There’s no end of horror franchises to choose from, and not all of them attempt a theatrical release, with some opting for streaming or even straight to DVD. However, competition for the horror box office is high, and some horror franchises have dominated over the years in this regard, even if they haven’t been the tightest in terms of history. As such, here are the five highest-grossing horror franchises over the years…
5. Saw – $1.01 billion
Ten movies and nineteen years since his inception with the original movie in 2004, engineer-turned-serial-killer John Kramer aka Jigsaw has claimed many lives and taught many his own special brand of lessons in appreciation of life.
With the hostel Seen The franchise is one of the main reasons the horror genre exploded with ‘torture porn’, but unlike other entries in this particular genre, this franchise at least attempts to craft a meandering, overly complicated story alongside blood and guts on screen. It doesn’t always work, but the further you get in the series the traps get bigger and bloodier and even more unrealistic that someone has enough time to craft all those traps and set all things in motion.
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4. It – $1.17 billion
Based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, the This The franchise began decades ago with a TV movie that followed a group of people as they attempted to battle the same terrifying entity that terrorized them as children.
More recently, audiences were treated to a modern reboot of the same story, this time with two big-budget theatrical releases that amped everything up to eleven of the original. With significantly more screen time for the titular villain, the two modern films have been well received by fans of the original and the book alike, and this has resulted in huge box office receipts worldwide. entire.
3. Resident Evil – $1.23 billion
Eight films and a recent Netflix TV show later, the franchise has reached No. 3 in the list of top-grossing horror franchises. Based on the games of the same name, the original seven films starring Milla Jovovich were divisive, as with each new entry they moved away from the source material. Welcome to Raccoon City went in the opposite direction and lent a lot to the story of the original games, but sadly it was still terrible, and the less said about the Netflix show, the better. All that aside, the franchise has still made a nice sum so far.
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2. Alien – $1.72 billion
Since the original film, the general public has soaked up the scenery and the history of the xenomorph in a grandiose way. People terrifying enough to vomit, pass out, and leave the cinema in some cases is no small feat, but that’s exactly the praise the original can boast.
While the most recent entries in the franchise have gone astray, fans still flock to theaters to see any new releases, making it the second highest-grossing horror franchise in history. With Disney’s recent purchase of 20th Century Fox, not much is known about the future of the franchise, with occasional leaks pointing to one new project or another, but either way it’s unlikely. that the bankable deductible be forgotten.
1. The Conjuring – $2.12 billion
Surprising to no one, the relatively new horror franchise is the highest-grossing horror franchise in history by some margin. The first movie came out in 2013, since then we’ve had seven more movies, some based on the haunted artifacts of Warren’s encounter, like the Annabelle doll, or in the case of the nun, they feature the origin stories of the demons the pair would later defeat.
The franchise shows no signs of slowing down, with fans clamoring for more universe. The next entry arrives in 2023, with the sequel to The nun due to the theatrical successes, beyond that, not much is known. Whether or not we see more of Warren is also up in the air, but for now, we’ll have to watch the eight movies in eight years we’ve had to help us out.
These are the five highest-grossing horror franchises to date, and while that’s bound to change in the future, it will take time.
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