Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series
(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
| Rank |
Series |
Total worldwide box office |
No. of films |
Average of films |
Highest-grossing film |
|
| 1 |
Godzilla |
$2,125,106,697 |
35 |
$60,717,334 |
Godzilla (2014) ($524,976,069) |
|
MonsterVerse |
$910,876,207 |
2 |
$455,438,104 |
Godzilla (2014) ($524,976,069) |
| 1 |
Godzilla (2014) |
$524,976,069
|
| 2 |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) |
$385,900,138 |
|
|
Japanese films |
$835,216,196 |
32 |
$26,100,506 |
Shin Godzilla ($78,048,505) |
| 1 |
Shin Godzilla (2016) |
$78,581,000
|
| 2 |
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) |
$57,538,152
|
| 3 |
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) |
$52,000,000
|
| 4 |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) |
$48,285,714
|
| 5 |
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) |
$48,100,000
|
| 6 |
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) |
$47,503,699
|
| 7 |
Godzilla (1954) |
$44,034,000
|
| 8 |
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) |
$41,854,839
|
| 9 |
Godzilla Raids Again (1955) |
$38,163,000
|
| 10 |
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) |
$34,538,461
|
| 11 |
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
$32,967,012
|
| 12 |
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) |
$31,996,667
|
| 13 |
Godzilla 2000 (1999) |
$26,213,963
|
| 14 |
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) |
$24,747,277
|
| 15 |
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) |
$23,484,960
|
| 16 |
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) |
$23,016,949
|
| 17 |
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) |
$21,320,755
|
| 18 |
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) |
$20,014,705
|
| 19 |
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) |
$19,274,735
|
| 20 |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) |
$17,397,294
|
| 21 |
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) |
$16,972,972
|
| 22 |
The Return of Godzilla (1984) |
$16,158,377
|
| 23 |
Son of Godzilla (1967) |
$14,147,000
|
| 24 |
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) |
$11,920,362
|
| 25 |
Destroy All Monsters (1968) |
$11,812,070
|
| 26 |
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) |
$8,240,979
|
| 27 |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) |
$7,966,280
|
| 28 |
All Monsters Attack (1969) |
$6,775,916
|
| 29 |
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) |
$4,486,755
|
| 30 |
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) |
$3,664,713
|
| 31 |
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) |
$1,718,590
|
| 32 |
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) |
$1,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
The Conjuring Universe |
$1,919,687,450 |
7 |
$274,241,064 |
The Nun ($365,550,119) |
| 1 |
The Nun (2018) |
$365,550,119
|
| 2 |
The Conjuring 2 (2016) |
$320,392,818
|
| 3 |
The Conjuring (2013) |
$319,494,638
|
| 4 |
Annabelle: Creation (2017) |
$306,515,884
|
| 5 |
Annabelle (2014) |
$257,047,661
|
| 6 |
Annabelle Comes Home (2019) |
$228,552,591
|
| 7 |
The Curse of La Llorona (2019) |
$122,133,739 |
|
|
3
|
The Mummy |
$1,824,640,106 |
5 |
$364,928,021 |
The Mummy Returns ($433,013,274) |
| 1 |
The Mummy Returns (2001) |
$433,013,274
|
| 2 |
The Mummy (1999) |
$415,933,406
|
| 3 |
The Mummy (2017) |
$409,231,607
|
| 4 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) |
$401,128,639
|
| 5 |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
$165,333,180 |
|
| 4 |
Alien |
$1,653,812,293 |
8 |
$206,726,537 |
Prometheus ($403,354,469) |
|
Ripley series |
$708,137,651 |
4 |
$177,034,413 |
Alien ($203,630,630) |
| 1 |
Alien (1979) |
$203,630,630
|
| 2 |
Aliens (1986) |
$183,316,455
|
| 3 |
Resurrection (1997) |
$161,376,068
|
| 4 |
Alien 3 (1992) |
$159,814,498 |
|
|
Prequel series |
$644,246,232 |
2 |
$322,123,116 |
Prometheus ($403,354,469) |
| 1 |
Prometheus (2012) |
$403,354,469
|
| 2 |
Covenant (2017) |
$240,891,763 |
|
|
Alien vs. Predator |
$301,428,410 |
2 |
$150,714,205 |
Alien vs. Predator ($172,544,654) |
| 1 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
$172,544,654
|
| 2 |
Requiem (2007) |
$128,883,756 |
|
|
|
5
|
Resident Evil |
$1,237,686,980 |
