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Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 Scream Dec 20, 1996 Miramax R $39,129,829 8,852,902
2 The Island of Dr. Moreau Aug 23, 1996 New Line PG-13 $27,682,712 6,263,057
3 From Dusk Till Dawn Jan 19, 1996 Miramax/Dimension R $25,728,961 5,821,031
4 The Craft May 3, 1996 Sony Pictures R $24,769,466 5,603,951
5 The Frighteners Jul 19, 1996 Universal R $16,553,635 3,745,166
6 Thinner Oct 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $14,807,397 3,350,089
7 Hellraiser IV: Bloodline Mar 8, 1996 Miramax R $9,321,492 2,108,934
8 Mary Reilly Feb 23, 1996 Sony Pictures R $5,707,094 1,291,197
9 Tales from the Crypt Presen… Aug 16, 1996 Universal R $5,601,285 1,267,259
10 Bad Moon Nov 1, 1996 Warner Bros. R $1,065,431 241,047
11 Vampire in Brooklyn Oct 27, 1995 Paramount Pictures R $522,351 118,178
12 Rumpelstiltskin Dec 1, 1995 Spelling Films R $185,170 41,893
Total Gross of All Movies$171,074,823
Total Tickets Sold38,704,704

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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