| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | World War Z | $202,359,711 | 3,607 | $66,411,834 | 3,607 | Jun 21, 2013 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania | $148,313,048 | 3,375 | $42,522,194 | 3,349 | Sep 28, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Zombieland | $75,590,286 | 3,171 | $24,733,155 | 3,036 | Oct 2, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $73,123,082 | 3,468 | $26,803,104 | 3,468 | Oct 18, 2019 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Warm Bodies | $66,380,662 | 3,009 | $20,353,967 | 3,009 | Feb 1, 2013 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $60,128,566 | 3,209 | $26,650,264 | 3,203 | Sep 10, 2010 | Screen Gems |
| 7 | Dawn of the Dead | $59,020,957 | 2,748 | $26,722,575 | 2,745 | Mar 19, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Death Becomes Her | $58,422,650 | 1,866 | $12,110,355 | 1,409 | Jul 31, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Pet Sematary | $57,469,467 | 1,585 | $12,046,179 | 1,585 | Apr 21, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | ParaNorman | $56,003,051 | 3,455 | $14,087,050 | 3,429 | Aug 17, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 11 | 28 Years Later | $54,404,494 | 3,444 | $30,002,966 | 3,444 | Jun 20, 2025 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $51,201,453 | 3,284 | $23,036,273 | 3,284 | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 13 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $50,648,679 | 2,848 | $23,678,580 | 2,828 | Sep 21, 2007 | Screen Gems |
| 14 | 28 Days Later | $45,064,915 | 1,407 | $10,061,858 | 1,260 | Jun 27, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $42,345,531 | 3,016 | $21,052,227 | 3,012 | Sep 14, 2012 | Screen Gems |
| 16 | Resident Evil | $40,119,709 | 2,528 | $17,707,106 | 2,528 | Mar 15, 2002 | Screen Gems |
| 17 | 28 Weeks Later | $28,638,916 | 2,305 | $9,807,292 | 2,303 | May 11, 2007 | Fox Atomic |
| 18 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | $26,830,068 | 3,104 | $13,601,682 | 3,104 | Jan 27, 2017 | Screen Gems |
| 19 | Creepshow | $21,028,755 | 1,132 | $5,870,889 | 1,127 | Nov 12, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Land of the Dead | $20,700,082 | 2,253 | $10,221,705 | 2,249 | Jun 24, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | $19,595,031 | 1,431 | $5,848,700 | 1,430 | Feb 5, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Pet Sematary II | $17,092,453 | 1,852 | $4,825,100 | 1,852 | Aug 28, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Night of the Comet | $14,418,922 | 1,098 | $3,580,578 | 1,098 | Nov 16, 1984 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 24 | The Return of the Living Dead | $14,237,880 | 1,506 | $4,403,169 | 1,506 | Aug 16, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 25 | Prince of Darkness | $14,182,492 | 1,239 | $4,657,401 | 1,239 | Oct 23, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | Shaun of the Dead | $13,671,664 | 675 | $3,300,000 | 607 | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 27 | Lifeforce | $11,603,545 | 1,526 | $4,209,136 | 1,526 | Jun 21, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | Army of Darkness | $11,502,976 | 1,391 | $4,424,535 | 1,387 | Feb 19, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | $10,938,134 | 2,931 | $5,324,240 | 2,931 | Feb 5, 2016 | Screen Gems |
| 30 | House of the Dead | $10,249,719 | 1,540 | $5,500,000 | 1,520 | Oct 10, 2003 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 31 | Return of the Living Dead II | $9,205,924 | 1,467 | $3,647,254 | 1,467 | Jan 15, 1988 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Ghosts of Mars | $8,709,640 | 2,048 | $3,804,452 | 2,048 | Aug 24, 2001 | Screen Gems |