9 |
$137,520,776 |
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250) |
|
Live-action series |
$1,233,229,454 |
6 |
$205,538,242 |
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250) |
| 1 |
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)[22] |
$312,257,250
|
| 2 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)[24] |
$300,228,084
|
| 3 |
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)[39] |
$240,004,424
|
| 4 |
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)[47] |
$148,412,065
|
| 5 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)[48] |
$129,342,769
|
| 6 |
Resident Evil (2002)[49] |
$102,984,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
It  |
$1,172,474,976 |
2 |
$586,237,488 |
It ($700,381,748) |
| 1 |
It (2017) |
$700,381,748
|
| 2 |
It Chapter Two (2019) |
$472,093,228 |
|
|
7
|
Saw |
$976,272,768[54] |
8 |
$122,034,096 |
Saw III ($164,874,275) |
| 1 |
Saw III (2006) |
$164,874,275
|
| 2 |
Saw II (2005) |
$147,748,505
|
| 3 |
Saw IV (2007) |
$139,352,633
|
| 4 |
Saw 3D (2010) |
$136,150,434
|
| 5 |
Saw V (2008) |
$113,864,059
|
| 6 |
Saw (2004) |
$103,096,345
|
| 7 |
Jigsaw (2017) |
$102,952,888
|
| 8 |
Saw VI (2009) |
$68,233,629 |
|
|
8
|
Hannibal |
$924,422,301 |
5 |
$184,884,460 |
Hannibal ($351,692,268) |
| 1 |
Hannibal (2001) |
$351,692,268
|
| 2 |
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
$272,742,922
|
| 3 |
Red Dragon (2002) |
$209,196,298
|
| 4 |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
$82,169,884
|
| 5 |
Manhunter (1986) |
$8,620,929 |
|
|
9
|
Scary Movie |
$896,555,030 |
5 |
$179,311,006 |
Scary Movie ($278,019,771) |
| 1 |
Scary Movie (2000) |
$278,019,771
|
| 2 |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
$220,673,217
|
| 3 |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
$178,262,620
|
| 4 |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
$141,220,678
|
| 5 |
Scary Movie 5 (2013) |
$78,378,744 |
|
|
10
|
Paranormal Activity |
$890,533,646[55] |
6 |
$148,422,274 |
Paranormal Activity 3 ($207,039,844) |
| 1 |
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) |
$207,039,844
|
| 2 |
Paranormal Activity (2007) |
$193,355,800
|
| 3 |
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) |
$177,512,032
|
| 4 |
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
$142,817,992
|
| 5 |
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) |
$90,904,854
|
| 6 |
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015) |
$78,903,124 |
|
|
11
|
Jaws |
$798,405,075 |
4 |
$199,601,269 |
Jaws ($470,653,000) |
| 1 |
Jaws (1975)[9] |
$470,653,000
|
| 2 |
Jaws 2 (1978)[56] |
$187,884,007
|
| 3 |
Jaws 3-D (1983)[57] |
$87,987,055
|
| 4 |
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)[58] |
$51,881,013 |
|
|
12
|
Unbreakable |
$773,558,055 |
3 |
$257,852,685 |
Split ($278,454,358) |
| 1 |
Split (2016) [59] |
$278,454,358
|
| 2 |
Unbreakable (2000) [60] |
$248,118,121
|
| 3 |
Glass (2019) [61] |
$246,985,576 |
|
|
13
|
Predator |
$744,592,266 |
6 |
$124,098,711 |
Alien VS Predator ($172,544,654) |
| 1 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004)[62] |
$172,544,654
|
| 2 |
The Predator (2018)[63] |
$160,542,134
|
| 3 |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)[64] |
$128,884,494
|
| 4 |
Predators (2010)[65] |
$127,233,108
|
| 5 |
Predator (1987)[66] |
$98,267,558
|
| 6 |
Predator 2 (1990)[67] |
$57,120,318 |
|
|
14
|
Final Destination |
$665,080,639 |
5 |
$133,016,128 |
The Final Destination ($186,167,139) |
| 1 |
The Final Destination (2009) |
$186,167,139
|
| 2 |
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
$157,887,643
|
| 3 |
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
$117,719,158
|
| 4 |
Final Destination (2000) |
$112,880,294
|
| 5 |
Final Destination 2 (2003) |
$90,426,405 |
|
|
15
|
Halloween |
$620,527,025 |
11 |
$56,411,548 |
Halloween ($253,688,035) |
| 1 |
Halloween (2018)[30] |
$253,688,035
|
| 2 |
Halloween (2007)[68][69] |
$80,249,467
|
| 3 |
Halloween (1978)[70][71] |
$70,000,000
|
| 4 |
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)[72] |
$55,041,738
|
| 5 |
Halloween II (2009)[73] |
$39,421,467
|
| 6 |
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)[74] |
$37,664,855
|
| 7 |
Halloween II (1981)[75] |
$25,533,818
|
| 8 |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)[76] |
$17,768,757
