Box Office History for Genre - Horror
Ticket Sales and Market Share History
Top Grossing Movies 1977 - 2009, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
| | Movie | Distributor | Release Date | Total Gross | Inflation-Adjusted Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Jaws
|
Universal
|
6/20/1975 |
$260,000,000 |
$910,634,144 |
| 2 |
The Exorcist
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/26/1973 |
$204,632,868 |
$830,092,652 |
| 3 |
Psycho (1960)
|
|
3/8/1960 |
$32,000,000 |
$332,985,510 |
| 4 |
I am Legend
|
Warner Bros.
|
12/14/2007 |
$256,393,010 |
$265,381,222 |
| 5 |
Hannibal
|
MGM
|
2/9/2001 |
$165,092,266 |
$209,427,640 |
| 6 |
The Blair Witch Project
|
Artisan
|
7/14/1999 |
$140,539,099 |
$198,623,269 |
| 7 |
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
|
Warner Bros.
|
11/11/1994 |
$105,264,608 |
$184,578,471 |
| 8 |
Poltergeist
|
MGM
|
6/4/1982 |
$74,706,019 |
$182,445,315 |
| 9 |
Alien
|
20th Century Fox
|
5/25/1979 |
$80,930,630 |
$172,065,218 |
| 10 |
Scream
|
Miramax
|
12/20/1996 |
$103,046,663 |
$162,400,521 |
| 11 |
The Ring
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
10/18/2002 |
$129,094,024 |
$159,429,251 |
| 12 |
Scream 2
|
Miramax
|
12/12/1997 |
$101,363,301 |
$157,985,941 |
| 13 |
Halloween
|
|
10/17/1978 |
$47,000,000 |
$144,213,675 |
| 14 |
Sleepy Hollow
|
Paramount Pictures
|
11/19/1999 |
$101,068,340 |
$142,179,660 |
| 15 |
Dracula
|
Sony Pictures
|
11/13/1992 |
$82,522,790 |
$135,195,221 |
| 16 |
The Haunting
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
7/23/1999 |
$91,188,905 |
$128,885,107 |
| 17 |
The Grudge
|
Sony Pictures
|
10/22/2004 |
$110,359,362 |
$127,385,305 |
| 18 |
The Others
|
Miramax
|
8/10/2001 |
$96,522,687 |
$122,379,481 |
| 19 |
Scream 3
|
Miramax
|
2/4/2000 |
$89,138,076 |
$118,740,514 |
| 20 |
I Know What You Did Last Summer
|
Sony Pictures
|
10/17/1997 |
$72,250,091 |
$112,909,837 |
| 21 |
Anaconda
|
Sony Pictures
|
4/11/1997 |
$65,598,907 |
$102,550,403 |
| 22 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
|
New Line
|
10/18/1974 |
$26,572,439 |
$102,026,795 |
| 23 |
Freddy vs. Jason
|
New Line
|
8/15/2003 |
$82,622,655 |
$98,222,816 |
| 24 |
Hollow Man
|
Sony Pictures
|
8/4/2000 |
$73,209,340 |
$97,521,905 |
| 25 |
Saw II
|
Lionsgate
|
10/28/2005 |
$87,025,093 |
$97,478,968 |
| Complete List |
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in
Release | Market
Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|
| 1995 |
16 |
2.78% |
$147,196,046 |
33,838,170 |
$232,806,610 |
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
|
$20,943,520 |
| 1996 |
8 |
1.70% |
$94,800,900 |
21,448,169 |
$147,563,403 |
From Dusk Till Dawn
|
$25,728,961 |
| 1997 |
10 |
6.54% |
$425,383,665 |
92,676,180 |
$637,612,118 |
Scream 2
|
$85,492,042 |
| 1998 |
15 |
4.69% |
$317,637,319 |
67,726,507 |
$465,958,368 |
Halloween: H2O
|
$55,004,135 |
| 1999 |
15 |
6.54% |
$477,074,576 |
93,912,317 |
$646,116,741 |
The Blair Witch Project
|
$140,530,114 |
| 2000 |
12 |
4.45% |
$332,969,478 |
61,775,414 |
$425,014,848 |
Scream 3
|
$89,138,076 |
| 2001 |
14 |
4.81% |
$391,052,039 |
69,090,467 |
$475,342,413 |
Hannibal
|
$165,091,986 |
| 2002 |
11 |
3.23% |
$296,701,842 |
51,067,443 |
$351,344,008 |
The Ring
|
$126,761,025 |
| 2003 |
16 |
5.19% |
$485,046,435 |
80,438,880 |
$553,419,494 |
Freddy vs. Jason
|
$82,490,748 |
| 2004 |
20 |
5.02% |
$464,766,650 |
74,841,650 |
$514,910,552 |
The Grudge
|
$110,175,871 |
| 2005 |
29 |
5.72% |
$512,090,674 |
79,889,342 |
$549,638,673 |
Saw II
|
$87,025,093 |
| 2006 |
28 |
5.98% |
$553,291,644 |
84,472,008 |
$581,167,415 |
Saw III
|
$80,238,724 |
| 2007 |
31 |
7.14% |
$689,177,574 |
100,171,155 |
$689,177,546 |
I am Legend
|
$206,129,574 |
| 2008 |
25 |
2.99% |
$294,256,854 |
40,982,851 |
$281,962,015 |
Saw V
|
$56,746,769 |
| 2009 |
23 |
5.46% |
$476,375,683 |
66,347,589 |
$456,471,412 |
The Final Destination
|
$66,436,248 |
|
Friday, November 20, 2009
