The highest grossing horror films were createdfilm crews at the break of centuries. Each picture is distinguished by an incredible plot, the heat of emotions and vivid characters. Despite the fact that they have all been gathering dust for a long time in the film archive, all these tapes are recommended for viewing by fans of the genre.
List opening
The list of top grossing horror films openspainting "Cry 3". This work continues the plot of the entire series. It tells us that the events in Woodsboro attracted Hollywood stars to make an action film. At this time, the main character Sydney is trying to cope with the nightmares of the past in northern California. The girl leads a solitary life and tries to find the desired peace, but this did not happen. By chance, she learns that the terrible murders occur again in the country. By the handwriting of a maniac, the heroine recognizes her old enemy. History repeats itself, only this time the terrible circle between the hunter and the victims must be broken. It was for this reason that Sydney gathered to meet with the past face to face.
Ninth place
On the ninth line of the highest grossing horror filmslocated a masterpiece called "Ghost House on the Hill." The plot of this movie began with the fact that the main character because of problems in the family and lack of money is decided to participate in one experiment. Its essence lies in the fact that the famous Marrow will study the nature of human fear in special conditions. For this, all participants are transported to a gloomy Gothic castle with rather strange inhabitants. This palace was built by one magnate for his wife and children, but all his little ones died during childbirth. Soon the beloved died, but he continued to expand the living space and build new rooms in the castle.
The place is overgrown with legends, scary stories,thanks to which he was chosen for the experiment. Only Dr. Marrow did not know that in fact there were a lot of disembodied tenants in this house, and they would manage to cause natural fear without instruments. The tape was released in 1999 and collected at the time more than 91 million dollars, which was quite an impressive figure.
Eighth place
Eighth position in this top cash registerhorror films "Warner Brothers" and other studios took a masterpiece called "Sleepy Hollow". The events described in the picture of the secret history begin in the late eighteenth century. From New York a young detective is sent to a small town where mysterious murders take place. Residents of the settlement say that the victims were hunted by a rider without a head and with a huge sword.
The constable did not believe this story and decidedget to the truth. He managed to find out that there is a terrible truth behind the old legend. A headless horseman exists, and does not intend to stop his killings. Everyone who ventured to challenge this creature was found beheaded in different places. Mysterious detective story about a small town and mystic greatly liked the audience in 1999. The picture has collected 101 million dollars and overtook its previous competitor, who appeared on the screens at the same time.
Continuation of the rating
The first two parts of the Creek series occupy the sixth andSeventh place in the ranking of the highest-grossing horror films in the history of cinema. Both paintings have collected a little more than one hundred million dollars and the audience remembered for an incredible heat of passion. The first story tells about the life of ordinary schoolchildren, who are beginning to pester the maniac. Harmless calls escalated into persecution and soon the first victims appeared. The town was soon overwhelmed with a wave of brutal murders and reprisals against people. In the center of the story was Sydney - an ordinary girl who lost her mother and close friend. It was her chosen his next victim maniac.
In the second part of the series, the heroine entered collegeand tried to forget about the past, but the story was strongly promoted. In society, they read books about horror in Woodsboro and even watched movies. It took quite a bit of time, as the image of a killer in a mask returned. Sydney does not know whether that person or his ideological heirs, and therefore begins to suffer paranoia. Everyone he sees seems to be the enemy, and the desired calmness has completely evaporated.
Do not hit the top three
Пятое и четвертое место в списке самых кассовых horror films divided the picture "Interview with the Vampire" and "Curse", respectively. They collected an almost equal amount of money, and therefore settled close together, although they differ in the manner of staging.
Первая лента рассказывает историю отчаявшегося person One day he came across a unique opportunity in life to become a vampire, and he agreed. Immortality promised deliverance from all problems, but another arose - loneliness. Hero began to torment doubts about intimacy with ordinary people and the humanity of their actions.
The film "Curse" is a classic of Japanesehorror in the American treatment. Once upon a time in the old house an ancient evil was sealed. Their victims innocent people captured the curse, but she broke out again. A young American in Tokyo frees a monster, and he captivates her body. While the evil inside her is gaining strength, in order to escape into the open world, people close to her are trying to find a way out and save a woman. He won his place in the ranking of the highest-grossing horror films "Warner Brothers" and other studios for the quality presentation of really scary events.
"Call"
Bronze won an American remake of Japanesemasterpiece "Call" in the ranking of the highest-grossing horror films "Warner Brothers." "Elefants" at one time created the same furor as this horror movie, but in this picture a completely different genre, and therefore it was not included in the list. “The Call” tells the story of an ordinary journalist who was interested in rumors about an incredible videotape. Legend tells that everyone who watches this recording will die soon. Deaths go according to the same scenario: the bell sounds, the voice on the other side of the wire announces that the person has only seven days left to live, and the connection is broken.
For a long time, the journalist searched for the tape and managedto find. Together with her son, they decided to see what was happening there. They inspected the old record to the end, and suddenly the telephone rang in the house. The script was repeated with the main character and her child. Now they have very little time to find out the reasons for the ongoing mysticism.
Silver ranking
On the second well-deserved place top cash registerhorror films located picture "The Blair Witch: coursework from the next world." She collected 140 million dollars and went far away from the nearest competitor, but she still didn’t have enough for first place. The plot is similar to the documentary tape, because it is based on the materials of the shooting of three students who disappeared in the woods near Berkittsville, which used to be called Blair.
Эти парни снимали курсовой проект в этом месте, а The theme chosen by the life of Eli Cadworth. At the end of the eighteenth century, this woman was found guilty of witchcraft and expelled from the city in the midst of a fierce winter. This story is shown as an insert to the main storyline. The picture is not in vain that has entered the category of "horrors", because the events preceding the disappearance were really frightening. Three students were never found, even their bodies were not found by search teams in the territory near the city.
First place
The highest grossing horror film in the world wasa picture of director Joe Dante entitled "Gremlins". She deserves gold for her ambiguous scenario. It was thanks to an unusual presentation that the audience went to the cinema to watch this masterpiece. So the tape earned almost 150 million dollars and was liked by many people. It is told in the film about a surprisingly small creature that tends to turn into a real monster. There are no similar animals on earth, and therefore its owner tried different methods of behavior with him, which led to various unforeseen situations. In this picture, the rating can be considered complete. It is necessary to take into account the fact that only pure cult representatives of the genre without admixtures of other elements were included here.
