The statistic shows box office revenues of highest grossing R-rated horror movies of all time in North America as of October 2018. Ranked first is "IT", directed by Andy Muschietti and based on Stephen King's novel written in 1986. The movie generated 327.48 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue from the date of its release in September 2017 to October 2018. "The Exorcist" was second in the ranking, followed by "Get Out".
Highest grossing R-rated horror movies of all time in North America as of October 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Box office revenue in million U.S. dollars
IT (2017)
327.48
The Exorcist (1973)
232.91
Get Out (2017)
176.04
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
140.54
The Conjuring (2013)
137.4
The Nun (2018)
109.02
Paranormal Activity (2009)
107.02
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
105.26
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
104.03
Scream (1996)
103.05
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
102.47
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
102.09
Scream 2 (1997)
101.36
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Box office revenue in million U.S. dollars327.48327.48232.91232.91176.04176.04140.54140.54137.4137.4109.02109.02107.02107.02105.26105.26104.03104.03103.05103.05102.47102.47102.09102.09101.36101.36IT (2017)The Exorcist (1973)Get Out (2017)The Blair Witch Project (1999)The Conjuring (2013)The Nun (2018)Paranormal Activity (2009)Interview with the Vampire (1994)Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)Scream (1996)The Conjuring 2 (2016)Annabelle: Creation (2017)Scream 2 (1997)
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