Sci-Fi Horror
1979-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
2 |
War of the Worlds |
Par. |
$234,280,354 |
3,910 |
$64,878,725 |
3,908 |
6/29/05 |
| 2 |
1 |
I Am Legend |
WB |
$256,393,010 |
3,648 |
$77,211,321 |
3,606 |
12/14/07 |
| 3 |
6 |
Alien Vs. Predator |
Fox |
$80,282,231 |
3,401 |
$38,291,056 |
3,395 |
8/13/04 |
| 4 |
27 |
Apollo 18 |
W/Dim. |
$17,687,709 |
3,330 |
$8,704,271 |
3,328 |
9/2/11 |
| 5 |
10 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
SGem |
$51,201,453 |
3,284 |
$23,036,273 |
3,284 |
9/10/04 |
| 6 |
3 |
Signs |
BV |
$227,966,634 |
3,453 |
$60,117,080 |
3,264 |
8/2/02 |
| 7 |
7 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife |
SGem |
$60,128,566 |
3,209 |
$26,650,264 |
3,203 |
9/10/10 |
| 8 |
18 |
Doom |
Uni. |
$28,212,337 |
3,044 |
$15,488,870 |
3,044 |
10/21/05 |
| 9 |
13 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
SGem |
$42,345,531 |
3,016 |
$21,052,227 |
3,012 |
9/14/12 |
| 10 |
29 |
The Thing (2011) |
Uni. |
$16,928,670 |
2,996 |
$8,493,665 |
2,996 |
10/14/11 |
| 11 |
11 |
Resident Evil: Extinction |
SGem |
$50,648,679 |
2,848 |
$23,678,580 |
2,828 |
9/21/07 |
| 12 |
14 |
Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem |
Fox |
$41,797,066 |
2,617 |
$10,059,425 |
2,611 |
12/25/07 |
| 13 |
16 |
Resident Evil |
SGem |
$40,119,709 |
2,528 |
$17,707,106 |
2,528 |
3/15/02 |
| 14 |
26 |
Species II |
MGM |
$19,221,939 |
2,510 |
$7,274,008 |
2,510 |
4/10/98 |
| 15 |
35 |
Pandorum |
Over. |
$10,330,853 |
2,506 |
$4,424,126 |
2,506 |
9/25/09 |
| 16 |
12 |
Alien Resurrection |
Fox |
$47,795,658 |
2,449 |
$16,474,092 |
2,415 |
11/26/97 |
| 17 |
28 |
Dark Skies |
W/Dim. |
$17,415,322 |
2,313 |
$8,189,166 |
2,313 |
2/22/13 |
| 18 |
20 |
Event Horizon |
Par. |
$26,673,242 |
2,328 |
$9,511,915 |
2,311 |
8/15/97 |
| 19 |
8 |
Species |
MGM |
$60,074,103 |
2,310 |
$17,161,943 |
2,310 |
7/7/95 |
| 20 |
21 |
Mimic |
Mira. |
$25,480,490 |
2,255 |
$7,818,208 |
2,255 |
8/22/97 |
| 21 |
9 |
Alien 3 |
Fox |
$55,473,545 |
2,227 |
$19,449,867 |
2,227 |
5/22/92 |
| 22 |
22 |
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein |
Sony |
$22,006,296 |
2,177 |
$11,212,889 |
2,177 |
11/4/94 |
| 23 |
36 |
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars |
SGem |
$8,709,640 |
2,048 |
$3,804,452 |
2,048 |
8/24/01 |
| 24 |
19 |
The Island of Dr. Moreau |
NL |
$27,663,982 |
2,039 |
$9,101,987 |
2,035 |
8/23/96 |
| 25 |
32 |
Virus |
Uni. |
$14,036,005 |
2,018 |
$6,013,640 |
2,018 |
1/15/99 |
| 26 |
33 |
Jason X |
NL |
$13,121,555 |
1,879 |
$6,649,006 |
1,878 |
4/26/02 |
| 27 |
17 |
