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

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 9 May 2025 in theaters around the world.

Rank	Film	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	It	$704,242,888	2017	[1][2]
2	The Sixth Sense	$672,806,292	1999	[3][4]
3	I Am Legend	$585,532,684	2007	[5][6]
4	World War Z	$540,007,876	2013	[7][8]
5	Jaws	$483,655,893	1975	[9][10]
6	It Chapter Two	$473,123,154	2019	[11][12]
7	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	$451,900,435	2024	[13][14]
8	The Exorcist	$430,872,776	1973	[15][16]
9	Signs	$408,250,578	2002	[17][18]
10	Prometheus	$403,354,469	2012	[19][20]
11	The Nun	$366,082,797	2018	[21][22]
12	Hannibal	$351,692,268	2001	[23][24]
13	Alien: Romulus	$350,865,342	2024	[25][26]
14	A Quiet Place	$340,955,294	2018	[27][28]
15	The Conjuring 2	$322,811,702	2016	[29][30]
16	The Conjuring	$320,415,166	2013	[31][32]
17	Resident Evil: The Final Chapter	$314,101,190	2017	[33][34]
18	Annabelle: Creation	$306,592,201	2017	[35][36]
19	Van Helsing	$300,157,638	2004	[37][38]
20	Resident Evil: Afterlife	$300,228,084	2010	[39][40]
21	A Quiet Place Part II	$297,372,261	2020	[41][42]
22	Five Nights at Freddy's	$297,144,130	2023	[43][44]
23	Split	$278,754,594	2017	[45][46]
24	Scary Movie	$278,019,771	2000	[47][48]
25	The Silence of the Lambs	$275,726,716	1991	[49][50]
26	The Nun II	$269,467,073	2023	[51][52]
27	A Quiet Place: Day One	$261,786,322	2024	[53][54]
28	Halloween	$259,939,869	2018	[55][56]
29	The Village	$257,641,634	2004	[57][58]
30	Annabelle	$257,589,952	2014	[59][60]
31	Us	$256,071,218	2019	[61][62]
32	Get Out	$255,751,443	2017	[63][64]
33	The Ring	$249,348,933	2002	[65][66]
34	The Blair Witch Project	$248,639,099	1999	[67][68]
35	Sinners	$247,733,444	2025	[69][70]
36	Dark Shadows	$245,564,215	2012	[71][72]
37	Alien: Covenant	$240,892,187	2017	[73][74]
38	Resident Evil: Retribution	$240,647,629	2012	[75][76]
39	Annabelle Comes Home	$231,252,591	2019	[77][78]
40	Constantine	$230,884,728	2005	[79][80]
41	Interview with the Vampire	$223,664,608	1994	[81][82]
42	Scary Movie 3	$220,673,217	2003	[83][84]
43	Dracula Untold	$220,241,723	2014	[85][86]
44	Smile	$217,408,513	2022	[87][88]
45	Bram Stoker's Dracula	$215,862,692	1992	[89][90]
46	The Others	$210,002,906	2001	[91][92]
47	Jaws 2	$208,900,376	1978	[93][94]
48	Sleepy Hollow	$207,068,340	1999	[95][96]
49	Paranormal Activity 3	$207,039,844	2011	[97][98]
50	The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It	$206,431,050	2021	[99][100]

Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series

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

1 The Conjuring Universe $2,280,642,532 8 $285,080,317 The Nun ($366,082,797) 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 9 $221,705,247 Prometheus ($403,354,469) 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 Resident Evil $1,284,423,262 10 $128,442,326 The Final Chapter ($314,101,190) 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)[101] $1,623,063 3 Degeneration (2008)[102] $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 Chapter Two (2019) $473,093,228

5 Saw $1,141,842,812 10 $114,184,281 Saw III ($164,874,275) 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 5 $185,481,835 Hannibal ($351,692,268) 1 Hannibal (2001) $351,692,268 2 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) $275,726,716 3 Red Dragon (2002) $209,196,298 4 Rising (2007) $82,169,884 5 Manhunter (1986) $8,624,009

7 Scream $912,418,099[103] 6 $152,069,683 Scream (1996) ($173,046,663) 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 3 $300,037,959 A Quiet Place ($340,955,294) 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 5 $179,447,653 Scary Movie ($278,019,771) 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[104] 6 $148,560,147 Paranormal Activity 3 ($207,039,844) 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 13 $68,161,493 Halloween (2018) ($259,939,869) 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)[105] $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 4 $208,106,084 Jaws ($483,655,893) 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 6 $125,147,212 Alien vs. Predator ($177,427,090) 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 5 $148,875,994 The Red Door ($189,086,877) 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 6 $119,334,292 The Exorcist ($430,872,776) 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 5 $133,596,793 The Final Destination ($187,384,627) 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 The Ring $654,610,579 11 $59,510,053 The Ring ($249,348,933) 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[a] The Ring Virus (1999) $1,689,326[a]

