You would think that with October being a month that is ALL about the Halloween season (not to mention my birthday month), the movie theaters would be overflowing with blood and scares. Not so in 2019; which is why I thought it would be a fun treat to share a round-up of the ALL-TIME TOP 20 HORROR BOX OFFICE CHAMPS OF FILMS RELEASED IN OCTOBER!
Any predictions on what those Top 20 frightful flicks might be? And have you seen all of them?
(BTW, I’ve also included a BONUS HALLOWEEN TREAT for those who can’t get enough of all things Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, or both!)
- HALLOWEEN (2018) – $159.3 million (USD) (released 10/19/18)
2. THE RING – $129.2 million (10/18/02)
- THE GRUDGE – $110.4 million (10/22/04)
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 – $104 million (10/21/11)
- SAW II – $87 million (10/28/05)
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 – $84.7 million (10/22/10)
- ANNABELLE – $84.3 million (10/03/14)
8. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) – $80.6 (10/17/03)
- SAW III – $80.2 million (10/27/06)
- ZOMBIELAND – $75.6 million (10/02/09)
- I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER – $72.6 million (10/17/97)
- SAW IV – $63.3 million (10/26/07)
- THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE – $60.9 million (10/17/97)
- SAW – $56 million (10/29/04)
- HAPPY DEATH DAY – $55.7 million (10/13/17)
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 – $53.9 million (10/19/12)
- OUIJA – $50.9 million (10/24/14)
- SINISTER – $48.1 million (10/12/12)
- HALLOWEEN (1978) – $47 million (10/25/78)
\\\ BONUS HALLOWEEN TREAT – WHEN ADJUSTED FOR TICKET PRICE INFLATION, JOHN CARPENTER’S ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN (1978) ENDS UP BEING THE #1 HORROR FILM RELEASED IN OCTOBER, BRINGING IN A KILLER $180.9 MILLION AT THE NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE!
- THIRTEEN GHOSTS – $41.9 million (10/26/01)