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2026's No. 1 horror film · Spotlight
Obsession
A $750,000 wish that became the horror story of the year.
Bear, an affable music-store worker, has a hopeless crush on his co-worker Nikki. Instead of telling her, he uses a One Wish Willow novelty toy to make her love him. The wish works, and that is the problem.
Written and directed by Curry Barker · Starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette · Focus Features · Rated R
- $750KProduction budget
- $525MWorldwide gross
- $263MU.S. and Canada
- No. 5Horror film of all time
How a $750,000 wish took over the box office
- Oct 2024
Shot in Los Angeles in 26 days on a budget that topped out at $750,000. Northeast Times
- Sep 5, 2025
World premiere in TIFF Midnight Madness. Focus Features buys worldwide rights for about $15 million after a 24-hour bidding war. Forbes
- May 15, 2026
Opens in 2,615 U.S. theaters with $17.2 million, well ahead of the $10 million analysts expected. Northeast Times
- Memorial Day
Weekend two grows 39 percent to $23.9 million. Weekends two through five all beat the opening. Northeast Times, Forbes
- June 2026
Fourth weekend drops just 7 percent to $25.6 million, the best fourth-weekend hold ever for a horror film, beating The Blair Witch Project. Becomes Focus Features' highest-grossing release. NBCUniversal
- Summer 2026
Passes Blair Witch as the top-grossing festival acquisition ever, then Enter the Dragon as the top-grossing film made for under $1 million. Daily Collegian, ComicBook.com
- Jul 2026
Crosses $400 million worldwide. Home release on digital June 30 and disc July 14, then Peacock July 17. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Peacock
- Aug 2026
Closes its U.S. run at about $263.5 million, after a peak of 3,068 theaters. FanBolt
- Nov 17, 2026
Moves to Netflix, just in time for awards season. Forbes
Figures as reported through November 3, 2026. Gross totals vary slightly by tracker. Artwork is original and not the official poster.
2026's No. 2 horror film · A24's biggest ever
Backrooms
A YouTube series about empty yellow rooms became A24's biggest film ever.
Clark, a failed architect running a cut-rate furniture showroom, finds a door in the basement that opens onto an endless maze of yellow rooms. When he is swallowed by the place, his therapist, Dr. Mary Kline, goes in after him.
Directed by Kane Parsons · Written by Will Soodik · Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve · A24
- $10MProduction budget
- $402.5MWorldwide gross
- $81.5MOpening weekend, U.S. and Canada
- Age 20Youngest director of a No. 1 film
From a YouTube channel to $400 million
- Jan 7, 2022
Kane Parsons starts posting the Backrooms series on his YouTube channel, Kane Pixels. Wikipedia
- Feb 2023
A feature adaptation is announced, with Parsons directing. Wikipedia
- Summer 2025
Shot in Vancouver from July 7 to August 14 under the working title Effigy, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve leading the cast. Wikipedia
- May 7, 2026
World premiere at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Wikipedia
- May 29, 2026
Opens with $38.4 million on day one and $81.5 million for the weekend, $118 million worldwide. Tracking had pointed to $40 to $50 million. It triples A24's previous opening record, Civil War's $25.5 million. Wikipedia, USA Today
- Jun 3, 2026
Passes $100 million in the U.S. and Canada after six days in theaters. Los Angeles Times
- Second weekend
Passes Marty Supreme to become A24's highest-grossing film worldwide, at $213 million. Wikipedia, CBC
- Jul 2026
The Everything Must Go Edition adds a 15-minute prequel sequence in theaters on July 3. Digital rental and purchase follow July 14. Wikipedia
- Sep 2026
Crosses $400 million worldwide and starts streaming exclusively on HBO Max on September 25. The Express Tribune, Variety
Figures as reported through November 3, 2026. Gross totals vary slightly by tracker. Artwork is original and not the official poster.
2026's No. 3 horror film · The franchise's biggest ever
Resident Evil
One night, one delivery, and the best-reviewed video game movie ever made.
Bryan Hodukavich, a medical courier, has one package to deliver to Raccoon City General Hospital. He picks the worst possible night, as an outbreak turns the city into a maze of infected monsters.
Directed by Zach Cregger · Written by Cregger and Shay Hatten · Starring Austin Abrams · Sony Pictures
- $75MProduction budget
- $400MWorldwide gross
- $108.3MWorldwide opening weekend
- 96%On Rotten Tomatoes
How Raccoon City finally conquered the box office
- Early 2022
Constantin Film begins planning a reboot of the series. Wikipedia
- Jan 2025
Zach Cregger, fresh from Barbarian, signs on to write and direct. PlayStation Productions joins. Wikipedia
- Mar 2025
Sony Pictures wins a bidding war for distribution rights. Wikipedia
- Oct 2025
Cameras roll in Prague on October 10. The shoot wraps January 22, 2026. Wikipedia
- Sep 15, 2026
World premiere at the United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles, then Fantastic Fest on September 17. Wikipedia
- Sep 18, 2026
Opens in 3,684 theaters with $60.1 million in the U.S. and Canada and $108.3 million worldwide. The franchise's previous best U.S. opening was Resident Evil: Afterlife's $26.6 million. Yahoo Entertainment, Variety
- Oct 2026
Passes Weapons to become Cregger's highest-grossing film, at $320.2 million worldwide. IGN
- Nov 1, 2026
Reaches $400 million, $157.4 million at home and $242.6 million overseas, passing The Final Chapter as the biggest Resident Evil film. China leads international markets at $71.4 million. Variety, iHorror
- Nov 3, 2026
Arrives on digital to buy or rent. Yahoo Entertainment
Figures as reported through November 3, 2026. Gross totals vary slightly by tracker. Artwork is original and not the official poster.
