Jaws, The Exorcist and The Sixth Sense Rank as Highest Grossing Horror Films Of All Time in Hollywood.com Report

Hollywood.com Calculates Box Office Performance to Reveal Top 25 Scary Flicks- 1970's Films and Modern Sequels Rank Prominently; Spooky Comedies also High Earners SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Halloween, Hollywood.com has released the list of the top 25 most popular domestic horror movies of all time, and the only post millennium films to rank in the top 10 are The Mummy Returns and What Lies Beneath. By tallying total box office receipts and then adjusting the thrillers' performances to current U.S. average ticket prices, Hollywood.com was able to deliver accurate results. Jaws and The Exorcist still outrank any recent film, as 1970's classic horror films accounted for six of the top 10 highest earners. However, film franchises released after 1995 including The Mummy and Scream movies fared well, while Halloween creepily only ranked 18. Below is Hollywood.com's Top 25 Highest Grossing Domestic Horror Films of All Time: Rank Title Studio Adjusted Gross Gross Domestic Domestic Box Office(1) Box Office 1 Jaws (1975) UNIVERSAL $795,369,426 $260,000,000 2 The Exorcist (1973) WARNER BROS $686,631,452 $232,671,011 3 The Sixth Sense (1999) BUENA VISTA $357,566,366 $293,506,292 4 The Mummy Returns (2001) UNIVERSAL $221,650,716 $202,019,785 5 Jaws 2 (1978) UNIVERSAL $215,603,340 $81,766,007 6 The Amityville Horror (1979) AMERICAN INT. $213,841,738 $86,432,000 7 Alien (1979) FOX $200,233,659 $80,931,801 8 The Mummy (1999) UNIVERSAL $189,949,583 $155,385,488 9 What Lies Beneath (2000) DREAMWORKS $179,115,699 $155,464,351 10 The Omen (1976) FOX $177,620,519 $60,922,980 11 The Blair Witch Project (1999) ARTISAN $171,800,749 $140,539,099 12 Interview with the Vampire (1994) WARNER $155,538,215 $104,694,000 13 Scream (1996) MIRAMAX $144,714,476 $103,001,286 14 Seven (1995) NEW LINE $142,937,987 $100,125,643 15 Aliens (1986) FOX $142,545,860 $85,160,248 16 The Ring (2002) DREAMWORKS $137,432,001 $128,579,698 17 Scream 2 (1997) MIRAMAX $137,017,261 $101,273,628 18 Halloween (1978) COMPASS $124,730,769 $47,000,000 19 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) SONY $123,601,446 $82,600,000 20 Sleepy Hollow (1999) PARAMOUNT $123,550,077 $101,068,340 21 Van Helsing (2005) UNIVERSAL $120,177,084 $120,177,084 22 Haunting (1999) DREAMWORKS $111,473,051 $91,188,905 23 The Grudge (2004) SONY $110,175,871 $110,175,871 24 The Others (2001) DIMENSION $105,846,318 $96,471,845 25 Scream 3 (2000) DIMENSION $102,704,845 $89,143,175 TOTALS $5,191,828,508 $3,110,298,537 Additionally, Hollywood.com conducted a search of the highest grossing films that bridged the horror and comedy genres. The results revealed that these comedic scary films, including Ghostbusters and the 1975 classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, often earned more than traditional horror movies. Below are the top six films in this hybrid category: Title Studio Adjusted Gross Gross Domestic Domestic Box Office(1) Box Office Ghostbusters (1984) SONY $439,237,084 $238,632,124 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) FOX $341,981,110 $112,892,319 Young Frankenstein (1974) FOX $283,469,520 $86,273,333 Scary Movie (2000) MIRAMAX $180,907,751 $157,019,771 Ghostbusters II (1989) SONY $175,967,840 $112,494,738 Scary Movie 3 (2003) DIMENSION $113,286,895 $110,003,217 TOTALS $1,534,850,200 $817,315,502 (1) Adjusted Gross Domestic Box Office figures are derived based on the total domestic gross of the film, divided by average ticket price in the year of release, multiplied by 2004 average ticket price ($6.21). Average annual ticket prices source: MPAA. About Hollywood.com Hollywood.com is a leading online destination for movies and entertainment information and content including movie and event showtimes, trailers, news, reviews, features, photo galleries, video and more. It comprises searchable databases containing millions of entertainment-oriented records and listings combined with contextualized movie, television and celebrity features, photos, video and current news. Hollywood.com has also recently expanded to offer exclusive Podcasts and blogging at no charge to its users, adding to a comprehensive online entertainment experience. Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051014/FLHWOODLOGO DATASOURCE: Hollywood.com CONTACT: Melissa Zukerman, +1-310-407-0361 Web site: http://www.hollywood.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094769.html