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Grosses
Highest Grossing Horror Films
This list features horror movies that have earned the highest box-office revenue in film history.
RANK | FILMS | WORLDWIDE GROSS | YEAR |
1 | It | $704,242,888 | 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 | $495,201,848 | 1975 |
6 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | $494,656,445 | 2025 |
7 | It Chapter Two | $473,123,154 | 2019 |
8 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | $451,900,435 | 2024 |
9 | The Exorcist | $430,872,776 | 1973 |
10 | Signs | $408,250,578 | 2002 |
11 | Prometheus | $403,354,469 | 2012 |
12 | Sinners | $367,953,537 | 2025 |
13 | The Nun | $366,082,797 | 2018 |
14 | Hannibal | $351,692,268 | 2001 |
15 | Alien: Romulus | $350,865,342 | 2024 |
16 | A Quiet Place | $340,955,294 | 2018 |
17 | The Conjuring 2 | $322,811,702 | 2016 |
18 | The Conjuring | $320,415,166 | 2013 |
19 | Final Destination Bloodlines | $315,954,739 | 2025 |
20 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | $314,101,190 | 2017 |
References
The Numbers, 2025. All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies. [online] Available at: https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/genres/horror [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, 2025. List of Highest-Grossing Horror Films. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_horror_films [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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