306,592,201</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Resident Evil: Afterlife</td><td>$300,228,084</td><td>2010</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Van Helsing</td><td>$300,157,638</td><td>2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>A Quiet Place Part II</td><td>$297,372,261</td><td>2020</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's</td><td>$297,144,130</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>What Lies Beneath</td><td>$291,420,351</td><td>2000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Split</td><td>$278,754,594</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>The Silence of the Lambs</td><td>$275,726,716</td><td>1991</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Weapons</td><td>$269,972,492</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>The Nun II</td><td>$269,467,073</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>A Quiet Place: Day One</td><td>$261,907,653</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Halloween</td><td>$259,939,869</td><td>2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>The Village</td><td>$257,641,634</td><td>2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Annabelle</td><td>$257,589,952</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Us</td><td>$256,071,218</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Get Out</td><td>$255,751,443</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>The Ring</td><td>$249,348,933</td><td>2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>The Blair Witch Project</td><td>$248,639,099</td><td>1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Dark Shadows</td><td>$245,564,215</td><td>2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Alien: Covenant</td><td>$240,892,187</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Resident Evil: Retribution</td><td>$240,647,629</td><td>2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's 2</td><td>$239,502,619</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Annabelle Comes Home</td><td>$231,252,591</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Constantine</td><td>$230,884,728</td><td>2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Interview with the Vampire</td><td>$223,664,608</td><td>1994</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Dracula Untold</td><td>$220,241,723</td><td>2014</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Smile</td><td>$217,408,513</td><td>2022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Bram Stoker's Dracula</td><td>$215,862,692</td><td>1992</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>The Others</td><td>$210,002,906</td><td>2001</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Jaws 2</td><td>$208,900,376</td><td>1978</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series
List of highest-grossing horror films
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Series</th><th>Total worldwide box office</th><th>No. of films</th><th>Average of films</th><th>Highest-grossing film</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>The Conjuring Universe</td><td>$2,903,037,098</td><td>11</td><td>$263,912,463</td><td>Last Rites ($499,156,445)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Conjuring series</td><td>$1,348,814,363</td><td>4</td><td>$337,203,591</td><td>Last Rites ($499,156,445)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Last Rites (2025)</td><td>$499,156,445</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Conjuring 2 (2016)</td><td>$322,811,702</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>The Conjuring (2013)</td><td>$320,415,166</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)</td><td>$206,431,050</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Annabelle series</td><td>$795,434,744</td><td>3</td><td>$265,144,915</td><td>Creation ($306,592,201)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Creation (2017)</td><td>$306,592,201</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Annabelle (2014)</td><td>$257,589,952</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Comes Home (2019)</td><td>$231,252,591</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Nun series</td><td>$635,549,870</td><td>2</td><td>$317,774,935</td><td>The Nun ($366,082,797)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Nun (2018)</td><td>$366,082,797</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Nun II (2023)</td><td>$269,467,073</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Curse of La Llorona (2019)</td><td>$123,233,739</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wolves at the Door (2016)</td><td>$4,382</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Alien</td><td>$1,995,371,782</td><td>9</td><td>$221,707,976</td><td>Prometheus ($403,354,469)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Main series</td><td>$1,687,653,807</td><td>7</td><td>$241,093,401</td><td>Prometheus ($403,354,469)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Prometheus (2012)</td><td>$403,354,469</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Romulus (2024)</td><td>$350,865,342</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Covenant (2017)</td><td>$240,892,187</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Alien (1979)</td><td>$188,034,787</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Aliens (1986)</td><td>$183,316,455</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Resurrection (1997)</td><td>$161,376,069</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Alien 3 (1992)</td><td>$159,814,498</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alien vs. Predator</td><td>$307,717,975</td><td>2</td><td>$153,858,988</td><td>Alien vs. Predator ($177,427,090)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Alien vs. Predator (2004)</td><td>$177,427,090</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Requiem (2007)</td><td>$130,290,885</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Resident Evil</td><td>$1,284,423,262</td><td>10</td><td>$128,442,326</td><td>The Final Chapter ($314,101,190)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Original series</td><td>$1,237,978,176</td><td>6</td><td>$206,329,696</td><td>The Final Chapter ($314,101,190)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Final Chapter (2017)</td><td>$314,101,190</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Afterlife (2010)</td><td>$300,228,084</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Retribution (2012)</td><td>$240,647,629</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Extinction (2007)</td><td>$149,871,103</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Apocalypse (2004)</td><td>$129,342,769</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Resident Evil (2002)</td><td>$103,787,401</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Animated series</td><td>$4,530,171</td><td>4</td><td>$1,132,543</td><td>Damnation ($2,325,035)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Damnation (2012)</td><td>$2,325,035</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Vendetta (2017)</td><td>$1,623,063</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Degeneration (2008)</td><td>$538,912</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Death Island (2023)</td><td>$43,161</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)</td><td>$41,914,915</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>It</td><td>$1,177,366,042</td><td>2</td><td>$588,683,021</td><td>It ($704,242,888)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>It (2017)</td><td>$704,242,888</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Chapter