CREATURE FEATURE
1982-Present
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$357,067,947
2,566
$47,026,828
2,404
6/11/93
2
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Uni.
$229,086,679
3,565
$72,132,785
3,281
5/23/97
3
King Kong
Uni.
$218,080,025
3,627
$50,130,145
3,568
12/14/05
4
Jurassic Park III
Uni.
$181,171,875
3,462
$50,771,645
3,434
7/18/01
5
Gremlins
WB
$153,083,102
1,537
$12,511,634
1,511
6/8/84
6
Godzilla
Sony
$136,314,294
3,310
$44,047,541
3,310
5/20/98
7
Aliens
Fox
$85,160,248
1,454
$10,052,042
1,437
7/18/86
8
Congo
Par.
$81,022,101
2,676
$24,642,539
2,649
6/9/95
9
Alien Vs. Predator
Fox
$80,282,231
3,401
$38,291,056
3,395
8/13/04
10
Cloverfield
Par.
$80,048,433
3,411
$40,058,229
3,411
1/18/08
11
Deep Blue Sea
WB
$73,648,142
2,901
$19,107,643
2,854
7/30/99
12
Anaconda
Sony
$65,885,767
2,456
$16,620,887
2,456
4/11/97
13
Species
MGM
$60,074,103
2,310
$17,161,943
2,310
7/7/95
14
Predator
Fox
$59,735,548
1,636
$12,031,638
1,623
6/12/87
15
Alien 3
Fox
$55,473,545
2,227
$19,449,867
2,227
5/22/92
16
Arachnophobia
BV
$53,208,180
2,005
$8,045,760
1,479
7/20/90
17
Mighty Joe Young
BV
$50,632,037
2,559
$10,602,042
2,502
12/25/98
18
Alien Resurrection
Fox
$47,795,658
2,449
$16,474,092
2,415
11/26/97
19
Jaws 3-D
Uni.
$45,517,055
1,311
$13,422,500
1,300
7/22/83
20
Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem
Fox
$41,797,066
2,617
$10,059,425
2,611
12/25/07
21
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
WB
$41,482,207
2,155
$9,702,804
2,075
6/15/90
22
Pitch Black
USA
$39,240,659
1,930
$11,577,688
1,832
2/18/00
23
The Ghost and the Darkness
Par.
$38,619,405
2,202
$9,215,063
2,142
10/11/96
24
Evolution
DW
$38,345,494
2,613
$13,408,351
2,611
6/8/01
25
Jeepers Creepers
UA
$37,904,175
2,944
$13,106,108
2,944
8/31/01
26
Jeepers Creepers 2
UA
$35,667,218
3,124
$15,269,324
3,124
8/29/03
27
Snakes on a Plane
NL
$34,020,814
3,555
$13,806,311
3,555
8/18/06
28
The Relic
Par.
$33,956,608
2,128
$9,064,143
2,095
1/10/97
29
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
SGem
$32,238,923
2,905
$12,812,287
2,905
8/27/04
30
Lake Placid
Fox
$31,770,414
2,102
$10,974,145
2,096
7/16/99
31
Predator 2
Fox
$30,669,413
1,978
$8,784,943
1,950
11/21/90
32
The Island of Dr. Moreau
NL
$27,663,982
2,039
$9,101,987
2,035
8/23/96
33
The Descent
LGF
$26,024,456
2,095
$8,911,330
2,095
8/4/06
34
Mimic
Mira.
$25,480,490
2,255
$7,818,208
2,255
8/22/97
35
Cujo
WB
$21,156,152
1,293
$6,114,899
1,239
8/12/83
36
Jaws IV: The Revenge
Uni.
$20,763,013
1,611
$7,154,890
1,606
7/17/87
37
Species II
MGM
$19,221,939
2,510
$7,274,008
2,510
4/10/98
38
Eight Legged Freaks
WB
$17,322,606
2,530
$6,485,458
2,530
7/17/02
39
Tremors
Uni.
$16,667,084
1,477
$3,731,520
1,472
1/19/90
40
Leviathan
MGM
$15,704,614
1,393
$5,029,164
1,393
3/17/89
41
The Cave
SGem
$15,007,991
2,195
$6,147,294
2,195
8/26/05
42
Virus
Uni.
$14,036,005
2,018
$6,013,640
2,018
1/15/99
43
The Thing
Uni.
$13,782,838
910
$3,107,897
840
6/25/82
44
Critters
NL
$13,167,232
633
$1,618,800
540
4/11/86
45
Deep Rising
BV
$11,203,026
1,788
$4,737,793
1,758
1/30/98
46
Primeval
BV
$10,597,734
2,444
$6,048,315
2,444
1/12/07
47
Bats
Dest.
$10,155,690
2,540
$4,717,902
2,540
10/22/99
48
Godzilla 2000
Sony
$10,037,390
2,111
$4,407,720
2,111
8/18/00
49
The Blob
TriS
$8,247,943
1,081
$2,644,920
1,081
8/5/88
50
Deepstar Six
TriS
$8,143,225
1,118
$3,306,320
1,117
1/13/89
51
Alone in the Dark
Lions
$5,178,569
2,124
$2,834,421
2,124
1/28/05
52
King Kong Lives
DEG
$4,711,220
1,105
$1,172,942
1,105
12/19/86
53
C.H.U.D.
NW
$4,654,423
310
$1,762,922
310
8/31/84
54
Godzilla 1985
NW
$4,116,395
235
$509,502
235
8/23/85
55
Critters 2: The Main Course
NL
$3,813,293
1,114
$1,898,751
1,114
4/29/88
56
The Kindred
FMEnt
$2,407,024
566
$602,834
207
1/9/87
57
The Host
Magn.
$2,201,923
116
$314,488
71
3/9/07
58
A Sound of Thunder
WB
$1,900,451
816
$917,398
816
9/2/05
59
Carnosaur
Conc
$1,753,979
65
n/a
-
5/21/93
60
Razorback
WB
$150,140
50
$89,331
50
11/16/84
61
Feast
W/Dim.
$56,131
146
$54,556
146
9/22/06
62
Rogue
TRR
$10,452
10
$7,711
10
4/25/08
-
The Breed
First
n/a
-
$14,500
9
1/5/07
TOTAL (All Movies): $2,884,336,776 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $46,521,561 1,932 $12,498,594 1,895 - TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): $2,868,986,309 - - - - AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): $53,129,376 2,191 $14,527,136 2,187 -
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
NOTE: This list is about mostly non-sentient creatures of natural, alien or scientific origin running amok. Since ""creature feature"" is in a way a sub-genre of science fiction, supernatural beasties need not apply. As usual, only theatrical releases, i.e. movies that actually have box office grosses to their names, are counted. That's important to note here as most ""creature features"" go straight to video or cable. If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com .
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