# 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

| Rank | Film | Worldwide gross | Year |
| 1 | It | $702,781,748 | 2017 |
| 2 | The Sixth Sense | $672,806,292 | 1999 |
| 3 | I Am Legend | $585,532,684 | 2007 |
| 4 | World War Z | $540,007,876 | 2013 |
| 5 | Jaws | $483,655,893 | 1975 |
| 6 | It Chapter Two | $473,093,228 | 2019 |
| 7 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $451,900,435 | 2024 |
| 8 | The Exorcist | $430,872,776 | 1973 |
| 9 | Signs | $408,250,578 | 2002 |
| 10 | Prometheus | $403,354,469 | 2012 |
| 11 | The Nun | $366,082,797 | 2018 |
| 12 | Hannibal | $351,692,268 | 2001 |
| 13 | Alien: Romulus | $350,865,342 | 2024 |
| 14 | A Quiet Place | $340,955,294 | 2018 |
| 15 | The Conjuring 2 | $322,811,702 | 2016 |
| 16 | The Conjuring | $320,415,166 | 2013 |
| 17 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | $314,101,190 | 2017 |
| 18 | Annabelle: Creation | $306,592,201 | 2017 |
| 19 | Van Helsing | $300,157,638 | 2004 |
| 20 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $300,228,084 | 2010 |
| 21 | A Quiet Place Part II | $297,372,261 | 2020 |
| 22 | Five Nights at Freddy's | $297,144,130 | 2023 |
| 23 | Split | $278,754,594 | 2017 |
| 24 | Scary Movie | $278,019,771 | 2000 |
| 25 | The Silence of the Lambs | $275,726,716 | 1991 |
| 26 | The Nun II | $269,467,073 | 2023 |
| 27 | A Quiet Place: Day One | $261,786,322 | 2024 |
| 28 | Halloween | $259,939,869 | 2018 |
| 29 | The Village | $257,641,634 | 2004 |
| 30 | Annabelle | $257,589,952 | 2014 |
| 31 | Us | $256,071,218 | 2019 |
| 32 | Get Out | $255,751,443 | 2017 |
| 33 | The Ring | $249,348,933 | 2002 |
| 34 | The Blair Witch Project | $248,639,099 | 1999 |
| 35 | Dark Shadows | $245,564,215 | 2012 |
| 36 | Alien: Covenant | $240,892,187 | 2017 |
| 37 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,647,629 | 2012 |
| 38 | Annabelle Comes Home | $231,252,591 | 2019 |
| 39 | Constantine | $230,884,728 | 2005 |
| 40 | Interview with the Vampire | $223,664,608 | 1994 |
| 41 | Scary Movie 3 | $220,673,217 | 2003 |
| 42 | Dracula Untold | $220,241,723 | 2014 |
| 43 | Smile | $217,408,513 | 2022 |
| 44 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | $215,862,692 | 1992 |
| 45 | The Others | $210,002,906 | 2001 |
| 46 | Jaws 2 | $208,900,376 | 1978 |
| 47 | Sleepy Hollow | $207,068,340 | 1999 |
| 48 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $207,039,844 | 2011 |
| 49 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | $206,431,050 | 2021 |
| 50 | Paranormal Activity | $194,183,034 | 2007 |

## Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series

    † indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 7 March 2025.
| Rank | Series | Total worldwide box office | No. of films | Average of films | Highest-grossing film |
* 1
* The Conjuring series
* $849,657,918
* 3
* $283,219,306
* The Conjuring 2 ($322,811,702)
* 1
* The Conjuring 2 (2016)
* $322,811,702
* 2
* The Conjuring (2013)
* $320,415,166
* 3
* The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
* $206,431,050 |||||
* Annabelle series
* $795,434,744
* 3
* $265,144,915
* Creation ($306,592,201)
* 1
* Creation (2017)
* $306,592,201
* 2
* Annabelle (2014)
* $257,589,952
* 3
* Comes Home (2019)
* $231,252,591 |||||
* The Nun series
* $635,549,870
* 2
* $317,774,935
* The Nun ($366,082,797)
* 1
* The Nun (2018)
* $366,082,797
* 2
* The Nun II (2023)
* $269,467,073 |||||
| 2 | Alien | $1,995,347,220 |
| 1 | Prometheus (2012) | $403,354,469 |
| 2 | Romulus (2024) | $350,865,342 |
| 3 | Covenant (2017) | $240,892,187 |
| 4 | Alien (1979) | $188,034,787 |
| 5 | Aliens (1986) | $183,291,893 |
| 6 | Alien vs. Predator (2004) | $177,427,090 |
| 7 | Resurrection (1997) | $161,376,069 |
| 8 | Alien 3 (1992) | $159,814,498 |
| 9 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) | $130,290,885 |
* 3
* Original series
* $1,237,978,176
* 6
* $206,329,696
* The Final Chapter ($314,101,190)
* 1
* The Final Chapter (2017)
* $314,101,190
* 2
* Afterlife (2010)
* $300,228,084
* 3
* Retribution (2012)
* $240,647,629
* 4
* Extinction (2007)
* $149,871,103
* 5
* Apocalypse (2004)
* $129,342,769
* 6
* Resident Evil (2002)
* $103,787,401 |||||
* Animated series
* $4,530,171
* 4
* $1,132,543
* Damnation ($2,325,035)
* 1
* Damnation (2012)
* $2,325,035
* 2
* Vendetta (2017)
* $1,623,063
* 3
* Degeneration (2008)
* $538,912
* 4
* Death Island (2023)
* $43,161 |||||
* Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
* $41,914,915 |||||
| 4 | It | $1,175,874,976 | 2 | $587,937,488 | It ($702,781,748) |
| 1 | It (2017) | $702,781,748 |
| 2 | It Chapter Two (2019) | $473,093,228 |
| 5 | Saw | $1,141,842,812 |
| 1 | Saw III (2006) | $164,874,275 |
| 2 | Saw II (2005) | $152,925,093 |
| 3 | Saw IV (2007) | $139,352,633 |
| 4 | Saw 3D (2010) | $136,151,680 |
| 5 | Saw V (2008) | $118,209,778 |
| 6 | Saw X (2023) | $111,823,047 |
| 7 | Jigsaw (2017) | $104,223,315 |
| 8 | Saw (2004) | $103,911,669 |
| 9 | Saw VI (2009) | $69,752,402 |
| 10 | Spiral (2021) | $40,618,920 |
| 6 | Hannibal | $927,409,175 |
| 1 | Hannibal (2001) | $351,692,268 |
| 2 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | $275,726,716 |
| 3 | Red Dragon (2002) | $209,196,298 |
| 4 | Hannibal Rising (2007) | $82,169,884 |
| 5 | Manhunter (1986) | $8,624,009 |
| 7 | Scream | $912,418,099 |
| 1 | Scream (1996) | $173,046,663 |
| 2 | Scream 2 (1997) | $172,363,301 |
| 3 | Scream VI (2023) | $169,063,850 |
| 4 | Scream 3 (2000) | $161,838,076 |
| 5 | Scream (2022) | $138,874,789 |
| 6 | Scream 4 (2011) | $97,231,420 |
| 8 | A Quiet Place | $900,113,877 |
| 1 | A Quiet Place (2018) | $340,955,294 |
| 2 | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) | $297,372,261 |
| 3 | Day One (2024) | $261,786,322 |
| 9 | Scary Movie | $897,238,267 |
| 1 | Scary Movie (2000) | $278,019,771 |
| 2 | Scary Movie 3 (2003) | $220,673,217 |
| 3 | Scary Movie 4 (2006) | $178,710,620 |
| 4 | Scary Movie 2 (2001) | $141,220,678 |
| 5 | Scary Movie 5 (2013) | $78,613,981 |
| 10 | Paranormal Activity | $891,360,880 |
| 1 | Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) | $207,039,844 |
| 2 | Paranormal Activity (2007) | $194,183,034 |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) | $177,512,032 |
| 4 | Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) | $142,817,992 |
| 5 | The Marked Ones (2014) | $90,904,854 |
| 6 | The Ghost Dimension (2015) | $78,903,124 |
| 11 | Halloween | $886,099,414 |
| 1 | Halloween (2018) | $259,939,869 |
| 2 | Kills (2021) | $133,423,964 |
| 3 | Ends (2022) | $105,400,796 |
| 4 | Halloween (2007) | $80,460,948 |
| 5 | 20 Years Later (1998) | $75,041,738 |
| 6 | Halloween (1978) | $70,274,000 |
| 7 | Halloween II (2009) | $39,421,467 |
| 8 | Resurrection (2002) | $37,664,855 |
| 9 | Halloween II (1981) | $25,533,818 |
| 10 | The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | $17,768,757 |
| 11 | The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) | $15,126,948 |
| 12 | Season of the Witch (1982) | $14,400,000 |
| 13 | The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) | $11,642,254 |
| 12 | Jaws | $832,424,337 |
| 1 | Jaws (1975) | $483,655,893 |
| 2 | Jaws 2 (1978) | $208,900,376 |
| 3 | Jaws 3-D (1983) | $87,987,055 |
| 4 | The Revenge (1987) | $51,881,013 |
| 13 | Predator | $750,883,274 |
| 1 | Alien vs. Predator (2004) | $177,427,090 |
| 2 | The Predator (2018) | $160,542,134 |
| 3 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) | $130,290,885 |
| 4 | Predators (2010) | $127,234,389 |
| 5 | Predator (1987) | $98,268,458 |
| 6 | Predator 2 (1990) | $57,120,318 |
| 14 | Insidious | $744,379,972 |
| 1 | The Red Door (2023) | $189,086,877 |
| 2 | The Last Key (2018) | $172,811,971 |
| 3 | Chapter 2 (2013) | $161,921,515 |
| 4 | Chapter 3 (2015) | $120,453,155 |
| 5 | Insidious (2011) | $100,106,454 |
| 15 | The Exorcist | $716,005,754 |
| 1 | The Exorcist (1973) | $430,872,776 |
| 2 | Believer (2023) | $136,998,069 |
| 3 | The Beginning (2004) | $78,110,021 |
| 4 | The Exorcist III (1990) | $39,024,251 |
| 5 | The Heretic (1977) | $30,749,142 |
| 6 | Dominion (2005) | $251,495 |
| 16 | Final Destination | $667,983,965 |
| 1 | The Final Destination (2009) | $187,384,627 |
| 2 | Final Destination 5 (2011) | $157,887,643 |
| 3 | Final Destination 3 (2006) | $118,890,272 |
| 4 | Final Destination (2000) | $112,880,294 |
| 5 | Final Destination 2 (2003) | $90,941,129 |
* 17
* American series (2002–2017)
* $496,425,772
* 3
* $165,475,257
* The Ring ($249,348,933)
* 1
* The Ring (2002)
* $249,348,933
* 2
* The Ring Two (2005)
* $163,995,949
* 3
* Rings (2017)
* $83,080,890 |||||
* Japanese series (1998–2019)
* $156,495,481 |||||
* The Ring Virus (1999)
* $1,689,326 |||||
| 18 | I Am Legend | $589,532,684 | 2 | $294,766,342 | I Am Legend ($585,532,684) |
| 1 | I Am Legend (2007) | $585,532,684 |
| 2 | The Omega Man (1971) | $4,000,000 |
| 19 | The Purge | $533,051,095 |
| 1 | The First Purge (2018) | $136,211,978 |
| 2 | Election Year (2016) | $118,587,880 |
| 3 | Anarchy (2014) | $111,928,365 |
| 4 | The Purge (2013) | $89,328,627 |
| 5 | The Forever Purge (2021) | $76,994,245 |
| 20 | Beetlejuice | $527,022,172 | 2 | $263,511,086 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ($451,900,435) |
| 1 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | $451,900,435 |
| 2 | Beetlejuice (1988) | $75,121,737 |