Two (2019)</td><td>$473,123,154</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Saw</td><td>$1,141,842,812</td><td>10</td><td>$114,184,281</td><td>Saw III ($164,874,275)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Saw III (2006)</td><td>$164,874,275</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Saw II (2005)</td><td>$152,925,093</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Saw IV (2007)</td><td>$139,352,633</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Saw 3D (2010)</td><td>$136,151,680</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Saw V (2008)</td><td>$118,209,778</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Saw X (2023)</td><td>$111,823,047</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Jigsaw (2017)</td><td>$104,223,315</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Saw (2004)</td><td>$103,911,669</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Saw VI (2009)</td><td>$69,752,402</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Spiral (2021)</td><td>$40,618,920</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Scream †</td><td>$1,117,109,127</td><td>7</td><td>$159,587,018</td><td>Scream 7 ($204,691,028)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Scream 7 (2026) †</td><td>$204,691,028</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Scream (1996)</td><td>$173,046,663</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Scream 2 (1997)</td><td>$172,363,301</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Scream VI (2023)</td><td>$169,063,850</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Scream 3 (2000)</td><td>$161,838,076</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Scream (2022)</td><td>$138,874,789</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Scream 4 (2011)</td><td>$97,231,420</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Final Destination</td><td>$983,938,704</td><td>6</td><td>$163,989,784</td><td>Bloodlines ($315,954,739)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Bloodlines (2025)</td><td>$315,954,739</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Final Destination (2009)</td><td>$187,384,627</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Final Destination 5 (2011)</td><td>$157,887,643</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Final Destination 3 (2006)</td><td>$118,890,272</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Final Destination (2000)</td><td>$112,880,294</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Final Destination 2 (2003)</td><td>$90,941,129</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Predator</td><td>$935,444,330</td><td>7</td><td>$133,634,904</td><td>Badlands ($184,561,056)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Main series</td><td>$627,726,355</td><td>5</td><td>$125,545,271</td><td>Badlands ($184,561,056)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Badlands (2025)</td><td>$184,561,056</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Predator (2018)</td><td>$160,542,134</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Predators (2010)</td><td>$127,234,389</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Predator (1987)</td><td>$98,268,458</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Predator 2 (1990)</td><td>$57,120,318</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alien vs. Predator</td><td>$307,717,975</td><td>2</td><td>$153,858,988</td><td>Alien vs. Predator ($177,427,090)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Alien vs. Predator (2004)</td><td>$177,427,090</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Requiem (2007)</td><td>$130,290,885</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Hannibal</td><td>$927,409,175</td><td>5</td><td>$185,481,835</td><td>Hannibal ($351,692,268)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Hannibal (2001)</td><td>$351,692,268</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Silence of the Lambs (1991)</td><td>$275,726,716</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Red Dragon (2002)</td><td>$209,196,298</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hannibal Rising (2007)</td><td>$82,169,884</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Manhunter (1986)</td><td>$8,624,009</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>A Quiet Place</td><td>$900,235,208</td><td>3</td><td>$300,078,403</td><td>A Quiet Place ($340,955,294)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>A Quiet Place (2018)</td><td>$340,955,294</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>A Quiet Place Part II (2021)</td><td>$297,372,261</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Day One (2024)</td><td>$261,907,653</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Paranormal Activity</td><td>$891,360,880</td><td>6</td><td>$148,560,147</td><td>Paranormal Activity 3 ($207,039,844)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)</td><td>$207,039,844</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Paranormal Activity (2007)</td><td>$194,183,034</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)</td><td>$177,512,032</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)</td><td>$142,817,992</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>The Marked Ones (2014)</td><td>$90,904,854</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>The Ghost Dimension (2015)</td><td>$78,903,124</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Halloween</td><td>$886,099,414</td><td>13</td><td>$68,161,493</td><td>Halloween (2018) ($259,939,869)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Halloween (2018)</td><td>$259,939,869</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kills (2021)</td><td>$133,423,964</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ends (2022)</td><td>$105,400,796</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Halloween (2007)</td><td>$80,460,948</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>20 Years Later (1998)</td><td>$75,041,738</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Halloween (1978)</td><td>$70,274,000</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Halloween II (2009)</td><td>$39,421,467</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Resurrection (2002)</td><td>$37,664,855</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Halloween II (1981)</td><td>$25,533,818</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>The Return of Michael Myers (1988)</td><td>$17,768,757</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)</td><td>$15,126,948</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Season of the Witch (1982)</td><td>$14,400,000</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)</td><td>$11,642,254</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Jaws</td><td>$843,970,292</td><td>4</td><td>$210,992,573</td><td>Jaws ($495,201,848)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Jaws (1975)</td><td>$495,201,848</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Jaws 2 (1978)</td><td>$208,900,376</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Jaws 3-D (1983)</td><td>$87,987,055</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Revenge (1987)</td><td>$51,881,013</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Insidious</td><td>$744,379,972</td><td>5</td><td>$148,875,994</td><td>The Red Door ($189,086,877)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Red Door (2023)</td><td>$189,086,877</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Last Key (2018)</td><td>$172,811,971</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chapter 