# The highest-grossing horror films of all time

The 20 horror films with the highest worldwide gross, according to the figures compiled on Wikipedia in late September 2026, led by It (2017).

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- Sep 29, 2026 · Johanna Winkler
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## Top 20

1. **It** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2017. $720 million.
2. **The Sixth Sense** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 1999. $673 million.
3. **I Am Legend** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2007. $586 million.
4. **World War Z** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2013. $540 million.
5. **Obsession** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2026. $519 million.
6. **The Conjuring: Last Rites** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2025. $499 million.
7. **Jaws** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 1975. $495 million.
8. **It Chapter Two** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2019. $473 million.
9. **Beetlejuice Beetlejuice** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2024. $452 million.
10. **The Exorcist** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 1973. $431 million.
11. **Signs** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2002. $408 million.
12. **Prometheus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2012. $403 million.
13. **Backrooms** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2026. $401 million.
14. **Sinners** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2025. $372 million.
15. **The Nun** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2018. $366 million.
16. **Hannibal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2001. $352 million.
17. **Alien: Romulus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2024. $351 million.
18. **A Quiet Place** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2018. $341 million.
19. **The Conjuring 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2016. $323 million.
20. **The Conjuring** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2013. $320 million.

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