Meg 2: The Trench (2023) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in 2023, with $398.5M worldwide, ahead of Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) at $291.6M and The Nun II (2023) at $269.7M. 181 horror films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $2.7B in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. 11 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 4% on 2022, whose releases took $2.6B. By language, English leads with $2.5B across 119 horror releases.

2023 releases with a gross

181

combined worldwide

$2.7B

films crossed $100M

11

vs 2022

+4%

#1 of 181

#1 horror movie of 2023

Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$398.5M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total

$82.6M US & Canada · 21% $315.9M elsewhere · 79%