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

Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series

Highest-grossing horror films by year

Timeline of highest-grossing horror films

By tickets sold

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

See also

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

Notes

References

Other sources

• Alien
• Alien (1979)
• Aliens (1986)
• Alien 3 (1992)
• Alien Resurrection (1997)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• ' (2007)
• Prometheus (2012)
• ' (2017)
• ' (2024)

• Beetlejuice
• Beetlejuice (1988)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

• Blair Witch
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• ' (2000)
• Blair Witch (2016)

• The Conjuring Universe
• The Conjuring
• The Conjuring (2013)
• The Conjuring 2 (2016)
• ' (2021)
• ' (2025)
• Annabelle
• Annabelle (2014)
• ' (2017)
• Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
• The Nun
• The Nun (2018)
• The Nun II (2023)
• The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
• Wolves at the Door (2016)
• Dracula
• Love at First Bite (1979)
• Dracula (1979)

• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
• Dracula 2000 (2000)
• Van Helsing (2004)
• Dracula Untold (2014)

• The Exorcist
• The Exorcist (1973)
• ' (1977)
• The Exorcist III (1990)
• ' (2004)
• ' (2005)
• ' (2023)

• Final Destination
• Final Destination (2000)
• Final Destination 2 (2003)
• Final Destination 3 (2006)
• The Final Destination (2009)
• Final Destination 5 (2011)
• Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)

• Five Nights at Freddy's
• Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

• Get Out (2017)

• Halloween
• Halloween (1978)
• Halloween II (1981)
• ' (1982)
• ' (1988)
• ' (1989)
• ' (1995)
• ' (1995)
• ' (2002)
• Halloween (2007)
• Halloween II (2009)
• Halloween (2018)
• Halloween Kills (2021)
• Halloween Ends (2022)

• Hannibal Lecter
• Manhunter (1986)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Hannibal (2001)
• Red Dragon (2002)
• Hannibal Rising (2007)

• I Am Legend
• The Omega Man (1971)
• I Am Legend (2007)

• Insidious
• Insidious (2010)
• ' (2013)
• ' (2015)
• ' (2018)
• ' (2023)
• Insidious 6 (2023)
• Thread: An Insidious Tale

• It
• It (2019)
• It: Chapter Two (2019)

• Jaws
• Jaws (1975)
• Jaws 2 (1978)
• Jaws 3-D (1983)
• ' (1987)

• Paranormal Activity
• Paranormal Activity (2009)
• Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
• Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
• Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
• ' (2014)
• ' (2015)
• ' (2021)

• Predator
• Predator (1987)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• ' (2007)
• Predators (2010)
• The Predator (2018)
• The Predator (2018)

• A Quiet Place
• A Quiet Place (2018)
• A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
• ' (2024)

• Resident Evil
• Live-action
• Resident Evil (2002)
• ' (2004)
• ' (2007)
• ' (2010)
• ' (2012)
• ' (2016)
• ' (2021)
• Animated
• ' (2008)
• ' (2012)
• ' (2017)
• ' (2023)

• The Ring
• The Ring (2002)
• The Ring Two (2005)
• Rings (2017)

• Saw
• Saw (2004)
• Saw II (2005)
• Saw III (2006)
• Saw IV (2007)
• Saw V (2008)
• Saw VI (2009)
• Saw 3D (2010)
• Jigsaw (2017)
• Spiral (2021)
• Saw X (2023)
• Saw XI (2025)

• Scream
• Scream (1996)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• Scream 3 (2000)
• Scream 4 (2011)
• Scream (2022)
• Scream VI (2023)
• Scream 7 (2026)

• Signs (2002)

• The Sixth Sense (1999)

• Split (2016)

• Us (2019)

• Van Helsing (2004)

• The Village (2004)

• World War Z (2013)

External links

• Top 25 Highest Grossing Horror Movies Worldwide at IMDb