As we all know, COVID-19 destroyed the film and cinema industry in 2020. Major releases were either delayed, sent to television, still awaiting release or sent to limited theaters. Because of this, sales at the movie theater dropped by a whopping 81.6% when looking at 2019.
Still, a few titles were released before the major shut-downs in March, and independent films were able to find a strong fanbase without a cluttered marquee.
According to BoxOfficeMojo, these were the best selling horror movies of 2020. The first column of numbers represents how it placed in the genre, and the second column represents where the movie fell on the top 100 overall.
1 9 The Invisible Man $64,914,00
2 20 Fantasy Island $26,442,000
3 24 The Grudge $21,221,000
4 28 Underwater $17,921,000
5 30 The Turning $15,472,000
6 36 The Boy 2 $12,611,000
7 45 Freaky $8,702,000
8 49 The Hunt $5,812,000
9 74 The Wretched $1,812,000
10 75 The Lodge $1,774,000
11 83 Train to Busan 2 $1,140,000
12 86 Relic $1,046,000
13 89 Becky $1,020,000
