#1 of 153 #1 horror movie of 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
2021 · Action, Adventure
$506.8M worldwide · 31% of the chart's total
$213.6M US & Canada · 42% $293.3M elsewhere · 58%
Horror box office · 2021
Horror Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Horror Movies
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in 2021, with $506.8M worldwide, ahead of A Quiet Place Part II (2021) at $297.4M and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) at $206.4M. 153 horror films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 136% on 2020, whose releases took $697.4M. By language, English leads with $1.6B across 101 horror releases.
- 2021 releases with a gross
- 153
- combined worldwide
- $1.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs 2020
- +136%
#1 of 153 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Horror Hits of 2021?
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) leads with $506.8M, 31% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2B, 74% of what all 153 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 $206.4M The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)$65.6M US & Canada · 32% $140.8M elsewhere · 68% -
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The chart
Every Horror Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 153. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.
- 1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $213.6M Rest of the world: $293.3M Worldwide: $506.8M
Oct 1, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $506.8M worldwide - 2 May 28, 2021 US and Canada: $160.1M Rest of the world: $137.3M Worldwide: $297.4M
- 3 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)Jun 4, 2021 US and Canada: $65.6M Rest of the world: $140.8M Worldwide: $206.4M Jun 4, 2021 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $206.4M worldwide
- 4 Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $41.4M Worldwide: $133.4M
- 5 Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: $61.2M Rest of the world: $16.2M Worldwide: $77.4M
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Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: $44.5M Rest of the world: $32.5M Worldwide: $77M - 7
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M Jul 16, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.8M worldwide - 8
Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $21.1M Worldwide: $53.8M - 9
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $41.9M Nov 24, 2021 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery $41.9M worldwide - 10
Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $34.9M - 11
Apr 2, 2021 US and Canada: $15.5M Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $30.8M - 12
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $23M - 13
Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $8.3M Worldwide: $15.4M - 14
Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M - 15
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6M - 16
Jan 26, 2021 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $4.8M - 17
Apr 30, 2021 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M - 18
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M - 19
Nov 4, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 20
Apr 2, 2021 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $78K Worldwide: $3.2M - 21
Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $512.7K Worldwide: $3.2M - 22
Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $3M - 23
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021)Jun 11, 2021 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.9M Jun 11, 2021 · English · Action, Horror, Comedy $2.9M worldwide - 24
Oct 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M - 25
Mar 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 26
Nov 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 27
Feb 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 28
May 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 29
Jun 25, 2021 US and Canada: $1K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.3M - 30
Apr 16, 2021 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $217K Worldwide: $1.3M - 31
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 32
2021 US and Canada: $156.9K Rest of the world: $897.4K Worldwide: $1.1M - 33
Jun 25, 2021 US and Canada: $575.8K Rest of the world: $416.1K Worldwide: $991.9K - 34
Mar 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $987.2K - 35
Night of the Living Dread (2021)May 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $890.1K May 30, 2021 · English · Animation, Comedy, Horror $890.1K worldwide - 36
Aug 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $825.8K - 37
Nov 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $811.5K - 38
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $773.2K - 39
Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $762.2K - 40
Oct 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $715.3K - 41
Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $675K - 42
Jun 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $654.1K - 43
Oct 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $651.4K - 44
Aug 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $641K - 45
Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $635.1K - 46
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: $143.5K Rest of the world: $453.3K Worldwide: $596.8K - 47
Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.6K - 48
Apr 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $563.7K - 49
Oct 9, 2021 US and Canada: $1K Rest of the world: $542.6K Worldwide: $543.6K - 50
Sep 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $538K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2021?
