
Highest Grossing
Highest-grossing horror movies
From slow-burn dread to jump-scare chaos — the genre built for a crowd. These are the highest-grossing horror movies by worldwide box office — the certified blockbusters almost everyone has heard of. Right now that includes It, World War Z and The Meg. A safe-bet poll when you want a crowd-pleaser.
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The full ranking
#1It
20177.2
#2World War Z
20136.8
#3The Meg
20186.2
#4The Conjuring: Last Rites
20256.9
#5It Chapter Two
20196.8
#6Jaws
19757.7
#7Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
20246.9
#8The Exorcist
19737.7
#9The Mummy
20175.5
#10Signs
20026.7
#11Prometheus
20126.6
#12Meg 2: The Trench
20236.4
#13Sinners
20257.5
#14The Nun
20185.9
#15Alien: Romulus
20247.2
#16A Quiet Place
20187.4
#17Black Swan
20107.7
#18The Conjuring 2
20167.3
#19The Conjuring
20137.5
#20Final Destination Bloodlines
20257.0
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FAQ
- How is "highest grossing" measured?
- By worldwide box-office revenue from TMDB. Note that figures aren't adjusted for inflation, so recent horror movies tend to rank higher than older ones.
- Are these the best horror movies?
- Not necessarily — biggest isn't the same as best. For a quality-ranked list, see the best horror movies page; this one is about box-office scale.
- Can I turn this into a poll?
- Yes — tap "Use This Template" to pre-load these blockbusters into a shareable poll.
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