The highest grossing horror films were created by film crews at the turn of the century. Each picture is distinguished by an incredible plot, intense emotions and vivid characters. Despite the fact that they have all been gathering dust in the movie archive for a long time, all these tapes are recommended for viewing by fans of the genre.
Open list
The list of the highest grossing horror films opens the picture "Scream 3". This work continues the plot of the entire series. It tells us that the events in Woodsboro attracted Hollywood stars for the filming of an action-packed film. At this time, the main character Sidney is trying to cope with nightmares of the past in northern California. The girl leads a solitary life and tries to find the desired peace, but this did not happen. By chance, she learns that the terrible murders are happening again in the country. By the maniac’s handwriting, the heroine recognizes her old enemy. History repeats itself, only this time the terrible circle between the hunter and the victims must be broken. It was for this that Sydney was about to meet the past face to face.
Ninth place
On the ninth line of the highest grossing horror films is a masterpiece called "The Ghost of a House on a Hill." The plot of this movie began with the fact that the main character, due to problems in the family and lack of money, decides to participate in one experiment. Its essence lies in the fact that the famous Marrow will study the nature of human fear in special conditions. To do this, all participants are transported to a gloomy Gothic castle with rather strange residents. This palace was built by one tycoon for his wife and children, but all his babies died during childbirth. Soon the beloved died, but he continued to expand the living space and build new rooms in the castle.
The place is overgrown with legends, scary stories, thanks to which it was chosen for the experiment. Only Dr. Marrow did not know that in fact there are quite a lot of disembodied residents in this house, and they will be able to cause natural fear without devices. The tape came out in 1999 and collected at that time over 91 million dollars, which was a pretty impressive figure.
Eighth place
The eighth position in this top-grossing horror movie "Warner Brothers" and other studios took a masterpiece called "Sleepy Hollow." The events of the secret history described in the picture begin at the end of the eighteenth century. From New York, a young detective is sent to a small town where mysterious murders take place. Residents of the settlement insist that a horseman without a head and with a huge sword was hunting for victims.
The constable did not believe in this story and decided to get to the bottom of the truth. He managed to find out that a terrible truth was hidden behind an old legend. A headless horseman exists, and does not intend to stop his killings. Everyone who dared to challenge this creature was found decapitated in different places. The mysterious detective story about a small town and mysticism greatly pleased the audience in 1999. The picture raised 101 million dollars and overtook its previous competitor, which appeared on the screens at the same time.
Rating continued
The first two parts of the series "Scream" occupy the sixth and seventh place in the ranking of the highest grossing horror films in film history. Both paintings collected a little more than one hundred million dollars and were remembered by the audience for their incredible passions. The first story tells about the life of ordinary schoolchildren, to whom a maniac begins to pester. Harmless calls escalated into persecution and the first victims soon appeared. The town soon swept a wave of brutal murders and massacres. In the center of the story was Sydney - an ordinary girl who lost her mother and close friend. It was her who was chosen by the maniac as his next victim.
In the second part of the series, the heroine went to college and tried to forget about the past, but the story was greatly hyped. In society, they read horror books at Woodsboro and even watched movies. It was not long before the image of the masked killer returned. Sidney does not know, this is the same person or his ideological heirs, and therefore begins to suffer from paranoia. Everyone she met seemed to be the enemy, and the coveted calm completely disappeared.
Did not hit the top three
Fifth and fourth place in the list of the highest grossing horror films were divided by the pictures “Interview with the Vampire” and “Curse”, respectively. They collected an almost equal amount of money, and therefore they were located close to each other, although they differ in the manner of setting.
The first tape tells the story of a desperate person. Once he came across a unique opportunity in life to become a vampire, and he agreed. Immortality promised deliverance from all problems, but another arose - loneliness. Doubts about the closeness with ordinary people and the humanity of their actions began to torment the hero.
The film Curse is a classic of Japanese horror in American editing. Once upon a time in an old house an ancient evil was sealed. The innocent people captivated the victim by the curse, but it again broke out. A young American in Tokyo frees a monster, and he captivates her body. While the evil inside her is gaining strength in order to break out into the open world, people close to her are trying to find a way out and save the woman. Warner Brothers and other studios earned their place in the ranking of the highest grossing horror films for quality presentation of truly scary events.
"Call"
Bronze won the American remake of the Japanese masterpiece "Call" in the ranking of the highest grossing horror films "Warner Brothers." "Elephants" at one time created the same sensation as this horror movie, but this picture has a completely different genre, and therefore it was not included in the list. The Call tells the story of an ordinary journalist who was interested in rumors of an incredible video cassette. The legend says that everyone who watches this recording will die soon. Deaths pass according to one scenario: a bell rings, a voice from the other side of the wire announces that a person has only seven days left to live, and on this the connection ends.
For a long time, the journalist was looking for a cassette and managed to find. Together with his son, they decided to see what was shown there. They watched the old record to the end, and suddenly the telephone rang in the house. The scenario was repeated with the main character and her child. Now they have very little time to find out the reasons for what is happening mysticism.
Silver ranking
On the second well-deserved place at the top of the highest grossing horror films is the painting “The Blair Witch: Coursework from the Other World”. She raised $ 140 million and was far ahead of her closest competitor, but she still did not have much to go first. The plot is similar to a documentary, because it is based on the shooting materials of three students who disappeared in the forests near Burkittsville, which used to be called Blair.
These guys filmed a course project in this place, and the theme chose the life of Eli Cadworth. This woman was found guilty of witchcraft at the end of the eighteenth century and expelled from the city in the midst of a fierce winter. This story is shown as an insert to the storyline. It was not for nothing that the picture entered the category of “horrors”, because the events preceding the disappearance were really frightening. Three students were never found, even their bodies were not found by search teams in the territory near the city.
First place
The highest-grossing horror movie in the world was a film directed by Joe Dante called "Gremlins." She deserved gold for her controversial scenario. It was thanks to the unusual presentation that the audience went to the cinema to watch this masterpiece. So the tape earned almost $ 150 million and was liked by many people. The film tells about a surprisingly small creature that has the ability to turn into a real monster. Similar animals on earth do not exist, and therefore its owner tried different methods of behavior with him, which led to various unforeseen situations. In this picture, the rating can be considered completed. It is worth taking into account that only pure cult representatives of the genre without admixtures of other elements were included here.