2 (2013)</td><td>$161,921,515</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Chapter 3 (2015)</td><td>$120,453,155</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Insidious (2011)</td><td>$100,106,454</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>$716,005,754</td><td>6</td><td>$119,334,292</td><td>The Exorcist ($430,872,776)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Exorcist (1973)</td><td>$430,872,776</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Believer (2023)</td><td>$136,998,069</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>The Beginning (2004)</td><td>$78,110,021</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Exorcist III (1990)</td><td>$39,024,251</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>The Heretic (1977)</td><td>$30,749,142</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Dominion (2005)</td><td>$251,495</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>The Ring</td><td>$654,610,579</td><td>11</td><td>$59,510,053</td><td>The Ring ($249,348,933)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>American series (2002–2017)</td><td>$496,425,772</td><td>3</td><td>$165,475,257</td><td>The Ring ($249,348,933)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Ring (2002)</td><td>$249,348,933</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Ring Two (2005)</td><td>$163,995,949</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Rings (2017)</td><td>$83,080,890</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Japanese series (1998–2019)</td><td>$156,495,481</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Ring Virus (1999)</td><td>$1,689,326</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>I Am Legend</td><td>$589,532,684</td><td>2</td><td>$294,766,342</td><td>I Am Legend ($585,532,684)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>I Am Legend (2007)</td><td>$585,532,684</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Omega Man (1971)</td><td>$4,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>The Purge</td><td>$533,051,095</td><td>5</td><td>$106,610,219</td><td>The First Purge ($136,211,978)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The First Purge (2018)</td><td>$136,211,978</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Election Year (2016)</td><td>$118,587,880</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Anarchy (2014)</td><td>$111,928,365</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Purge (2013)</td><td>$89,328,627</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>The Forever Purge (2021)</td><td>$76,994,245</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's</td><td>$531,092,035</td><td>2</td><td>$265,546,018</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's ($291,589,416)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)</td><td>$291,589,416</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)</td><td>$239,502,619</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Beetlejuice</td><td>$527,122,172</td><td>2</td><td>$263,561,086</td><td>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ($452,000,435)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)</td><td>$452,000,435</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Beetlejuice (1988)</td><td>$75,121,737</td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing horror films by year
List of highest-grossing horror films
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1931</td><td>Frankenstein</td><td>$12,001,435</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1932</td><td>Doctor X</td><td>$594,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1933</td><td>Mystery of the Wax Museum</td><td>$1,100,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1934</td><td>The Black Cat</td><td>$236,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1935</td><td>Bride of Frankenstein</td><td>$2,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1936</td><td>The Walking Dead</td><td>$300,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1937</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>1938</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>1939</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>1940</td><td>The Invisible Man Returns</td><td>$815,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1941</td><td>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</td><td>$2,300,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1942</td><td>Cat People</td><td>$8,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1943</td><td>Phantom of the Opera</td><td>$1,600,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1944</td><td>The Invisible Man's Revenge</td><td>$1,669,226</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1945</td><td>The Picture of Dorian Gray</td><td>$2,370,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1946</td><td>The Spiral Staircase</td><td>$2,800,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1947</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>1948</td><td>Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein</td><td>$3,200,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1949</td><td>Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff</td><td>$1,850,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1950</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>1951</td><td>The Thing from Another World</td><td>$1,950,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>The Black Castle</td><td>$1,300,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1953</td><td>House of Wax</td><td>$23,750,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td>Them!</td><td>$2,200,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1955</td><td>It Came from Beneath the Sea</td><td>$1,700,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1956</td><td>Invasion of the Body Snatchers</td><td>$3,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>The Curse of Frankenstein</td><td>$8,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td>Macabre</td><td>$5,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1959</td><td>House on Haunted Hill</td><td>$2,500,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Psycho</td><td>$50,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td>The Pit and the Pendulum</td><td>$2,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Tales of Terror</td><td>$1,500,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td>The Birds</td><td>$11,436,929</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>Strait-Jacket</td><td>$2,195,195</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>Repulsion</td><td>$3,100,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>Queen of Blood</td><td>$17,300,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Berserk!