While horror’s sweet spot at the movie box office is typically closer to the season that includes Halloween, some big hits and classic flicks have hatched at the Spring box office, too. Although Spring 2021 may not be a shining example of that, the following list containing the top horror movie at the (North American) springtime box office for each year from 2000 thru 2020 tells a different story. (FYI, the Spring movie season generally begins with the first Friday in March through the Thursday before the first Friday in May.) How many on this list have you watched?
2000 – FINAL DESTINATION (released March 17)
Total domestic gross: $53,331.147 (USD)
2001 – THE FORSAKEN (released April 27)
Total domestic gross: $7,288,451
2002 – BLADE II (released March 22)
Total domestic gross: $82,348,319
2003 – DREAMCATCHER (released March 21)
Total domestic gross: $33,715,436
2004 – DAWN OF THE DEAD (released March 19)
Total domestic gross: $59,020,957
2005 – THE RING TWO (released March 18)
Total domestic gross: $76,231,249
2006 – THE HILLS HAVE EYES (released March 10)
Total domestic gross: $41,778,863
2007 – THE REAPING (released April 5)
Total domestic gross: $25,126,214
2008 – PROM NIGHT (released April 11)
Total domestic gross: $43,869,350
2009 – THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT (released March 27)
Total domestic gross: $55,389,516
2010 – A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (released April 30)
Total domestic gross: $63,075,011
2011 – INSIDIOUS (released April 1)
Total domestic gross: $54,009,150
2012 – THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (released April 13)
Total domestic gross: $42,073,277
2013 – EVIL DEAD (released April 5)
Total domestic gross: $54,239,856
2014 – OCULUS (released April 11)
Total domestic gross: $27,695,246
2015 – UNFRIENDED (released April 17)
Total domestic gross: $32,482,090
2016 – 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (released March 11)
Total domestic gross: $72,082,998
2017 – LIFE (released March 24)
Total domestic gross: $30,234,022
2018 – A QUIET PLACE (released April 6)
Total domestic gross: $188,024,361
2019 – US (released March 22)
Total domestic gross: $175,084,580
2020 – THE HUNT (released March 13)
Total domestic gross: $5,812,500
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