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Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2016

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2016 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Conjuring 2: The Enfiel… Jun 10, 2016 Warner Bros. R $102,470,008 11,846,244
2 Don’t Breathe Aug 26, 2016 Sony Pictures R $89,217,875 10,314,205
3 The Purge: Election Year Jul 1, 2016 Universal R $79,042,440 9,137,854
4 Lights Out Jul 22, 2016 Warner Bros. PG-13 $67,268,835 7,776,744
5 The Boy Jan 22, 2016 STX Entertainment PG-13 $35,819,556 4,140,989
6 Ouija: Origin of Evil Oct 21, 2016 Universal PG-13 $35,144,505 4,062,948
7 The Forest Jan 8, 2016 Focus / Gramercy PG-13 $26,594,261 3,074,481
8 The Witch Feb 19, 2016 A24 R $25,138,705 2,906,208
9 Blair Witch Sep 16, 2016 Lionsgate R $20,777,061 2,401,972
10 The Darkness May 13, 2016 High Top Releasing PG-13 $10,753,574 1,243,187
11 Incarnate Dec 2, 2016 High Top Releasing PG-13 $4,799,774 554,887
12 Green Room Apr 15, 2016 A24 R $3,220,371 372,297
13 The Other Side of the Door Mar 4, 2016 20th Century Fox R $3,000,342 346,860
14 The Disappointments Room Sep 9, 2016 Relativity R $2,423,467 280,169
15 Busanhaeng Jul 22, 2016 Well Go USA Not Rated $2,125,786 245,755
16 The Neon Demon Jun 24, 2016 Broad Green Pictures R $1,333,124 154,118
17 Krampus Dec 4, 2015 Universal PG-13 $1,259,765 145,637
18 Goosebumps Oct 16, 2015 Sony Pictures PG $936,590 108,276
19 31 Oct 21, 2016 Saban Films R $779,820 90,152
20 Southbound Feb 5, 2016 The Orchard R $205,048 23,704
21 Demon Sep 9, 2016 The Orchard R $104,039 12,027
22 Clown Jun 17, 2016 Dimension Pictures R $55,007 6,359
23 Under the Shadow Oct 7, 2016 Vertical Entertai… PG-13 $28,884 3,339
24 The Eyes of My Mother Dec 2, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $27,099 3,132
25 Evolution Nov 25, 2016 IFC Midnight Not Rated $23,538 2,721
26 The Channel Feb 16, 2016 Indican Pictures Not Rated $18,319 2,117
27 The Fiancé Nov 11, 2016 Indican Pictures Not Rated $14,120 1,632
28 The Monster Nov 11, 2016 A24 R $12,544 1,450
29 The Ghosts of Johnson Woods Dec 2, 2016 Driving With Our … Not Rated $1,080 124
30 The Pit Oct 23, 1981 New World R $560 64
31 Satanic Jul 1, 2016 Magnolia Pictures R $252 29
Total Gross of All Movies$512,596,349
Total Tickets Sold59,259,681

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2016. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2016. 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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.