|
| 9 |
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)[77] |
$15,116,634
|
| 10 |
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)[78] |
$14,400,000
|
| 11 |
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)[79] |
$11,642,254 |
|
|
16
|
The Ring |
$614,472,845 |
11 |
$55,861,168 |
The Ring ($249,348,933) |
|
American series (2002–2017)' |
$493,881,361 |
3 |
$164,627,120 |
The Ring ($249,348,933) |
| 1 |
The Ring (2002)[80] |
$249,348,933
|
| 2 |
The Ring Two (2005)[80] |
$161,451,538
|
| 3 |
Rings (2017)[81] |
$83,080,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
Scream |
$604,382,926[82] |
4 |
$151,095,732 |
Scream ($173,046,663) |
| 1 |
Scream (1996) |
$173,046,663
|
| 2 |
Scream 2 (1997) |
$172,363,301
|
| 3 |
Scream 3 (2000) |
$161,834,276
|
| 4 |
Scream 4 (2011) |
$97,138,686 |
|
|
18
|
I Am Legend |
$589,349,010 |
2 |
$294,674,505 |
I Am Legend ($585,349,010) |
| 1 |
I Am Legend (2007) |
$585,349,010
|
| 2 |
The Omega Man (1971) |
$4,000,000 |
|
|
19
|
The Exorcist |
$589,331,619 |
5 |
$117,866,324 |
The Exorcist ($441,306,145) |
| 1 |
The Exorcist (1973)[83] |
$441,306,145
|
| 2 |
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)[84] |
$78,000,586
|
| 3 |
The Exorcist III (1990)[85] |
$39,024,251
|
| 4 |
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)[86] |
$30,749,142
|
| 5 |
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)[87] |
$251,495 |
|
|
20
|
Insidious |
$539,400,520 |
4 |
$134,850,130 |
The Last Key ($167,488,153) |
| 1 |
The Last Key (2018) |
$167,488,153
|
| 2 |
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
$161,919,318
|
| 3 |
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) |
$112,983,889
|
| 4 |
Insidious (2011) |
$97,009,160 |
|
|
21
|
Underworld |
$539,340,405 |
5 |
$107,868,081 |
Underworld: Awakening ($160,112,671) |
| 1 |
Underworld: Awakening (2012) |
$160,112,671
|
| 2 |
Underworld: Evolution (2006) |
$111,340,801
|
| 3 |
Underworld (2003) |
$95,708,457
|
| 4 |
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) |
$91,085,163
|
| 5 |
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) |
$81,093,313 |
|
|
22
|
Friday the 13th |
$465,239,523 |
12 |
$38,769,960 |
Freddy vs. Jason ($114,908,830) |
| 1 |
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) |
$114,908,830
|
| 2 |
Friday the 13th (2009) |
$91,379,051
|
| 3 |
Friday the 13th (1980) |
$59,754,601
|
| 4 |
Friday the 13th Part III (1982) |
$36,690,067
|
| 5 |
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) |
$32,980,880
|
| 6 |
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) |
$21,930,418
|
| 7 |
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) |
$21,722,776
|
| 8 |
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) |
$19,472,057
|
| 9 |
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) |
$19,170,001
|
| 10 |
Jason X (2002) |
$16,951,798
|
| 11 |
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) |
$15,935,068
|
| 12 |
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) |
$14,343,976 |
|
|
23
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street |
$457,001,847 |
9 |
$50,777,983 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street ($115,664,037) |
| 1 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) |
$115,664,037
|
| 2 |
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) |
$114,908,830
|
| 3 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) |
$49,369,899
|
| 4 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) |
$44,793,222
|
| 5 |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) |
$34,872,033
|
| 6 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) |
$29,999,213
|
| 7 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) |
$25,504,513
|
| 8 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) |
$22,168,359
|
| 9 |
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) |
$19,721,741 |
|
|
24
|
The Purge |
$456,056,850 |
4 |
$114,014,213 |
The First Purge ($136,211,978) |
| 1 |
The First Purge (2018) |
$136,211,978
|
| 2 |
The Purge: Election Year (2016) |
$118,587,880
|
| 3 |
The Purge: Anarchy (2014) |
$111,928,365
|
| 4 |
The Purge (2013) |
$89,328,627 |
|
|
25
|
Blade |
$410,259,711 |
3 |
$136,753,237 |
Blade II ($155,010,032) |
| 1 |
Blade II (2002) |
$150,170,815
|
| 2 |
Blade (1998) |
$131,183,530
|
| 3 |
Blade: Trinity (2004) |
$128,905,366 |
|
