The highest-grossing horror films in history

Directed by Steven Spielberg, this is a classic horror thriller that tells the story of a great white shark that terrorises a small coastal community. It was a huge hit and ushered in the blockbuster era.

According to the website The World Order, it grossed $2.152 billion worldwide.

Directed by William Friedkin, this film is a total classic from horror cinema. Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty, it tells the story of a girl possessed by a demon and the efforts of two priests to exorcise her.

It grossed $1.963 million worldwide.

Directed by one of the masters of screenwriting, M. Night Shyamalan, this psychological thriller tells the story of a boy who can see and communicate with the dead, and his child psychologist, played by Bruce Willis.

It grossed $1.237 billion worldwide.

Starring Will Smith and directed by Francis Lawrence, this sci-fi horror film is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. It tells the story of one man's struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by infected creatures.

It grossed $786 million worldwide.

The sequel to ‘Jaws’, directed by Jeannot Szwarc, continues the story of the first shark attack, with police chief Brody facing another killer shark.

It grossed $748 million worldwide.

Based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Andy Muschietti, this horror film tells the story of a group of children who are confronted by a monster who takes the form of a clown named Pennywise.

It grossed $733 million worldwide.

Directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, the film is a psychological thriller about a young FBI agent who seeks the help of an imprisoned serial killer to stop another killer on the loose.

It grossed $607 million worldwide.

Directed by Jim Sharman, and starring Tim Curry, this cult musical is inspired by the story of Frankenstein. It has become an LGTBI landmark and one of the most important cult films in history.

It grossed $527 million worldwide.

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Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer, this supernatural thriller follows a woman who begins to experience strange phenomena in her home.

It grossed $507 million worldwide.

Directed by André De Toth, this horror film tells the story of a wax sculptor who, after an accident, starts using human corpses to create his figures.

It grossed $473 million worldwide.

Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, this independent horror film popularised the sub-genre of mockumentaries. It tells the story of the disappearance of three film students investigating the legend of the Blair Witch.

It grossed $459 million worldwide.

Directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg, this horror-comedy tells the story of small, destructive creatures that wreak havoc in a small town during Christmas.

It grossed $427 million worldwide.

Directed by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, we are given another classic horror thriller. The film follows a secretary who steals money from her employer and ends up in a mysterious motel run by Norman Bates.

It grossed $400 million worldwide.

Directed by Marc Forster and starring Brad Pitt, this zombie action-horror film is based on the novel by Max Brooks. It is about a former UN researcher trying to stop a zombie pandemic.

It grossed $391 million worldwide.

Directed by Ridley Scott, here we have a sci-fi/horror film that follows the crew of a spaceship that encounters a lethal alien life form. Starring Sigourney Weaver, it has become a cinema classic.

It grossed $388 million worldwide.

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