</td><td>$3,195,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Rosemary's Baby</td><td>$33,396,740</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Eye of the Cat</td><td>$1,200,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>House of Dark Shadows</td><td>$1,836,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Willard</td><td>$14,545,941</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>The Last House on the Left</td><td>$3,100,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>$430,872,776</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre</td><td>$30,918,230</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Jaws</td><td>$495,201,848</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>The Omen</td><td>$60,922,980</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Exorcist II: The Heretic</td><td>$30,749,142</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Jaws 2</td><td>$208,900,376</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Alien</td><td>$188,034,787</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Friday the 13th</td><td>$59,800,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>An American Werewolf In London</td><td>$61,973,249</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Poltergeist</td><td>$121,706,019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Jaws 3-D</td><td>$87,987,055</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Gremlins</td><td>$153,642,180</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Day of the Dead</td><td>$34,004,262</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Aliens</td><td>$183,291,893</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Predator</td><td>$98,268,458</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master</td><td>$49,369,899</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Pet Sematary</td><td>$57,469,467</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Flatliners</td><td>$61,489,638</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>The Silence of the Lambs</td><td>$275,726,716</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Bram Stoker's Dracula</td><td>$215,862,692</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday</td><td>$15,935,068</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Interview with the Vampire</td><td>$223,664,608</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Species</td><td>$113,354,449</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Scream</td><td>$173,046,663</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Scream 2</td><td>$172,363,301</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Blade</td><td>$131,237,688</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>The Sixth Sense</td><td>$672,806,292</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>What Lies Beneath</td><td>$291,420,351</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Hannibal</td><td>$351,692,268</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Signs</td><td>$408,250,578</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Gothika</td><td>$141,591,324</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>The Grudge</td><td>$187,281,115</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Constantine</td><td>$230,884,728</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Saw III</td><td>$164,874,275</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>I Am Legend</td><td>$585,532,684</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Cloverfield</td><td>$172,394,180</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Paranormal Activity</td><td>$194,183,034</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Resident Evil: Afterlife</td><td>$300,228,084</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Paranormal Activity 3</td><td>$207,039,844</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Prometheus</td><td>$403,354,469</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>World War Z</td><td>$540,007,876</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Annabelle</td><td>$257,589,952</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Insidious: Chapter 3</td><td>$120,453,155</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>The Conjuring 2</td><td>$322,811,702</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>It</td><td>$704,242,888</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>The Nun</td><td>$366,050,119</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>It Chapter Two</td><td>$473,123,154</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>A Quiet Place Part II</td><td>$297,372,261</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It</td><td>$206,431,050</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Smile</td><td>$217,408,513</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Five Nights at Freddy's</td><td>$297,144,130</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Alien: Romulus</td><td>$350,865,342</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>The Conjuring: Last Rites</td><td>$499,156,445</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Scream 7 †</td><td>$204,691,028</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Timeline of highest-grossing horror films
List of highest-grossing horror films
<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Established</th><th>Record-setting gross</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ingagi</td><td>1930</td><td>$4,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bride of Frankenstein</td><td>1936</td><td>$4,400,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cat People</td><td>1942</td><td>$8,900,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>House of Wax</td><td>1953</td><td>$23,800,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Psycho</td><td>1960</td><td>$24,900,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rosemary's Baby</td><td>1968</td><td>$33,396,740</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Exorcist</td><td>1973</td><td>$430,872,776</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Sixth Sense</td><td>1999</td><td>$672,806,292</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>It</td><td>2017</td><td>$704,242,888</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
By tickets sold
List of highest-grossing horror films
The following is a list of horror films which sold more than 25 million tickets.
<table><thead><tr><th>Film</th><th>Year</th><th>Known ticket sales (est.)</th><th>Territories with known ticket sales data</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Exorcist</td><td>1973</td><td>214,900,000</td><td>Worldwide</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Sixth Sense</td><td>1999</td><td>103,747,446</td><td>Worldwide</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gremlins</td><td>1984</td><td>44,100,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Psycho</td><td>1960</td><td>41,500,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>House of Wax</td><td>1953</td><td>39,700,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Signs</td><td>2002</td><td>38,200,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>I Am Legend</td><td>2007</td><td>36,900,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>It</td><td>2017</td><td>36,500,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jaws 2</td><td>1978</td><td>35,000,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Curse of Frankenstein</td><td>1957</td><td>34,800,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Amityville Horror</td><td>1979</td><td>34,400,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cat People</td><td>1942</td><td>33,000,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alien</td><td>1979</td><td>31,800,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Silence of the Lambs</td><td>1991</td><td>31,000,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>What Lies Beneath</td><td>2000</td><td>30,600,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Omen</td><td>1976</td><td>28,500,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Blair Witch Project</td><td>1999</td><td>27,700,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Poltergeist</td><td>1982</td><td>26,200,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rosemary's Baby</td><td>1968</td><td>25,400,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Interview with the Vampire</td><td>1994</td><td>25,200,000</td><td>U.S. + Canada</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>