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Horror Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Horror Movies, Page 4

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%
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) movie poster #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%
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Every Horror Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 151 to 153 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. 151 Fear PHarm 2 (2021) movie poster
    Fear PHarm 2 (2021) Oct 19, 2021 · English · Horror $1.2K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2021 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2K
  2. 152 Ego (2021) movie poster
    Ego (2021) Dec 1, 2021 · Spanish · Drama, Horror, Thriller $618 worldwide
    Dec 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $618
  3. 153 The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) movie poster
    The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) Sep 10, 2021 · English · Action, Horror, Comedy $495 worldwide
    Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $495
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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
2010s 10 years · $22.6B
2000s 10 years · $12.1B
1990s 10 years · $5.4B
1980s 10 years · $2.5B
1970s 10 years · $1.7B
1960s 10 years · $33M
1950s 7 years · $24.4M
1940s 5 years · $42.7K
1930s 6 years · $168.1K
1920s 3 years · $18K