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Highest Grossing Horror Films by Year (1931-2025)

Starting from 1931 and ending to the current year of 2025, this is a list of the highest grossing horror movies from each year.
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Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
1
100%7.8
Doctor X (1932)
Doctor X (1932)
2
82%6.4
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
3
92%6.8
The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat (1934)
4
88%6.9
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
5
98%7.8
The Walking Dead (1936)
The Walking Dead (1936)
6
6.7
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
7
87%6.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
8
58%6.8
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
9
92%7.2
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
10
76%6.4
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
11
40%5.7
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
12
93%7.5
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
13
86%7.3
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
14
89%7.3
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
15
6.8
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
16
86%7.1
The Black Castle (1952)
The Black Castle (1952)
17
6.3
House of Wax (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
18
93%7.0
Them! (1954)
Them! (1954)
19
93%7.2
It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
20
56%5.9
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
21
98%7.7
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
22
81%7.1
Macabre (1958)
Macabre (1958)
23
5.7
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
24
78%6.8
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
25
96%8.5
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
26
88%7.1
Tales of Terror (1962)
Tales of Terror (1962)
27
71%6.9
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
28
95%7.7
Strait-Jacket (1964)
Strait-Jacket (1964)
29
89%6.8
Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
30
95%7.7
Queen of Blood (1966)
Queen of Blood (1966)
31
17%5.2
Berserk (1967)
Berserk (1967)
32
5.3
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
33
96%8.0
Eye of the Cat (1969)
Eye of the Cat (1969)
34
6.1
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
35
43%6.3
Willard (1971)
Willard (1971)
36
54%6.2
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
37
62%6.0
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
38
83%8.0
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
39
89%7.5
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
40
98%8.0
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