Market Charts > 2010 > Genres > Horror
Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2010
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Paranormal Activity 2 |
Oct 20, 2010 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$84,660,648 |
10,730,120 |
| 2 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street |
Apr 30, 2010 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$63,075,011 |
7,994,298 |
| 3 |
The Wolfman |
Feb 12, 2010 |
Universal |
R |
$62,189,884 |
7,882,115 |
| 4 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife |
Sep 10, 2010 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$60,128,566 |
7,620,857 |
| 5 |
Saw 3D |
Oct 29, 2010 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$45,710,178 |
5,793,431 |
| 6 |
The Last Exorcism |
Aug 27, 2010 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$41,034,350 |
5,200,804 |
| 7 |
Legion |
Jan 22, 2010 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$40,168,080 |
5,091,011 |
| 8 |
The Crazies |
Feb 26, 2010 |
Overture Films |
R |
$39,123,589 |
4,958,630 |
| 9 |
Devil |
Sep 17, 2010 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$33,679,655 |
4,268,651 |
| 10 |
Daybreakers |
Jan 8, 2010 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$30,101,577 |
3,815,155 |
| 11 |
Piranha 3D |
Aug 20, 2010 |
Weinstein/Dimension |
R |
$25,003,155 |
3,168,967 |
| 12 |
Splice |
Jun 4, 2010 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$17,010,170 |
2,155,915 |
| 13 |
My Soul to Take |
Oct 8, 2010 |
Universal |
R |
$14,744,435 |
1,868,750 |
| 14 |
Case 39 |
Oct 1, 2010 |
Paramount Vantage |
R |
$13,261,851 |
1,680,843 |
| 15 |
Let Me In |
Oct 1, 2010 |
Overture Films |
R |
$12,134,935 |
1,538,015 |
| 16 |
Frozen |
Feb 5, 2010 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
R |
$246,177 |
31,201 |
| 17 |
The Exorcist |
Dec 26, 1973 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$235,134 |
29,802 |
| 18 |
Chain Letter |
Oct 1, 2010 |
New Films Cinema |
R |
$205,842 |
26,088 |
| 19 |
The Human Centipede |
Apr 30, 2010 |
IFC Films |
R |
$181,467 |
22,999 |
| 20 |
Hausu |
Jan 15, 2010 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$140,750 |
17,839 |
| 21 |
After.Life |
Apr 9, 2010 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
R |
$108,596 |
13,763 |
| 22 |
George A. Romero's Survival… |
May 28, 2010 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$101,740 |
12,894 |
| 23 |
I Spit on Your Grave |
Oct 8, 2010 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
R |
$93,051 |
11,793 |
| 24 |
Paranormal Activity |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$64,214 |
8,139 |
| 25 |
Hatchet II |
Oct 1, 2010 |
Vitagraph Films |
R |
$62,000 |
7,858 |
| 26 |
Deadfall Trail |
May 14, 2010 |
Nocturnal Features |
Not Rated |
$35,855 |
4,544 |
| 27 |
Circle |
Aug 27, 2010 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$10,024 |
1,270 |
| 28 |
Heartless |
Nov 19, 2010 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$3,697 |
468 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $583,514,631 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 73,956,220 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2010.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2010.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
