8 Highest-Grossing Horror Movies of the Last Decade

Horror movies may not command the massive budgets of superhero movies or effects-heavy action slop. In fact, some horror movies with very low budgets become super-successful, ahem…Obsession. Still, the genre has proved repeatedly that audiences will show up when something truly grabs their attention. Not to mention, horror movies saved theaters during and after the pandemic.

Looking at worldwide theatrical box office from 2016 through 2025, the biggest horror hits include killer clowns, demonic nuns, vampires and one particularly iconic Xenomorph. Some were continuations of established franchises, while others...