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The highest-grossing horror films of all time

The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: It · The Sixth Sense · I Am Legend. (Updated Sep 29, 2026.)

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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Top 20

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    It

    Released 2017. $720 million.

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    The Sixth Sense

    Released 1999. $673 million.

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    I Am Legend

    Released 2007. $586 million.

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    World War Z

    Released 2013. $540 million.

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    Obsession

    Released 2026. $519 million.

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    The Conjuring: Last Rites

    Released 2025. $499 million.

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    Jaws

    Released 1975. $495 million.

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    It Chapter Two

    Released 2019. $473 million.

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    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Released 2024. $452 million.

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    The Exorcist

    Released 1973. $431 million.

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    Signs

    Released 2002. $408 million.

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    Prometheus

    Released 2012. $403 million.

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    Backrooms

    Released 2026. $401 million.

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    Sinners

    Released 2025. $372 million.

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    The Nun

    Released 2018. $366 million.

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    Hannibal

    Released 2001. $352 million.

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    Alien: Romulus

    Released 2024. $351 million.

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    A Quiet Place

    Released 2018. $341 million.

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    The Conjuring 2

    Released 2016. $323 million.

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    The Conjuring

    Released 2013. $320 million.

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