A scary and original horror movie may come with what feels like an endless number of sequels, but many installments in a horror franchise can lead to a collectively huge box office draw. Hence, movie studios are known for sucking dry a franchise until it finally dies and is reborn through a reboot or revival. HA!
Since the ’80s, there have been plenty of sci-fi/horror, supernatural horror, psychological horror/thrillers, creature features and slashers that have reinvented the horror genre, creating some of the best and most profitable franchises.
So while 13 is the number for Friday the 13th, here are the 13 top grossing (and hence, greatest) horror franchises, RANKED, using numbers from The Numbers.
Actually let’s start with a few honorable mentions. Some of these might come to you as a shock for not making it on the list. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” reinvented horror by blending supernatural with slasher, while having birth one of the greatest horror icons—Freddy Krueger. “Friday the 13th” served as a catalyst for ’80s slasher tropes, giving us another horror titan—Jason Voorhees. New franchises like “The Ring” and “The Purge” also birthed new life into horror in the ’00s and ’10s. None of these franchises made onto the list, but they came close.
Robert Englund played Freddy Krueger for nearly 20 years, from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" through "Freddy vs. Jason."
Estimated global box office: $448 million
Number of Films: Nine
The original "Purge" film hit theaters in 2013, launching an all-new terrifying horror franchise.
16. “The Purge”
Estimated global box office: $458 million
Number of Films: Four
Jason in the "Friday the 13th" reboot in 2009, played by Derek Mears.
15. “Friday the 13th”
Estimated global box office: $466 million
Number of Films: 12
Samara Morgan is the antagonist of "The Ring."
14. “The Ring”
Estimated global box office: $493 million
Number of Films: Three
Linda Blair plays Regan MacNeil, a young girl possessed by a demon, in "The Exorcist."
Estimated global box office: $522 million
Number of Films: Five
The original film became not only a commercial success, but one of the few horror movies nodded for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1974. It’s still one of the few horror movies to get this level of recognition to this day.
Kate Beckinsale plays Selene in the "Underworld" franchise.
Estimated global box office: $540 million
Number of Films: Five
Kate Beckinsale became an action-horror icon playing Selene in the “Underworld” franchise, starring in four out of the five films.
The Ghostface killer in "Scream 2."
Estimated global box office: $603 million
Number of Films: Four
“Scream” reinvented slasher horror in the late ’90s with its meta and self-aware take on the genre’s tropes. Now a fifth film is in production, with a current release date of January 2022.
In the 2018 horror sequel "Halloween," Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Estimated global box office: $619 million
Number of Films: 13
Here are some fun facts about the “Halloween” franchise. Only 12 of the films feature the iconic (and terrifying) masked serial killer Michael Myers. “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” was supposed to turn the franchise into an anthology series. Instead, we got more of The Shape (Michael) and retcons featuring Jamie Lee Curtis as final girl/woman Laurie Strode.
Ali Larter, Devon Sawa and Kerr Smith starred in the original "Final Destination."
Estimated global box office: $658 million
Number of Films: Six
There’s no greater horror movie monster than death itself being out to get you. Hence, the inventiveness of this franchise lands it at no. 9 on this list.
"Jaws" won three Oscars.
Estimated global box office: $738 million
Number of Films: Five
“Jaws” was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in 1976, while winning three Oscars. The sequels were not acclaimed, but the franchise ranks in the top 10 of horror films.
The original "Scary Movie" parodied late '90s slashers.
Estimated global box office: $831 million
Number of Films: Five
The original “Scary Movie” parodied late ’90s slashers before parodying other moments in horror throughout the ’00s into the ’10s.
The "Paranormal Activity" franchise is known for using found footage.
Estimated global box office: $890 million
Number of Films: Six
While “The Blair Witch Project” really popularized found footage horror movies, “Paranormal Activity” really became the first epic franchise of the sub-genre of horror. The “PA” franchise also really took the ghost story to the next level.
Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1992, for his role as Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 hit "The Silence of the Lambs."
Estimated global box office: $921 million
Number of Films: Five
While “The Exorcist” is one of the few horror movies to get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in 1974, “The Silence of the Lambs” is still the only horror movie to actually win Best Picture at the Oscars in 1992. The film also won major awards in the Best Actress (Jodie Foster) and Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins) categories that year.
Tobin Bell played John Kramer a.k.a. the Jigsaw Killer in the "Saw" franchise.
Estimated global box office: $982 million
Number of Films: Eight
The “Saw” franchise owned the aughts with hit film after film. The series starred Tobin Bell as John Kramer/Jigsaw, a serial killer who had a suicide attempt before embracing life in a sadistic way. The Jigsaw Killer tests his victims' will to live.
Pennywise the Dancing Clown is played by Bill Skarsgård in "It" (2017) and "It: Chapter Two (2019).
Estimated global box office: $1.2 billion
Number of Films: Two
Wow...with just two films the “It” franchise ranks at no. 4. The two films are actually one of the few examples of a reboot of a franchise that’s widely successful. The original film starring Tim Curry as Pennywise was a TV movie. The film franchise starred Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise, filling Curry’s big clown shoes while also reinventing the role.
Milla Jovovich starred as the heroine in "Resident Evil" series.
Estimated global box office: $1.2 billion
Number of Films: Seven
Like Kate Beckinsale as a Selena, Milla Jovovich was also quite the action-horror heroine. Jovovich starred as Alice over the course of six films.
Sigourney Weaver and Bolaji Badejo starred in "Alien" in 1979.
Estimated global box office: $1.6 billion
Number of Films: Eight
Fun fact: The “Alien” franchise paved the way for more female action (including action-horror) stars and superheroines, thanks to Sigourney Weaver as Ripley. She even scored an Oscar nod for “Aliens,” the second installment, in 1987.
Annabelle is featured in several films in The Conjuring Universe.
1. “The Conjuring”
Estimated global box office: $1.9 billion
Number of Films: Eight
In just seven short years, “The Conjuring" Universe has become the top horror franchise, which includes three “Conjuring” films, three movies focused on the possessed killer doll Annabelle, “The Nun” and “The Curse of La Llorona.” There’s more “conjuring” horror in the works. So this franchise isn’t showing down with the spooks anytime soon.
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