Horror Box Office Champs of 2018 (Part 2 – The Winners)

There was no shortage of cinematic offerings for fans of the Horror and Thriller genres in 2018, but now that the box office doors have been closed for that year, of the 49 films that made at least $1 million U.S., which ones climbed, crawled, swam and/or killed their way into the year’s Top 10 Grossing Horror/Thriller films? As we head into 2019, here’s a reveal of those 2018 Box Office Champs, as determined by North American, Overseas and Worldwide audiences. How did your favorite Horror or Thriller flick do? Are you surprised by any of the results? And are you on the edge of your seat in anticipation of what the genre will have in store for movie audiences in 2019?  Happy New Year!

NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE (U.S. DOLLARS)

1. A QUIET PLACE – $188,024,361 (#14 among all movies for the year)
2. HALLOWEEN (2018) – $159,312,200 (#18)
3. THE MEG (#19) – $145,443,742 (#20)
4. THE NUN – $117,450,119 (#24)
5. THE EQUALIZER 2 – $102,084,362 (#28)
6. THE FIRST PURGE – $69,086,325 (#38)
7. INSIDIOUS – THE LAST KEY – $67,560,690 (#42)
8. A SIMPLE FAVOR – $53,548,586 (#52)
9. RED SPARROW – $46,874,505 (#59)
10. BREAKING IN (2018) – $46,535,850 (#61)

 OVERSEAS BOX OFFICE (U.S. DOLLARS)

1. THE MEG – $384,800,000 (#15 among all movies for the year)
2. THE NUN – $248,100,000 (#21)
3. A QUIET PLACE – $152,652,838 (#34)
4. RED SPARROW – $104,698,129 (#40)
5. INSIDIOUS – THE LAST KEY – $100,140,258 (#42)
6. HALLOWEEN (2018) – $94,175,750 (#45)
7. THE EQUALIZER 2 – $88,315,795 (#47)
8. THE FIRST PURGE – $67,164,285 (#51)
9. ALPHA – $62,346,015 (#54)
10. TRUTH OR DARE (2018) – $53,586,776 (#57)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE (U.S. DOLLARS)

1. THE MEG – $530,243,742 (#15 among all films for the year)
2. THE NUN – $365,550,119 (#23)
3. A QUIET PLACE – $340,677,199 (#27)
4. HALLOWEEN (2018) – $253,487,950 (#33)
5. THE EQUALIZER 2 – $190,400,157 (#39)
6. INSIDIOUS – THE LAST KEY – $167,700,948 (#42)
7. RED SPARROW – $151,572,634 (#46)
8. THE FIRST PURGE – $136,250,610 (#48)
9. ALPHA – $98,203,196 (#56)
10. TRUTH OR DARE (2018) – $94,841,481 (#57)

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