About: Highest-Grossing Horror Films of All Time

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Horror films ranked by total worldwide box office gross, measured in millions of USD. It (2017) became the highest-grossing horror film in history at the time of its release, grossing $701 million worldwide from a $35 million budget — a return of 20x that demonstrated the genre's extraordinary commercial efficiency and the power of nostalgia-driven IP based on Stephen King's most beloved novel, which had already been a cultural touchstone through its 1990 TV miniseries.

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It Chapter Two (2019) leads with 473 in 2019.

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Average value in 2019: 473 · median: 473.

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2017 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Highest-Grossing Horror Films of All Time

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Data Points

8 categories · 7 years

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Top Value

701

It (2017)

Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) · 2017

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Metrics

Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)

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Period

1999 – 2019

7 years of data

Statistical Summary — 2019

473

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473

Minimum

473

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473

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What This Data Shows

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The Sixth Sense (1999)

Recorded 672 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 1999.

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Signs (2002)

Recorded 408 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2002.

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War of the Worlds (2005)

Recorded 591 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2005.

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I Am Legend (2007)

Recorded 585 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2007.

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It (2017)

Recorded 701 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2017.

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Get Out (2017)

Recorded 255 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2017.

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A Quiet Place (2018)

Recorded 340 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2018.

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It Chapter Two (2019)

Recorded 473 Worldwide Box Office (Million USD) in 2019.

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Full Data Table

8 records across 7 years

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Category	Metric	1999	2002	2005	2007	2017	2018	2019
The Sixth Sense (1999)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	672	—	—	—	—	—	—
Signs (2002)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	408	—	—	—	—	—
War of the Worlds (2005)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	—	591	—	—	—	—
I Am Legend (2007)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	—	—	585	—	—	—
It (2017)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	—	—	—	701	—	—
Get Out (2017)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	—	—	—	255	—	—
A Quiet Place (2018)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	—	—	—	—	340	—
It Chapter Two (2019)	Worldwide Box Office (Million USD)	—	—	—	—	—	—	473