Fervor for the latest take on Stephen King’s “It” has pushed the new film near the top of the list of the highest-grossing horror films in history. This fall, fervor for the latest take on Stephen King’s “It” pushed the film near the top of the highest-grossing horror films in history.
But over the months since its release, “It” has gone on to overtake the top spot on the list, as the movie crossed $700 million at the worldwide box office on Friday.
To find out what the rest of the list looks like, we turned to Box Office Mojo for its worldwide box office data on the top-performing horror movies.
Here are the 20 highest-grossing horror films of all time:
Note: We have not adjusted the grosses for inflation.
20. The Ring (2002) — $249.3 million
19. “Get Out” (2017) — $254.6 million
18. “The Village” (2004) — $256.6 million
17. “Annabelle” (2014) — $256.8 million
16. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) — $272.7 million
15. “What Lies Beneath” (2000) — $291.4 million
14. “Annabelle: Creation” (2017) — $292.5 million
13. “Shutter Island” (2010) — $294.8 million
12. “Ghostbusters” (1984) — $295.2 million
11. “Resident Evil: Afterlife” (2010) — $300.22 million
10. “Van Helsing” (2004) — $300.25 million
9. “The Conjuring” (2013) — $318 million
8. “The Conjuring 2” (2016) — $320.2 million
7. “Se7en” (1995) — $327.3 million
6. “Hannibal” (2001) — $351.6 million
5. “Signs” (2002) — $408.2 million
4. “The Exorcist” (1973) — $441.3 million
3. “Jaws” (1975) — $470.6 million
2. “The Sixth Sense” (1999) — $672.8 million
1. “It” (2017) — $700.
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