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TOP HORROR
OPENINGS
Thrillers that are thematically malevolent
and/or with fantastical elements intended to scare or creep out.
As of 4/17/05
|
Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Opening
Weekend* |
% of Total |
Theaters |
Average |
Total Gross |
Date** |
|
1 |
Signs |
BV |
$60,117,080 |
26.4% |
3,264 |
$18,418 |
$227,966,634 |
8/2/02 |
|
2 |
The Village |
BV |
$50,746,142 |
44.4% |
3,730 |
$13,604 |
$114,197,520 |
7/3/04 |
|
3 |
The Grudge |
Sony |
$39,128,715 |
35.5% |
3,245 |
$12,058 |
$110,359,362 |
10/22/04 |
|
4 |
Alien vs. Predator |
NL |
$38,291,056 |
47.7% |
3,395 |
$11,278 |
$80,282,231 |
8/13/04 |
|
5 |
Freddy vs. Jason |
NL |
$36,428,066 |
44.1% |
3,014 |
$12,086 |
$82,622,655 |
8/15/03 |
|
6 |
Interview with the Vampire |
WB |
$36,389,705 |
34.6% |
2,604 |
$13,974 |
$105,264,608 |
11/11/94 |
|
7 |
The Ring Two |
DW |
$35,065,237 |
- |
3,332 |
$10,523 |
$74,396,875 |
3/18/05 |
|
8 |
Scream 3 |
Dim. |
$34,713,342 |
38.9% |
3,467 |
$10,012 |
$89,143,175 |
2/4/00 |
|
9 |
The Haunting |
DW |
$33,435,140 |
36.6% |
2,808 |
$11,907 |
$91,411,151 |
7/23/99 |
|
10 |
Scream 2 |
Dim. |
$32,926,342 |
32.5% |
2,663 |
$12,364 |
$101,363,301 |
12/12/97 |
|
11 |
Blade II |
NL |
$32,528,016 |
39.5% |
2,707 |
$12,016 |
$82,348,319 |
3/22/02 |
|
12 |
Bram Stoker's Dracula |
Col. |
$30,521,679 |
37.0% |
2,491 |
$12,252 |
$82,522,790 |
11/13/92 |
|
13 |
Sleepy Hollow |
Fox |
$30,060,467 |
29.7% |
3,064 |
$9,810 |
$101,071,502 |
11/19/99 |
|
14 |
Constantine |
WB |
$29,769,098 |
- |
3,006 |
$9,903 |
$74,341,414 |
2/18/05 |
|
15 |
What Lies Beneath |
DW |
$29,702,959 |
19.1% |
2,813 |
$10,559 |
$155,464,351 |
7/21/00 |
|
16 |
The Blair Witch Project |
Art. |
$29,207,381 |
20.8% |
1,101 |
$26,528 |
$140,539,099 |
7/30/99 |
|
17 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
NL |
$28,094,014 |
34.9% |
3,016 |
$9,314 |
$80,571,655 |
10/17/03 |
|
18 |
Dawn of the Dead |
Uni. |
$26,722,575 |
45.3% |
2,745 |
$9,735 |
$59,020,957 |
3/19/04 |
|
19 |
The Sixth Sense |
BV |
$26,681,262 |
9.1% |
2,161 |
$12,346 |
$293,506,292 |
8/6/99 |
|
20 |
White Noise |
Uni. |
$24,113,565 |
43.1% |
2,261 |
$10,665 |
$55,894,360 |
1/7/05 |
|
21 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
MGM |
$23,507,007 |
- |
3,323 |
$7,074 |
$23,507,007 |
4/15/05 |
|
22 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
SGm |
$23,036,273 |
45.0% |
3,284 |
$7,014 |
$51,201,453 |
9/10/04 |
|
23 |
Hide and Seek |
Fox |
$21,959,233 |
43.4% |
3,005 |
$7,307 |
$51,046,989 |
1/28/05 |
|
24 |
Underworld |
SGm |
$21,753,759 |
41.9% |
2,915 |
$7,462 |
$51,970,690 |
9/19/03 |
NOTE: First weekends of wide
release are counted, hence Blair Witch Project's inclusion.
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