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Domestic Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2023
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2023 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
The Exorcist |
Dec 26, 1973 |
Fathom Events |
R |
$230,956,951 |
21,111,239 |
| 2 |
Five Nights at Freddy’s |
Oct 27, 2023 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$137,275,620 |
12,548,046 |
| 3 |
Scream VI |
Mar 10, 2023 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$108,391,107 |
9,907,779 |
| 4 |
The Others |
Aug 10, 2001 |
Rialto Pictures |
PG-13 |
$96,545,842 |
8,825,031 |
| 5 |
M3GAN |
Jan 6, 2023 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$95,159,005 |
8,698,264 |
| 6 |
The Nun II |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$86,270,590 |
7,885,794 |
| 7 |
Insidious: The Red Door |
Jul 7, 2023 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$82,156,962 |
7,509,777 |
| 8 |
Evil Dead Rise |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$67,356,372 |
6,156,890 |
| 9 |
The Exorcist: Believer |
Oct 6, 2023 |
Universal |
R |
$65,537,395 |
5,990,621 |
| 10 |
Saw X |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$53,607,898 |
4,900,173 |
| 11 |
Talk To Me |
Jul 28, 2023 |
A24 |
R |
$48,299,436 |
4,414,939 |
| 12 |
The Boogeyman |
Jun 2, 2023 |
20th Century Studios |
PG-13 |
$43,244,282 |
3,952,859 |
| 13 |
Thanksgiving |
Nov 17, 2023 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$31,800,773 |
2,906,835 |
| 14 |
The Pope’s Exorcist |
Apr 14, 2023 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$20,009,380 |
1,829,011 |
| 15 |
The Blackening |
Jun 16, 2023 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$17,707,207 |
1,618,575 |
| 16 |
The Last Voyage of the Demeter |
Aug 11, 2023 |
Universal |
R |
$13,637,180 |
1,246,543 |
| 17 |
Beau is Afraid |
Apr 14, 2023 |
A24 |
R |
$8,176,562 |
747,401 |
| 18 |
Infinity Pool |
Jan 27, 2023 |
Neon |
NC-17 |
$5,078,401 |
464,205 |
| 19 |
It Lives Inside |
Sep 22, 2023 |
Neon |
PG-13 |
$4,675,092 |
427,339 |
| 20 |
Fear |
Jan 27, 2023 |
Hidden Empire Rel… |
R |
$2,138,235 |
195,451 |
| 21 |
Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and … |
Feb 15, 2023 |
Fathom Events |
Not Rated |
$2,082,898 |
160,022 |
| 22 |
Skinamarink |
Jan 13, 2023 |
IFC Midnight |
Not Rated |
$2,052,272 |
187,593 |
| 23 |
It’s A Wonderful Knife |
Nov 10, 2023 |
RLJ Entertainment |
R |
$811,818 |
74,206 |
| 24 |
The Devil Conspiracy |
Jan 13, 2023 |
Third Day Product… |
R |
$765,218 |
69,947 |
| 25 |
When Evil Lurks |
Oct 6, 2023 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$546,626 |
49,966 |
| 26 |
Consecration |
Feb 10, 2023 |
IFC Films |
R |
$538,551 |
49,228 |
| 27 |
The Shining |
May 23, 1980 |
Fathom Events |
R |
$484,267 |
44,266 |
| 28 |
Terrifier |
Sep 25, 2018 |
Iconic Releasing |
Not Rated |
$339,946 |
31,074 |
| 29 |
Children of the Corn |
Mar 3, 2023 |
RLJ Entertainment |
R |
$325,583 |
29,761 |
| 30 |
Terrifier 2 |
Oct 6, 2022 |
Iconic Releasing |
Not Rated |
$322,397 |
29,470 |
| 31 |
The Thing |
Jun 25, 1982 |
Universal |
R |
$227,705 |
20,814 |
| 32 |
Malum |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Welcome Villain F… |
Not Rated |
$221,738 |
20,269 |
| 33 |
The Wicker Man |
Aug 7, 1974 |
Rialto Pictures |
R |
$206,242 |
18,852 |
| 34 |
Enys Men |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Neon |
Not Rated |
$189,579 |
17,329 |
| 35 |
The Wrath of Becky |
May 26, 2023 |
Quiver |
R |
$168,109 |
15,366 |
| 36 |
Birth/Rebirth |
Aug 18, 2023 |
IFC Films |
R |
$138,617 |
12,671 |
| 37 |
The Angry Black Girl and He… |
Jun 9, 2023 |
RLJ Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$123,107 |
11,253 |
| 38 |
Malibu Horror Story |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Iconic Releasing |
Not Rated |
$118,281 |
10,812 |
| 39 |
The Wicker Man |
Sep 1, 2006 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$98,117 |
8,969 |
| 40 |
Bunker |
Feb 24, 2023 |
Blue Fox Entertai… |
R |
$76,727 |
7,013 |
| 41 |
Moon Garden |
May 19, 2023 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$54,013 |
4,937 |
| 42 |
The Headmistress |
Mar 21, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$30,680 |
2,804 |
| 43 |
The Mean One |
Dec 8, 2022 |
Atlas Distribution |
Not Rated |
$27,235 |
2,489 |
| 44 |
Unwelcome |
Mar 10, 2023 |
Well Go USA |
R |
$21,284 |
1,946 |
| 45 |
Trinket Box |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Self Distributed |
Not Rated |
$21,169 |
1,935 |
| 46 |
Suitable Flesh |
Oct 27, 2023 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$18,447 |
1,686 |
| 47 |
The Monsters Without |
Apr 27, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$5,628 |
514 |
| 48 |
Nação Valente |
Apr 12, 2023 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$5,085 |
465 |
| 49 |
Heretic |
Jan 31, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$5,002 |
457 |
| 50 |
Deliver Us |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Magnet Releasing |
Not Rated |
$4,883 |
446 |
| 51 |
Lord of Misrule |
Dec 8, 2023 |
Magnet Releasing |
Not Rated |
$3,717 |
340 |
| 52 |
You’re All Gonna Die |
Nov 17, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$3,399 |
311 |
| 53 |
Bonded |
Oct 27, 2023 |
Breaking Glass Pi… |
Not Rated |
$3,244 |
297 |
| 54 |
Venus |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$1,242 |
114 |
| 55 |
Christmas Bloody Christmas |
Dec 9, 2022 |
RLJ Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$812 |
74 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,228,067,928 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 112,224,468 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2023.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2023.
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.
