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Box Office History for Horror
Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year
Note: Figures for 2025 are at an annualized rate.
Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2025, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
Year by Year Market Share
| Year | Movies in Release | Market Share | Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross | Top-Grossing Movie | Gross that Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16 | 3.92% | $208,158,082 | 47,852,427 | $541,210,949 | Species | $60,054,449 |
| 1996 | 12 | 2.96% | $171,074,823 | 38,704,704 | $437,750,202 | Scream | $39,129,829 |
| 1997 | 13 | 7.54% | $466,987,932 | 101,740,282 | $1,150,682,589 | Scream 2 | $85,520,969 |
| 1998 | 17 | 4.49% | $306,187,794 | 65,285,235 | $738,376,008 | Halloween: H2O | $55,041,738 |
| 1999 | 20 | 8.23% | $603,869,566 | 118,871,951 | $1,344,441,766 | The Blair Witch Project | $140,539,099 |
| 2000 | 18 | 5.54% | $416,406,704 | 77,255,411 | $873,758,698 | Scream 3 | $89,138,076 |
| 2001 | 18 | 4.85% | $402,781,557 | 71,162,810 | $804,851,381 | Hannibal | $165,092,266 |
| 2002 | 15 | 3.66% | $335,460,873 | 57,738,523 | $653,022,695 | The Ring | $127,230,430 |
| 2003 | 21 | 5.40% | $496,260,835 | 82,298,634 | $930,797,551 | Freddy vs. Jason | $82,622,655 |
| 2004 | 25 | 4.59% | $426,537,253 | 68,685,536 | $776,833,412 | The Grudge | $110,359,362 |
| 2005 | 33 | 8.21% | $722,740,620 | 112,752,030 | $1,275,225,459 | Saw II | $87,014,325 |
| 2006 | 35 | 6.63% | $608,550,784 | 92,908,498 | $1,050,795,112 | Saw III | $80,238,724 |
| 2007 | 34 | 5.44% | $531,316,542 | 77,226,227 | $873,428,627 | 1408 | $71,985,628 |
| 2008 | 27 | 2.96% | $288,384,700 | 40,164,990 | $454,266,037 | Saw V | $56,746,769 |
| 2009 | 28 | 5.65% | $600,897,351 | 80,119,637 | $906,153,094 | Paranormal Activity | $107,854,596 |
| 2010 | 28 | 5.57% | $583,514,631 | 73,956,220 | $836,444,848 | Paranormal Activity 2 | $84,660,648 |
| 2011 | 29 | 3.98% | $404,506,037 | 51,009,579 | $576,918,338 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $104,007,828 |
| 2012 | 38 | 4.50% | $495,720,916 | 62,276,480 | $704,346,989 | The Woman in Black | $54,333,290 |
| 2013 | 32 | 4.87% | $530,414,794 | 65,241,655 | $737,883,118 | The Conjuring | $137,400,141 |
| 2014 | 31 | 2.69% | $276,110,616 | 33,795,651 | $382,228,813 | Annabelle | $84,273,813 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4.27% | $480,996,467 | 57,057,697 | $645,322,553 | Goosebumps | $79,132,868 |
| 2016 | 31 | 4.55% | $512,596,349 | 59,259,681 | $670,226,992 | The Conjuring 2: The Enfiel… | $102,470,008 |
| 2017 | 39 | 9.72% | $1,068,604,116 | 119,130,877 | $1,347,370,219 | It | $327,481,748 |
| 2018 | 34 | 7.12% | $851,034,571 | 93,417,615 | $1,056,553,226 | A Quiet Place | $188,024,361 |
| 2019 | 43 | 8.69% | $974,943,857 | 106,434,903 | $1,203,778,753 | It: Chapter Two | $211,593,228 |
| 2020 | 38 | 9.90% | $200,008,784 | 21,787,430 | $246,415,833 | The Invisible Man | $64,914,050 |
| 2021 | 50 | 12.91% | $583,265,852 | 57,351,587 | $648,646,449 | A Quiet Place: Part II | $160,215,764 |
| 2022 | 39 | 8.58% | $634,295,308 | 60,236,957 | $681,279,984 | Nope | $123,277,080 |
| 2023 | 55 | 10.06% | $901,727,278 | 82,424,775 | $932,224,205 | Five Nights at Freddy’s | $137,275,620 |
| 2024 | 55 | 9.87% | $848,474,154 | 75,019,816 | $848,474,119 | A Quiet Place: Day One | $139,051,884 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11.89% | $143,829,627 | 12,717,031 | $143,829,621 | Nosferatu | $47,488,220 |
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