Released

Title

Infl. Adj. Dom.
Box Office

1

Jun 4, 1982

Poltergeist

$233,011,626

2

May 23, 1980

The Shining

$150,051,791

3

May 9, 1980

Friday the 13th

$135,520,331

4

Apr 21, 1989

Pet Sematary

$132,078,289

5

Jul 22, 1983

Jaws 3-D

$122,980,411

6

Aug 13, 1982

Friday the 13th Part 3

$114,438,060

7

Aug 19, 1988

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Drea…

$110,151,324

8

Aug 21, 1981

An American Werewolf in London

$105,465,711

9

Feb 27, 1987

A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Wa…

$105,052,134

10

May 23, 1986

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

$101,331,379

11

Jun 3, 1983

Psycho II

$93,155,554

12

Aug 15, 1986

The Fly

$92,898,767

13

Apr 13, 1984

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Ch…

$90,010,317

14

Jun 24, 1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

$85,877,774

15

Oct 30, 1981

Halloween II

$84,224,854

16

May 1, 1981

Graduation Day

$78,815,820

17

Jul 31, 1987

The Lost Boys

$75,570,566

18

Nov 9, 1988

Child's Play

$74,476,044

19

Apr 30, 1981

Friday the 13th Part 2

$71,653,903

20

Nov 9, 1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

$69,606,059

21

Dec 25, 1980

Altered States

$67,680,359

22

Mar 20, 1981

The Final Conflict

$67,524,845

23

Aug 2, 1985

Fright Night

$64,376,591

24

Nov 10, 1982

Creepshow

$62,493,990

25

Aug 12, 1983

Cujo

$61,587,902

26

Dec 9, 1983

Christine

$60,354,794

27

Apr 10, 1981

The Howling

$59,324,618

28

Mar 22, 1985

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning

$56,648,427

29

Nov 1, 1985

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Fre…

$54,668,688

30

Dec 18, 1981

Ghost Story

$52,924,389

31

Aug 11, 1989

A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream …

$50,948,327

32

Aug 1, 1986

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

$48,129,038

33

Feb 28, 1986

House

$48,061,254

34

Jan 1, 1981

Scanners

$46,839,562

35

Oct 22, 1982

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

$44,914,284

36

Feb 10, 1989

The Fly II

$44,681,403

37

Feb 5, 1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

$43,719,250

38

Jun 25, 1982

The Thing

$42,989,327

39

May 13, 1988

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

$42,771,017

40

Apr 1, 1988

The Seventh Sign

$42,112,858

41

May 11, 1984

Firestarter

$41,311,033

42

Jan 1, 1980

The Changeling

$40,907,058

43

Sep 3, 1982

The Incubus

$40,893,432

44

Mar 6, 1987

Angel Heart

$40,303,434

45

Mar 9, 1984

Children of the Corn

$39,845,832

46

Nov 16, 1984

Night of the Comet

$39,845,832

47

Oct 1, 1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

$39,644,643

48

May 28, 1982

Visiting Hours

$39,242,960

49

Feb 4, 1983

The Entity

$38,652,439

50

Oct 27, 1989

Shocker

$38,046,761

51

Jul 17, 1987

Jaws 4: The Revenge

$36,887,169

52

Aug 16, 1985

The Return of the Living Dead

$36,777,844

53

Jul 24, 1981

Wolfen

$36,284,168

54

Jul 2, 1986

Psycho III

$35,794,150

55

Sep 24, 1982

Amityville II: The Possession

$35,332,569

56

Mar 17, 1989

Leviathan

$35,309,232

57

May 15, 1981

Happy Birthday To Me

$34,996,122

58

Sep 18, 1987

Hellraiser

$34,156,489

59

Jan 1, 1980

Maniac

$34,089,218

60

Oct 23, 1987

Prince of Darkness

$33,260,590

61

Jul 28, 1989

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Take…

$32,965,976

62

Nov 20, 1987

Flowers in the Attic

$32,833,754

63

May 1, 1987

Creepshow 2

$32,833,754

64

Apr 11, 1986

Critters

$32,545,421

65

Mar 27, 1986

April Fool's Day

$32,002,961

66

Jun 10, 1988

Poltergeist III

$31,490,358

67

May 15, 1987

The Gate

$30,488,489

68

Jun 21, 1985

Lifeforce

$29,973,099

69

Oct 31, 1980

The Awakening

$28,686,456

70

Oct 11, 1985

Silver Bullet

$27,905,759

71

Oct 13, 1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael M…

$26,756,758

72

Dec 23, 1988

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

$26,188,896

73

Jan 21, 1983

The House on Sorority Row

$23,826,374

74

Apr 12, 1985

Cat's Eye

$23,247,885

75

Mar 13, 1981

The Funhouse

$23,089,922

76

Oct 30, 1987

The Hidden

$22,861,644

77

Oct 10, 1986

Deadly Friend

$22,217,424

78

Oct 24, 1980

Motel Hell

$21,621,659

79

Feb 1, 1980

The Fog

$21,586,556

80

Jan 15, 1988

Return of the Living Dead Part II

$20,539,736

81

Apr 8, 1988

Bad Dreams

$20,080,292

82

Aug 22, 1986

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

$19,837,525

83

Sep 2, 1983

Nightmares

$19,419,089

84

Nov 18, 1983

Amityville 3-D

$18,436,459

85

Aug 5, 1988

The Blob

$18,402,338

86

Jul 25, 1986

Maximum Overdrive

$18,373,764

87

Dec 31, 1986

Witchboard

$17,441,212

88

Aug 29, 1980

He Knows You're Alone

$16,619,974

89

Apr 29, 1983

Something Wicked This Way Comes

$16,465,496

90

Jul 8, 1988

Phantasm II

$16,249,084

91

Jun 30, 1985

Day of the Dead

$14,992,978

92

Oct 24, 1986

Trick or Treat

$14,830,183

93

Feb 21, 1986

The Hitcher

$14,446,748

94

Apr 29, 1983

The Hunger

$13,973,329

95

Mar 13, 1987

Evil Dead II

$13,891,129

96

Jan 29, 1982

Venom

$12,844,098

97

Aug 31, 1984

C.H.U.D.

$12,827,079

98

Jan 15, 1982

The Boogens

$12,476,188

99

Feb 12, 1982

The Beast Within

$12,476,188

100

Jun 6, 1986

Invaders from Mars

$12,073,405