## Highest-grossing horror films by year

| Year | Film | Worldwide gross | Ref |
| 1931 | Frankenstein | $12,001,435 | |
| 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1938 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1939 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1940 | You'll Find Out | $1,000,000 | |
| 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | $2,300,000 | |
| 1942 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1943 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge | $1,669,226 | |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | $2,370,000 | |
| 1946 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1947 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | $3,200,000 | |
| 1949 | Mahal | ₹1.45 crore | |
| 1950 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | $430,872,776 | |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein | $86,273,333 | |
| 1975 | Jaws | $483,655,893 | |
| 1976 | The Omen | $60,922,980 | |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | $30,749,142 | |
| 1978 | Jaws 2 | $208,900,376 | |
| 1979 | Alien | $188,034,787 | |
| 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 | $183,291,893 | |
| 1987 | Predator | $98,268,458 | |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | $75,121,737 | |
| 1989 | Pet Sematary | $57,469,467 | |
| 1990 | Misery | $61,276,872 | |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $275,726,716 | |
| 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 | $408,250,578 | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | $220,673,217 | |
| 2004 | The Grudge | $187,281,115 | |
| 2005 | Constantine | $230,884,728 | |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | $178,710,620 | |
| 2007 | I Am Legend | $585,532,684 | |
| 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 | $257,589,952 | |
| 2015 | Goosebumps | $158,952,243 | |
| 2016 | The Conjuring 2 | $322,811,702 | |
| 2017 | It | $702,781,748 | |
| 2018 | A Quiet Place | $340,939,361 | |
| 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 | $297,144,130 | |
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $451,900,435 | |

## Timeline of highest-grossing horror films

| Title | Established | Record-setting gross |
| 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 | $430,872,776 |
| The Sixth Sense | 1999 | $672,806,292 |
| It | 2017 | $702,781,748 |

## 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 |
| The Exorcist | 1973 | 214,900,000 | Worldwide |
| 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 |