Box Office History for Horror Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	I am Legend	Dec 14, 2007	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$256,393,010	$291,623,655
2	Hannibal	Feb 9, 2001	MGM	R	$165,092,266	$230,137,059
3	The Blair Witch Project	Jul 14, 1999	Artisan	R	$140,539,099	$218,264,289
4	Scream	Dec 20, 1996	Miramax	R	$103,046,663	$178,459,626
5	The Ring	Oct 18, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	PG-13	$129,094,024	$175,194,539
6	Scream 2	Dec 12, 1997	Miramax	R	$101,363,301	$173,608,507
7	Sleepy Hollow	Nov 19, 1999	Paramount Pictures	R	$101,068,340	$156,239,208
8	The Haunting	Jul 23, 1999	Dreamworks SKG	PG-13	$91,188,905	$141,630,013
9	The Grudge	Oct 22, 2004	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$110,359,362	$139,981,903
10	The Others	Aug 10, 2001	Miramax	PG-13	$96,522,687	$134,481,073
11	Scream 3	Feb 4, 2000	Miramax	R	$89,138,076	$130,482,264
12	Prometheus	Jun 8, 2012	20th Century Fox	R	$126,477,084	$126,477,084
13	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Oct 17, 1997	Sony Pictures	R	$72,250,091	$124,075,016
14	Paranormal Activity	Sep 25, 2009	Paramount Pictures	R	$107,918,810	$113,527,253
15	Anaconda	Apr 11, 1997	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$65,598,907	$112,691,182
16	Freddy vs. Jason	Aug 15, 2003	New Line	R	$82,622,655	$107,935,658
17	Hollow Man	Aug 4, 2000	Sony Pictures	R	$73,209,340	$107,165,436
18	Saw II	Oct 28, 2005	Lionsgate	R	$87,025,093	$107,118,254
19	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Oct 17, 2003	New Line	R	$80,571,655	$105,183,081
20	Paranormal Activity 3	Oct 21, 2011	Paramount Pictures	R	$104,028,807	$104,028,807
21	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	Aug 13, 2004	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$80,281,096	$101,999,656
22	Saw III	Oct 27, 2006	Lionsgate	R	$80,238,724	$96,653,975
23	The Ring Two	Mar 18, 2005	Dreamworks SKG	PG-13	$75,941,727	$93,410,057
24	Halloween: H2O	Aug 5, 1998	Miramax	R	$55,041,738	$92,533,612
25	Paranormal Activity 2	Oct 20, 2010	Paramount Pictures	R	$84,752,907	$84,752,907
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	$267,998,306	Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight	$20,943,520
1996	8	1.70%	$94,800,900	21,448,169	$169,869,498	From Dusk Till Dawn	$25,728,961
1997	10	6.54%	$425,383,665	92,676,180	$733,995,346	Scream 2	$85,492,042
1998	15	4.69%	$317,637,319	67,726,507	$536,393,935	Halloween: H2O	$55,004,135
1999	15	6.54%	$477,074,576	93,912,317	$743,785,551	The Blair Witch Project	$140,530,114
2000	12	4.45%	$332,969,478	61,775,414	$489,261,279	Scream 3	$89,138,076
2001	13	4.81%	$390,803,639	69,046,580	$546,848,914	Hannibal	$165,091,986
2002	11	3.23%	$296,701,842	51,067,443	$404,454,149	The Ring	$126,761,025
2003	15	4.82%	$450,388,704	74,691,329	$591,555,326	Freddy vs. Jason	$82,490,748
2004	20	5.10%	$464,766,650	74,841,650	$592,745,868	The Grudge	$110,175,871
2005	29	5.73%	$512,090,674	79,889,342	$632,723,589	Saw II	$87,025,093
2006	28	5.98%	$553,291,644	84,472,008	$669,018,303	Saw III	$80,238,724
2007	31	7.16%	$689,177,574	100,171,155	$793,355,548	I am Legend	$206,129,574
2008	25	2.96%	$294,256,854	40,982,851	$324,584,180	Saw V	$56,746,769
2009	23	5.49%	$584,630,728	77,950,765	$617,370,059	Paranormal Activity	$107,854,596
2010	20	4.67%	$489,836,658	62,083,230	$491,699,182	Paranormal Activity 2	$84,660,648
2011	28	4.03%	$411,194,895	51,853,077	$410,676,370	Paranormal Activity 3	$104,007,828
2012	33	3.86%	$413,579,089	52,733,479	$417,649,154	Prometheus	$126,477,084
2013	13	4.85%	$176,220,640	22,194,129	$175,777,502	Mama	$71,628,180

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