Pitch Black |
USA |
$39,240,659 |
1,930 |
$11,577,688 |
1,832 |
2/18/00 |
| 28 |
41 |
Screamers |
Sony |
$5,711,695 |
1,560 |
$2,904,140 |
1,560 |
1/26/96 |
| 29 |
34 |
Lifeforce |
TriS |
$11,603,545 |
1,526 |
$4,209,136 |
1,526 |
6/21/85 |
| 30 |
23 |
The Fly II |
Fox |
$20,021,322 |
1,528 |
$6,751,371 |
1,524 |
2/10/89 |
| 31 |
4 |
Aliens |
Fox |
$85,160,248 |
1,454 |
$10,052,042 |
1,437 |
7/18/86 |
| 32 |
30 |
Leviathan |
MGM |
$15,704,614 |
1,393 |
$5,029,164 |
1,393 |
3/17/89 |
| 33 |
39 |
Maximum Overdrive |
DEG |
$7,433,663 |
1,198 |
$3,205,644 |
1,198 |
7/25/86 |
| 34 |
15 |
The Fly |
Fox |
$40,456,565 |
1,201 |
$7,007,423 |
1,195 |
8/15/86 |
| 35 |
42 |
Monkey Shines |
Orion |
$5,344,577 |
1,181 |
$1,902,024 |
1,181 |
7/29/88 |
| 36 |
38 |
Deepstar Six |
TriS |
$8,143,225 |
1,118 |
$3,306,320 |
1,117 |
1/13/89 |
| 37 |
37 |
The Blob |
TriS |
$8,247,943 |
1,081 |
$2,644,920 |
1,081 |
8/5/88 |
| 38 |
25 |
The Thing (1982) |
Uni. |
$19,629,760 |
910 |
$3,107,897 |
840 |
6/25/82 |
| 39 |
40 |
Hardware |
Mira. |
$5,728,953 |
695 |
$2,381,285 |
695 |
9/14/90 |
| 40 |
44 |
Videodrome |
Uni. |
$2,120,439 |
600 |
$1,194,175 |
600 |
2/4/83 |
| 41 |
43 |
The Kindred |
FMEnt |
$2,407,024 |
566 |
$602,834 |
207 |
1/9/87 |
| 42 |
46 |
Watchers |
Uni. |
$940,173 |
161 |
$260,820 |
161 |
12/2/88 |
| 43 |
45 |
Re-Animator |
EP |
$2,023,414 |
185 |
$543,728 |
129 |
10/18/85 |
| 44 |
5 |
Alien |
Fox |
$80,931,801 |
757 |
$3,527,881 |
91 |
5/25/79 |
| 45 |
50 |
Decoys |
Lions |
$84,733 |
55 |
$84,733 |
55 |
2/27/04 |
| 46 |
48 |
Cube |
Trim. |
$501,818 |
24 |
$57,147 |
16 |
9/11/98 |
| 47 |
49 |
Body Snatchers |
WB |
$428,868 |
34 |
$31,494 |
13 |
1/14/94 |
| 48 |
24 |
Altered States |
WB |
$19,853,892 |
- |
$174,650 |
3 |
12/25/80 |
| 49 |
51 |
The Moth Diaries |
IFC |
$3,838 |
2 |
$2,276 |
2 |
4/20/12 |
| 50 |
52 |
The Dark Hours |
N/A |
$423 |
1 |
$338 |
1 |
10/13/05 |
| 51 |
53 |
Storage 24 |
Magn. |
$72 |
1 |
$72 |
1 |
1/18/13 |
| 52 |
31 |
Scanners (1981) |
Emb |
$14,225,876 |
- |
n/a |
- |
1/14/81 |
| 53 |
47 |
The Terror Within |
Conc |
$858,591 |
- |
n/a |
- |
1/20/89 |
| 54 |
- |
Purification |
WWD |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
4/6/12 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,892,802,310 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $35,713,251 | 1,689 | $11,188,931 | 1,723 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $1,851,473,588 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $45,157,892 | 2,158 | $14,693,185 | 2,180 | - |
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