| 33 | The Dead Don't Die | $6,563,605 | 690 | $2,540,240 | 613 | Jun 14, 2019 | Focus Features |
| 34 | Evil Dead II | $5,923,044 | 310 | $807,260 | 310 | Mar 13, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 35 | Night of the Living Dead | $5,835,247 | 1,544 | $2,884,679 | 1,544 | Oct 19, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 36 | Day of the Dead | $5,000,000 | 168 | $1,700,000 | 168 | Jul 19, 1985 | - |
| 37 | Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | $3,703,046 | 1,509 | $1,841,007 | 1,509 | Oct 30, 2015 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Dead Heat | $3,588,626 | 1,012 | $1,667,036 | 1,012 | May 6, 1988 | New World Pictures |
| 39 | My Boyfriend's Back | $3,335,984 | 1,165 | $1,465,476 | 1,165 | Aug 6, 1993 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | The Evil Dead | $2,400,000 | 128 | - | - | Jan 1, 1983 | New Line Cinema |
| 41 | Re-Animator | $2,023,414 | 185 | $543,728 | 129 | Oct 18, 1985 | Empire Pictures |
| 42 | Diary of the Dead | $958,961 | 48 | $232,576 | 42 | Feb 15, 2008 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 43 | Range 15 | $621,738 | 260 | $1,044 | 1 | Jun 15, 2016 | Tugg |
| 44 | Night of the Creeps | $591,366 | 70 | $220,800 | 70 | Aug 22, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 45 | Anna and the Apocalypse | $545,597 | 138 | $52,588 | 5 | Nov 30, 2018 | Orion Pictures |
| 46 | Fido | $304,533 | 67 | $10,203 | 2 | Jun 15, 2007 | Roadside Attractions |
| 47 | Night of the Living Dead 3D | $271,000 | 145 | $215,300 | 145 | Nov 10, 2006 | Midnight Movies |
| 48 | Cemetery Man | $253,986 | 25 | $22,459 | 6 | Apr 26, 1996 | October Films |
| 49 | Dead Alive | $242,623 | 11 | $23,765 | 3 | Feb 12, 1993 | Trimark Pictures |
| 50 | Maggie | $187,112 | 79 | $131,175 | 79 | May 8, 2015 | Roadside Attractions |
| 51 | Rise: Blood Hunter | $114,306 | 63 | $59,371 | 63 | Jun 1, 2007 | IDP Distribution |
| 52 | Life After Beth | $88,273 | 30 | $15,843 | 2 | Aug 15, 2014 | A24 |
| 53 | Freaks of Nature | $70,958 | 107 | $42,713 | 107 | Oct 30, 2015 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 54 | Return of the Living Dead III | $54,207 | 9 | $14,810 | 9 | Oct 29, 1993 | Trimark Pictures |
| 55 | Dead Snow | $46,742 | 4 | $5,363 | 1 | Jun 19, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 56 | Undead | $41,196 | 13 | $8,527 | 2 | Jul 1, 2005 | Lionsgate |
| 57 | Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead | $37,473 | 25 | $17,331 | 25 | Oct 10, 2014 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 58 | The Cured | $26,630 | 28 | $4,875 | 3 | Feb 23, 2018 | IFC Films |
| 59 | Zombie High | $21,905 | 25 | $12,165 | 25 | Oct 2, 1987 | Palisades Pictures |
| 60 | Juan of the Dead | $18,000 | 1 | $12,000 | 1 | Mar 16, 2012 | Outsider Pictures |
| 61 | Spookies | $17,785 | - | - | - | Jan 9, 1987 | Sony Video Software Company (SVSC) Inc. |
| 62 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | $11,295 | 2 | $3,456 | 1 | Nov 7, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
| 63 | Midget Zombie Takeover | $11,006 | 3 | $2,755 | 1 | Feb 8, 2013 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 64 | The Roost | $5,642 | 4 | $2,926 | 3 | Oct 21, 2005 | Vitagraph Films |
| 65 | American Zombie | $3,126 | 1 | $3,126 | 1 | Mar 28, 2008 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 66 | Detention of the Dead | $1,777 | 2 | $1,332 | 2 | Jun 28, 2013 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 67 | A Zombie Invasion | $1,170 | 1 | - | - | Dec 12, 2013 | AfterLight Pictures |
| 68 | Mummy, I'm A Zombie | $120 | - | - | - | Sep 20, 2014 | Phase 4 Films |