Of the top 10, Candyman (2021) earned the biggest share at home (79% in the US & Canada), while The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) made 68% of its gross abroad. Across all 153 films, $776.3M (47%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M $213.6M US & Canada · 42% $293.3M elsewhere · 58%
- 2 A Quiet Place Part II (2021) $297.4M $160.1M US & Canada · 54% $137.3M elsewhere · 46%
- 3 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) $206.4M $65.6M US & Canada · 32% $140.8M elsewhere · 68%
- 4 Halloween Kills (2021) $133.4M $92M US & Canada · 69% $41.4M elsewhere · 31%
- 5 Candyman (2021) $77.4M $61.2M US & Canada · 79% $16.2M elsewhere · 21%
- 6 The Forever Purge (2021) $77M $44.5M US & Canada · 58% $32.5M elsewhere · 42%
- 7 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) $65.8M $25.3M US & Canada · 38% $40.5M elsewhere · 62%
- 8 Don't Breathe 2 (2021) $53.8M $32.7M US & Canada · 61% $21.1M elsewhere · 39%
- 9 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) $41.9M $17M US & Canada · 41% $24.9M elsewhere · 59%
- 10 Malignant (2021) $34.9M $13.4M US & Canada · 38% $21.5M elsewhere · 62%
Gross bands
How Many 2021 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 153 films crossed $100M and took $1.1B between them, 69% of the total. 140 films, 92% of the list, earned under $10M.
31% 39% 25%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $506.8M · 31% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 3 films, 2% of the list $637.2M · 39% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 9 films, 6% of the list $420M · 25% of the gross
- Under $10M 140 films, 92% of the list $84.8M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2021 Earned the Most?
October releases took the most, $680.5M from 23 films, led by Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). March was the quietest month ($3.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Wrong Turn (2021) $6.5M Wrong Turn (2021)
- February Feb Suicide Forest Village (2021) $10.4M Suicide Forest Village (2021)
- March Mar Roohi (2021) $3.8M Roohi (2021)
- April Apr The Unholy (2021) $41.3M The Unholy (2021)
- May May A Quiet Place Part II (2021) $301.9M A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
- June Jun The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) $213.1M The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
- July Jul The Forever Purge (2021) $146.4M The Forever Purge (2021)
- August Aug Candyman (2021) $150.1M Candyman (2021)
- September Sep Malignant (2021) $39.6M Malignant (2021)
- October Oct Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $680.5M Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
- November Nov Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) $48.6M Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
- December Dec Two (2021) $6.6M Two (2021)
Last 10 years
How Does 2021 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2018 earned the most: $3.7B from 169 films, led by Venom (2018). 2021 took $1.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 97 films | 97 | $2.7B | – | Prometheus (2012) $403.4M |
| 2013 109 films · −22% | 109 | $2.2B | −22% | World War Z (2013) $540.5M |
| 2014 133 films · −33% | 133 | $1.4B | −33% | Annabelle (2014) $257.6M |
| 2015 135 films · +9% | 135 | $1.6B | +9% | Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) $259.4M |
| 2016 141 films · +24% | 141 | $1.9B | +24% | The Conjuring 2 (2016) $322.8M |
| 2017 166 films · +84% | 166 | $3.5B | +84% | It (2017) $704.2M |
| 2018 169 films · +4% | 169 | $3.7B | +4% | Venom (2018) $856.1M |
| 2019 227 films · −15% | 227 | $3.1B | −15% | It: Chapter Two (2019) $473.1M |
| 2020 144 films · −78% | 144 | $697.4M | −78% | The Invisible Man (2020) $144.5M |
| 2021 153 films · +136% | 153 | $1.6B | +136% | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Horror Movies Speak in 2021?
English-language horror films took $1.6B across 101 films, 97% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language horror films ($11.5M) and Thai-language horror films ($9.3M).
2021 Horror Box Office by Language
- English $1.6B101 films · #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
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Spanish $11.5M9 films · #1 Two (2021) -
Thai $9.3M2 films · #1 The Medium (2021) -
Japanese $5.6M1 film · #1 Suicide Forest Village (2021) -
Indonesian $3.9M2 films · #1 Whisper of the Dead (2021) -
Icelandic $3.2M1 film · #1 Lamb (2021) -
Hindi $2.3M1 film · #1 Roohi (2021) -
French $2.3M7 films · #1 Meander (2021) -
Russian $2.2M7 films · #1 Row 19 (2021) -
Korean $1.5M5 films · #1 Guimoon: The Lightless Door (2021)
Archive
Horror Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $3.7B, led by Venom (2018).