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 5 $106,610,219 The First Purge ($136,211,978) 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	[106][107]
1932	Doctor X	$594,000	[108][better source needed]
1933	Mystery of the Wax Museum	$1,100,000	[108][better source needed]
1934	The Black Cat	$236,000	[109]
1935	Bride of Frankenstein	$2,000,000	[110][unreliable source?]
1936	The Walking Dead	$300,000	[111]
1937	N/A
1938	N/A
1939	N/A
1940	You'll Find Out	$1,000,000	[112]
1941	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	$2,300,000	[113]
1942	N/A
1943	N/A
1944	The Invisible Man's Revenge	$1,669,226	[114][unreliable source?]
1945	The Picture of Dorian Gray	$2,370,000	[113][115]
1946	N/A
1947	N/A
1948	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein	$3,200,000	[116]
1949	Mahal	₹1.45 crore	[117][incomplete short citation]
1950	N/A
1951	The Thing from Another World	$1,950,000	[118]
1952	The Black Castle	$1,300,000	[citation needed]
1953	House of Wax	$23,750,000	[119]
1954	Creature from the Black Lagoon	$1,300,000	[citation needed]
1955	It Came from Beneath the Sea	$1,700,000	[120]
1956	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	$3,000,000	[citation needed]
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][unreliable source?]
1966	Queen of Blood	$17,300,000	[130]
1967	Berserk!	$3,195,000	[131]
1968	Rosemary's Baby	$33,396,740	[132][unreliable source?]
1969	Eye of the Cat	$1,200,000	[133]
1970	House of Dark Shadows	$1,836,000	[134]
1971	Willard	$14,545,941	[135][incomplete short citation]
1972	Deliverance	$46,122,355	[136]
1973	The Exorcist	$430,872,776	[15][16]
1974	Young Frankenstein	$86,273,333	[137]
1975	Jaws	$483,655,893	[9]
1976	The Omen	$60,922,980	[138]
1977	Exorcist II: The Heretic	$30,749,142	[139][140]
1978	Jaws 2	$208,900,376	[93][94]
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	Beetlejuice	$75,121,737	[155][156]
1989	Pet Sematary	$57,469,467	[157]
1990	Misery	$61,276,872	[158]
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	$275,726,716	[49][50]
1992	Bram Stoker's Dracula	$215,862,692	[90]
1993	Hocus Pocus	$39,514,713	[159]
1994	Interview with the Vampire	$223,664,608	[82]
1995	Species	$113,354,449	[160]
1996	Scream	$173,046,663	[161][162]
1997	Scream 2	$172,363,301	[163][164]
1998	Halloween: H20	$75,041,738	[165]
1999	The Sixth Sense	$672,806,292	[3][4]
2000	Scary Movie	$278,019,771	[47][48]
2001	Hannibal	$351,692,268	[23][24]
2002	Signs	$408,250,578	[17][18]
2003	Scary Movie 3	$220,673,217	[83][84]
2004	The Grudge	$187,281,115	[166][167]
2005	Constantine	$230,884,728	[79]
2006	Scary Movie 4	$178,710,620	[168][169]
2007	I Am Legend	$585,532,684	[5][6]
2008	Saw V	$118,209,778	[170][171]
2009	Paranormal Activity	$194,183,034	[172][173]
2010	Resident Evil: Afterlife	$300,228,084	[39][40]
2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$207,039,844	[98]
2012	Prometheus	$403,354,469	[19][20]
2013	World War Z	$540,007,876	[7][8]
2014	Annabelle	$257,589,952	[59][60]
2015	Goosebumps	$158,952,243	[174]
2016	The Conjuring 2	$322,811,702	[29][30]
2017	It	$702,781,748	[1][2]
2018	A Quiet Place	$340,939,361	[175][176]
2019	It Chapter Two	$473,093,228	[11][12]
2020	A Quiet Place Part II	$297,372,261	[41][42]
2021	The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It	$206,431,050	[99][100]
2022	Smile	$217,408,513	[177][178]
2023	Five Nights at Freddy's	$297,144,130	[43][44]
2024	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	$451,900,435	[13][14]
2025	Sinners	$236,729,000

Timeline of highest-grossing horror films

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Ref
Ingagi	1930	$4,000,000	[132][unreliable source?]
Bride of Frankenstein	1936	$4,400,000	[132][unreliable source?]
Cat People	1942	$8,900,000	[132][unreliable source?]
House of Wax	1953	$23,800,000	[132][unreliable source?]
Psycho	1960	$24,900,000	[132][unreliable source?]
Rosemary's Baby	1968	$33,396,740	[132][unreliable source?]
The Exorcist	1973	$430,872,776	[15][16]
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.

Film	Year	Known ticket sales (est.)	Territories with known ticket sales data[b]	Notes
The Exorcist	1973	214,900,000	Worldwide	[citation needed]
The Sixth Sense	1999	103,747,446	Worldwide	[179][unreliable source?]
Gremlins	1984	44,100,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Psycho	1960	41,500,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
House of Wax	1953	39,700,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Signs	2002	38,200,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
I Am Legend	2007	36,900,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
It	2017	36,500,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Jaws 2	1978	35,000,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
The Curse of Frankenstein	1957	34,800,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
The Amityville Horror	1979	34,400,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Cat People	1942	33,000,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Alien	1979	31,800,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
The Silence of the Lambs	1991	31,000,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
What Lies Beneath	2000	30,600,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
The Omen	1976	28,500,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
The Blair Witch Project	1999	27,700,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Poltergeist	1982	26,200,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Rosemary's Baby	1968	25,400,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]
Interview with the Vampire	1994	25,200,000	U.S. + Canada	[110][unreliable source?]

See also

• Lists of highest-grossing films
  • List of highest-grossing R-rated films
• List of highest-grossing media franchises

Notes

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