2024 was a great year for mainstream horror.
A number of smaller titles really hit it out of the park to become big box office success stories. Sequels fell prey to the sophomore slump but still held their own against other pictures.
Here’s a list of the best-selling horror films of 2024. This, of course, does not include international ticket sales as well as VOD/hard copy purchases.
6 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice $294,100,000
9 Godzilla x Kong $193,350,000
18 A Quiet Place: Day One $138,930,000
20 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire $113,376,000
22 Alien: Romulus $105,313,000
28 Longlegs $74,346,000
31 Smile 2 $68,967,000
38 Terrifier 3 $53,799,000
40 Nosferatu $48,100,000
44 Trap $42,777,000
46 Speak No Evil $36,931,000
47 The Strangers: Chapter 1 $35,202,000
49 Night Swim $32,494,000
56 Imaginary $28,009,000
57 Heretic $26,694,000
58 Abigail $25,867,000
63 Blink Twice $23,093,000
69 The First Omen $20,092,000
74 The Watchers $19,071,000
75 Tarot $18,771,000
79 The Substance $16,447,000
80 Immaculate $15,671,000
83 MaXXXine $15,097,000
93 Godzilla Minus One $11,564,000
97 Late Night with the Devil $10,000,000
98 Lisa Frankenstein $9,774,000