2020s 7 years · $15.4B
- 2026 so far $2.5B #1 Backrooms (2026)
- 2025 $2.7B #1 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
- 2024 $2.6B #1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- 2023 $2.7B #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- 2022 $2.6B #1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- 2021 $1.6B #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
- 2020 $697.4M #1 The Invisible Man (2020)
2010s 10 years · $22.6B
- 2019 $3.1B #1 It: Chapter Two (2019)
- 2018 $3.7B #1 Venom (2018)
- 2017 $3.5B #1 It (2017)
- 2016 $1.9B #1 The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- 2015 $1.6B #1 Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
- 2014 $1.4B #1 Annabelle (2014)
- 2013 $2.2B #1 World War Z (2013)
- 2012 $2.7B #1 Prometheus (2012)
- 2011 $1.1B #1 Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- 2010 $1.3B #1 Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
2000s 10 years · $12.1B
- 2009 $1.4B #1 The Final Destination (2009)
- 2008 $661.8M #1 Saw V (2008)
- 2007 $1.6B #1 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- 2006 $1.2B #1 Saw III (2006)
- 2005 $1.7B #1 Constantine (2005)
- 2004 $1.3B #1 The Grudge (2004)
- 2003 $970.4M #1 Gothika (2003)
- 2002 $1.1B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $712.3M #1 The Others (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 What Lies Beneath (2000)
1990s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1999 $1.3B #1 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- 1998 $929.6M #1 Godzilla (1998)
- 1997 $720.6M #1 Scream 2 (1997)
- 1996 $357.9M #1 Scream (1996)
- 1995 $283.3M #1 Species (1995)
- 1994 $368.5M #1 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
- 1993 $165M #1 The Good Son (1993)
- 1992 $571M #1 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
- 1991 $285.2M #1 Cape Fear (1991)
- 1990 $450.5M #1 Flatliners (1990)
1980s 10 years · $2.5B
- 1989 $214.3M #1 Pet Sematary (1989)
- 1988 $284.7M #1 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- 1987 $325.5M #1 The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- 1986 $262.9M #1 The Fly (1986)
- 1985 $185.9M #1 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- 1984 $303.5M #1 Gremlins (1984)
- 1983 $243.8M #1 Jaws 3-D (1983)
- 1982 $289M #1 Poltergeist (1982)
- 1981 $209.9M #1 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- 1980 $175M #1 The Shining (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.7B
- 1979 $279.6M #1 Alien (1979)
- 1978 $286.6M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $45.7M #1 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- 1976 $149.4M #1 The Omen (1976)
- 1975 $481.8M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $32.1M #1 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- 1973 $431.3M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $1.6K #1 Images (1972)
- 1971 $2.7M #1 THX 1138 (1971)
- 1970 $40.6K #1 Multiple Maniacs (1970)
1960s 10 years · $33M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $242.2K #1 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $5.6K #1 Eye of the Devil (1966)
- 1965 $34.7K #1 Repulsion (1965)
- 1964 $1.2K #1 Onibaba (1964)
- 1963 $55.4K #1 The Birds (1963)
- 1962 $4.5K #1 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- 1961 $30.2K #1 The Innocents (1961)
- 1960 $32.4M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 7 years · $24.4M
1940s 5 years · $42.7K
1930s 6 years · $168.1K
FAQ
Horror Box Office 2021: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 153 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie in 2021?
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) leads with $506.8M worldwide, $213.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Quiet Place Part II (2021) at $297.4M and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) at $206.4M.
How much did horror movies released in 2021 earn?
153 horror films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, or $10.8M per film on average. 2020 releases took $697.4M.
How many horror movies released in 2021 made $1 billion?
None. 4 films crossed $100 million, led by Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) with $506.8M.
How is the 2021 horror box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2021. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2021 horror box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.