List of highest-grossing horror films

The following page lists the highest-grossing horror films of all time, the highest-grossing horror film franchises at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for horror films. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation.

Rank	Film	Worldwide gross	Year	Franchise or basis	Ref
1	It	$700,381,759	2017	It	[1]
2	The Sixth Sense	$672,806,292	1999	N/A	[2]
3	War of the Worlds	$603,873,119	2005	The War of the Worlds	[3]
4	I Am Legend	$585,349,010	2007	I Am Legend	[4]
5	Kong: Skull Island	$566,652,812	2017	MonsterVerse	[5]
6	King Kong	$562,363,449	2005	King Kong	[6]
7	World War Z	$540,007,876	2013	World War Z	[7]
8	The Meg	$530,243,742	2018	The Meg	[8]
9	Godzilla	$529,076,069	2014	MonsterVerse	[9]
10	Demon Slayer: Mugen Train	$503,048,471	2020	Demon Slayer	[10]
11	It Chapter Two	$473,093,228	2019	It	[11]
12	Jaws	$470,653,000	1975	Jaws	[12]
13	Godzilla vs. Kong	$465,763,133	2021	MonsterVerse	[13]
14	The Exorcist	$441,306,145	1973	The Exorcist	[14]
15	The Mummy Returns	$433,013,274	2001	The Mummy	[15]
16	The Mummy	$415,933,406	1999	The Mummy	[16]
17	The Mummy	$409,231,607	2017	The Mummy	[17]
18	Signs	$408,247,917	2002	N/A	[18]
19	Prometheus	$403,354,469	2012	Alien	[19]
20	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	$401,128,639	2008	The Mummy	[20]
21	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	$385,900,138	2019	MonsterVerse	[21]
22	The Nun	$365,550,119	2018	The Conjuring Universe	[22]
23	Hannibal	$351,692,268	2001	Hannibal Lecter	[23]
24	A Quiet Place	$340,939,361	2018	A Quiet Place	[24]
25	The Conjuring 2	$320,392,818	2016	The Conjuring Universe	[22]
26	The Conjuring	$319,494,638	2013	The Conjuring Universe	[22]
27	Resident Evil: The Final Chapter	$312,242,626	2017	Resident Evil	[25]
28	Annabelle: Creation	$306,515,884	2017	The Conjuring Universe	[22]
29	Van Helsing	$300,257,475	2004	Dracula	[26]
30	Resident Evil: Afterlife	$300,228,084	2010	Resident Evil	[27]
31	A Quiet Place Part II	$296,324,169	2021	A Quiet Place	[28]
32	Shutter Island	$294,804,195	2010	Shutter Island	[29]
33	Split	$278,454,358	2017	Unbreakable	[30]
34	Scary Movie	$278,019,771	2000	Scary Movie	[31]
35	The Silence of the Lambs	$272,742,922	1991	Clarice Starling	[32]
36	Annabelle	$257,047,661	2014	The Conjuring Universe	[22]
37	The Village	$256,697,520	2004	N/A	[33]
38	Halloween	$255,498,536	2018	Halloween	[34]
39	Get Out	$255,407,663	2017	N/A	[35]
40	Us	$254,732,150	2019	N/A	[36]
41	The Blair Witch Project	$248,639,099	1999	Blair Witch	[37]
42	The Ring	$248,218,486	2002	The Ring	[38]
43	Unbreakable	$248,118,121	2000	Unbreakable	[39]
44	Glass	$246,985,576	2019	Unbreakable	[40]
45	Dark Shadows	$245,527,149	2012	Dark Shadows	[41]
46	Alien: Covenant	$240,891,763	2017	Alien	[42]
47	Resident Evil: Retribution	$240,004,424	2012	Resident Evil	[43]
48	Constantine	$230,884,728	2005	Hellblazer	[44]
49	Annabelle Comes Home	$228,552,591	2019	The Conjuring Universe	[45]
50	Interview with the Vampire	$223,664,608	1994	The Vampire Chronicles	[46]

Highest-grossing horror films by year

Year	Film	Worldwide gross	Ref
1953	House of Wax	$23,750,000	[88]
1954–1967	Godzilla films	$10,000,000+ each (average)	[89]
1968	Rosemary's Baby	$33,396,740
1969–1972	Godzilla films	$20,000,000+ each (average)	[90]
1973	The Exorcist	$441,306,145
1974	Young Frankenstein	$86,273,333
1975	Jaws	$470,653,000	[12]
1976	King Kong	$90,614,445
1977	Exorcist II: The Heretic	$30,749,142
1978	Jaws 2	$208,900,376	[91]
1979	Alien	$203,626,500	[92]
1980	Friday the 13th	$59,800,000
1981	An American Werewolf In London	$61,973,249	[93]
1982	Poltergeist	$121,706,019	[94]
1983	Jaws 3-D	$87,987,055	[95]
1984	Gremlins	$212,000,000
1985	Day of the Dead	$34,004,262	[96]
1986	Aliens	$183,300,764	[97]
1987	Predator	$98,268,458	[98]
1988	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	$49,369,899	[99]
1989	Pet Sematary	$57,469,467	[99]
1990	Misery	$61,276,872	[100]
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	$272,742,922	[101]
1992	Bram Stoker's Dracula	$215,862,692	[102]
1993	Hocus Pocus	$39,514,713	[103]
1994	Interview with the Vampire	$223,664,608	[104]
1995	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	$42,000,000	[b]
1996	Scream	$173,046,663	[105]
1997	Scream 2	$172,363,301	[106]
1998	Godzilla	$379,014,861	[107]
1999	The Sixth Sense	$672,806,292	[2]
2000	Scary Movie	$278,019,771	[31]
2001	The Mummy Returns	$433,013,274	[15]
2002	Signs	$408,247,917	[18]
2003	Scary Movie 3	$220,673,217	[108]
2004	Van Helsing	$300,257,475	[26]
2005	War of the Worlds	$591,745,540	[3]
2006	Scary Movie 4	$178,262,620	[109]
2007	I Am Legend	$585,349,010	[4]
2008	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	$401,128,639	[15]
2009	Paranormal Activity	$194,183,034	[110]
2010	Shutter Island	$294,804,195	[29]
2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$207,039,844	[111]
2012	Prometheus	$403,354,469	[19]
2013	World War Z	$540,007,876	[7]
2014	Godzilla	$529,076,069	[9]
2015	Goosebumps	$150,170,815	[112]
2016	The Conjuring 2	$320,392,818	[22]
2017	It	$700,381,748	[1]
2018	The Meg	$530,243,742	[8]
2019	It Chapter Two	$473,093,228	[11]
2020	Demon Slayer: Mugen Train	$503,048,471	[10]
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	$465,763,133	[13]
2022	Scream	$139,837,961	[113][114]