HORROR BOX OFFICE CHAMPS OF 2023

ALL HAIL HORROR!

2023 was an even stronger year for horror movies at the box office than 2022, perhaps due to a return to form (and theatres) for several franchises; whereas 2022 found three sequels dropping into the year-end Top 10, double that number is taking up residence on the list for 2023.  Will 2024 continue that safe sequel trend, or will it look more like 2022 when an increased amount of original content was bringing fresh blood to the genre? Stay tuned…

Scroll down for my year end reveal of the Top 10 horror champions at the 2023 box office, as determined by North American, Overseas and Worldwide audiences. How many of these movies have you seen?

NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE (U.S. DOLLARS)

1. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S – $137,275,620 (#19 among all movies for the year)
2. SCREAM VI – $108,161,389 (#23)
3. M3GAN – $95,159,005 (#26)
4. THE NUN II – $86,267,073 (#29)
5. INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR – $82,156,962 (#32)
6. EVIL DEAD RISE – $67,233,054 (#37)
7. THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER – $65,537,395 (#38)
8. COCAINE BEAR – $64,670,240 (#40)
9. SAW X – $53,607,898 (#46)
10. TALK TO ME – $48,299,436 (#50)

OVERSEAS BOX OFFICE (U.S. DOLLARS)

1. THE NUN II – $181,800,000
2. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S -$153,645,934
3. INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR – $106,929,915
4. M3GAN – $84,930,104
5. EVIL DEAD RISE – $79,500,000
6. THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER – $70,632,517
7. SCREAM VI – $60,800,000
8. SAW X – $57,430,031
9. THE POPE’S EXORCIST – $56,978,241
10. TALK TO ME – $43,739,770

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE (U.S. DOLLARS)

1. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S – $290,921,554 (#17 among all films for the year)
2. THE NUN II – $268,067,073 (#20)
3. INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR – $189,086,877 (#30)
4. M3GAN – $180,089,109 (#31)
5. SCREAM VI – $168,961,389 (#33)
6. EVIL DEAD RISE – $146,733,054 (#35)
7. THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER – $136,169,912 (#36)
8. SAW X – $111,037,929 (#44)
9. TALK TO ME – $92,039,206 (#48)
10. COCAINE BEAR – $88,314,672 (#50)

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