The Possession
Domestic Total Gross: $49,130,154 Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: August 31, 2012 Genre: Horror Runtime: 1 hrs. 31 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $14 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Paranormal Activity 3
Par.
$104,028,807
3,329
$52,568,183
3,321
10/21/11
2
Paranormal Activity 2
Par.
$84,752,907
3,239
$40,678,424
3,216
10/22/10
3
The Grudge
Sony
$110,359,362
3,348
$39,128,715
3,245
10/22/04
4
The Ring Two
DW
$76,231,249
3,341
$35,065,237
3,332
3/18/05
5
The Haunting
DW
$91,411,151
2,881
$33,435,140
2,808
7/23/99
6
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
SGem
$75,072,454
3,045
$30,054,300
2,981
9/9/05
7
Paranormal Activity 4
Par.
$53,921,300
3,412
$29,003,866
3,412
10/19/12
8
The Final Destination
WB (NL)
$66,477,700
3,121
$27,408,309
3,121
8/28/09
9
Halloween (2007)
MGM/W
$58,272,029
3,475
$26,362,367
3,472
8/31/07
10
Evil Dead (2013)
TriS
$54,036,283
3,025
$25,775,847
3,025
4/5/13
11
The Haunting in Connecticut
LGF
$55,389,516
2,732
$23,004,765
2,732
3/27/09
12
The Grudge 2
Sony
$39,143,839
3,214
$20,825,300
3,211
10/13/06
13
The Last Exorcism
LGF
$41,034,350
2,874
$20,366,613
2,874
8/27/10
14
The Unborn (2009)
Uni.
$42,670,410
2,359
$19,810,585
2,357
1/9/09
15
Stigmata
MGM
$50,046,268
2,901
$18,309,666
2,899
9/10/99
16
Exorcist: The Beginning
WB
$41,821,986
2,813
$18,054,001
2,803
8/20/04
17
Sinister
LG/S
$48,086,903
2,542
$18,007,634
2,527
10/12/12
18
Halloween II (2009)
W/Dim.
$33,392,973
3,088
$16,349,565
3,025
8/28/09
19
Drag Me to Hell
Uni.
$42,100,625
2,510
$15,825,480
2,508
5/29/09
20
Jeepers Creepers 2
UA
$35,667,218
3,124
$15,269,324
3,124
8/29/03
21
The Ring
DW
$129,128,133
2,927
$15,015,393
1,981
10/18/02
22
The Rite
WB (NL)
$33,047,633
2,985
$14,789,393
2,985
1/28/11
23
Insidious
FD
$54,009,150
2,419
$13,271,464
2,408
4/1/11
24
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Art.
$26,437,094
3,320
$13,223,887
3,317
10/27/00
25
Jeepers Creepers
UA
$37,904,175
2,944
$13,106,108
2,944
8/31/01
26
Mirrors
Fox
$30,691,439
2,664
$11,161,074
2,664
8/15/08
27
The Uninvited
P/DW
$28,596,818
2,344
$10,325,824
2,344
1/30/09
28
The Wicker Man
WB
$23,649,127
2,784
$9,610,204
2,784
9/1/06
29
The Exorcist III
Fox
$26,098,824
1,414
$9,312,219
1,288
8/17/90
30
Apollo 18
W/Dim.
$17,687,709
3,330
$8,704,271
3,328
9/2/11
31
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
FD
$24,046,682
2,780
$8,525,728
2,760
8/26/11
32
The Last Exorcism Part II
CBS
$15,179,302
2,700
$7,728,354
2,700
3/1/13
33
Exorcist II: The Heretic
WB
$30,749,142
703
$6,735,000
703
6/17/77
34
An American Haunting
Free
$16,298,046
1,703
$5,783,508
1,675
5/5/06
35
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Free
$13,559,812
2,652
$5,423,315
2,652
10/31/08
36
The Blair Witch Project
Art.
$140,539,099
2,538
$1,512,054
27
7/16/99
37
Paranormal Activity
Par.
$107,918,810
2,712
$77,873
12
9/25/09
38
The Exorcist
WB
$193,000,000
0
n/a
0
12/26/73
Averages: $56,643,640 2,718 $18,367,811 2,610
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