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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2007

RankMovieGenreMPAA2007 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 I am Legend Horror PG-13 $194,489,704 28,268,852 $194,489,702
2 1408 Horror PG-13 $71,985,628 10,463,027 $71,985,626
3 Saw IV Horror R $63,300,095 9,200,595 $63,300,094
4 Halloween Horror R $58,269,151 8,469,353 $58,269,149
5 30 Days of Night Horror R $39,568,996 5,751,308 $39,568,999
6 Pan's Labyrinth Horror R $37,065,974 5,387,496 $37,065,972
7 The Messengers Horror PG-13 $35,374,833 5,141,691 $35,374,834
8 28 Weeks Later Horror R $28,638,916 4,162,633 $28,638,915
9 The Mist Horror R $25,296,735 3,676,851 $25,296,735
10 The Reaping Horror R $25,126,214 3,652,066 $25,126,214
11 Grindhouse Horror R $25,031,037 3,638,232 $25,031,036
12 The Hills Have Eyes II Horror R $20,804,166 3,023,861 $20,804,164
13 Hostel: Part II Horror R $17,544,812 2,550,118 $17,544,812
14 Dead Silence Horror R $16,574,590 2,409,097 $16,574,587
15 P2 Horror R $6,348,315 922,720 $6,348,314
16 Black Christmas Horror R $5,317,820 772,939 $5,317,820
17 Blood and Chocolate Horror PG-13 $3,526,588 512,585 $3,526,585
18 Captivity Horror R $2,686,800 390,523 $2,686,798
19 The Abandoned Horror R $1,255,524 182,489 $1,255,524
20 Skinwalkers Horror PG-13 $1,018,965 148,105 $1,018,962
21 After Dark's Horrorfest 2007 Horror Not Rated $874,635 127,127 $874,634
22 Fido Horror R $298,110 43,330 $298,110
23 The Orphanage Horror R $233,323 33,913 $233,321
24 Rise: Blood Hunter Horror R $114,306 16,614 $114,304
25 Black Sheep Horror   $82,987 12,062 $82,987
26 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Horror R $69,136 10,049 $69,137
27 The Last Winter Horror   $32,921 4,785 $32,921
28 Wind Chill Horror R $31,388 4,562 $31,387
29 The Tripper Horror R $23,200 3,372 $23,199
30 Hatchet Horror R $9,152 1,330 $9,150
Total Gross of All Movies$680,994,021
Total Tickets Sold98,981,685
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$680,993,993

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2007. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2007. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2006 will most likely earn money in 2006 and 2007. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.