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Top 50 Highest-Grossing 1980s Horror Movies

These are the 50 highest-grossing horror movies that ruled the U.S.box office in the 1980s. The list includes comedy horror. Have you seen many of these films?
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1
The Howling (1981)
The Howling (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
2
The Believers (1987)
The Believers (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
3
The Seventh Sign (1988)
The Seventh Sign (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   15%
4
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   32%
5
House (1986)
House (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
6
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
7
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
8
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
9
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
The Fly II (1989)
The Fly II (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
11
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
12
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
13
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
14
Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
15
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
16
Cujo (1983)
Cujo (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
17
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
18
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   27%
19
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   18%
20
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
21
Ghost Story (1981)
Ghost Story (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
22
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
23
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
24
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween II (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
25
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
26
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
27
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
28
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
29
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   19%
30
Teen Wolf (1985)
Teen Wolf (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
31
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
32
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   7%
33
Psycho II (1983)
Psycho II (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
34
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
35
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
36
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
37
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
38
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
39
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   11%
40
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
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