2026's No. 4 horror film · Scream's biggest ever
Scream 7
Thirty years after the first call, Sidney picks up the phone again.
Sidney has a new name, a husband and three daughters in the quiet town of Pine Grove. When a new Ghostface sets his sights on her teenage daughter Tatum, she has to face the horrors of her past to protect her family.
Directed by Kevin Williamson · Written by Williamson and Guy Busick · Starring Neve Campbell · Paramount Pictures
- $45MProduction budget
- $214MWorldwide gross
- $63.6MU.S. opening, a franchise record
- $1B+Scream franchise total
How Scream survived a shake-up and set franchise records
- Aug 2023
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett step away. Christopher Landon is hired, then the actors' strike pauses pre-production. Wikipedia
- Nov 2023
Melissa Barrera is fired and Jenna Ortega exits. The film is retooled around returning franchise stars. Wikipedia
- Dec 2023
Landon confirms he has left the project. Wikipedia
- Mar 12, 2024
Neve Campbell confirms her return as Sidney. Kevin Williamson, who wrote the 1996 original, signs on to direct. Wikipedia
- Jan 7, 2025
Cameras roll in Atlanta. The shoot wraps March 12, 2025. Wikipedia
- Feb 27, 2026
Opens as the first Scream film in IMAX. A franchise-record $7.8 million in previews leads to a $63.6 million opening weekend. Wikipedia, The Numbers
- Mar 2026
Passes the 1996 original's $173 million to become the highest-grossing Scream film, then becomes the first in the series to cross $200 million. Variety, Screen Rant
- Mar 31, 2026
Arrives on digital with more than 40 minutes of extras. Poker Face creators Lilla and Nora Zuckerman are named writers of Scream 8. Wikipedia
- May 28, 2026
Starts streaming on Paramount+ alongside the first six films. Paramount+
Figures as reported through November 3, 2026. Gross totals vary slightly by tracker. Artwork is original and not the official poster.
2026's No. 2 horror film · A24's biggest ever
Backrooms
A YouTube series about empty yellow rooms became A24's biggest film ever.
Clark, a failed architect running a cut-rate furniture showroom, finds a door in the basement that opens onto an endless maze of yellow rooms. When he is swallowed by the place, his therapist, Dr. Mary Kline, goes in after him.
Directed by Kane Parsons · Written by Will Soodik · Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve · A24
- $10MProduction budget
- $402.5MWorldwide gross
- $81.5MOpening weekend, U.S. and Canada
- Age 20Youngest director of a No. 1 film
From a YouTube channel to $400 million
- Jan 7, 2022
Kane Parsons starts posting the Backrooms series on his YouTube channel, Kane Pixels. Wikipedia
- Feb 2023
A feature adaptation is announced, with Parsons directing. Wikipedia
- Summer 2025
Shot in Vancouver from July 7 to August 14 under the working title Effigy, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve leading the cast. Wikipedia
- May 7, 2026
World premiere at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Wikipedia
- May 29, 2026
Opens with $38.4 million on day one and $81.5 million for the weekend, $118 million worldwide. Tracking had pointed to $40 to $50 million. It triples A24's previous opening record, Civil War's $25.5 million. Wikipedia, USA Today
- Jun 3, 2026
Passes $100 million in the U.S. and Canada after six days in theaters. Los Angeles Times
- Second weekend
Passes Marty Supreme to become A24's highest-grossing film worldwide, at $213 million. Wikipedia, CBC
- Jul 2026
The Everything Must Go Edition adds a 15-minute prequel sequence in theaters on July 3. Digital rental and purchase follow July 14. Wikipedia
- Sep 2026
Crosses $400 million worldwide and starts streaming exclusively on HBO Max on September 25. The Express Tribune, Variety
Figures as reported through November 3, 2026. Gross totals vary slightly by tracker. Artwork is original and not the official poster.
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The Last Ten Years · 2016 to 2026
Horror's biggest decade.
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2026 so far: the biggest horror films
Still in releaseWorldwide gross in U.S. dollars, per Wikipedia's highest-grossing horror films and 2026 horror films lists, November 3, 2026.
2025
No. 1 horror film
$499.2 million
Sinners and Weapons proved original horror could rule the summer.
Horror in 20252024
No. 1 horror film
$452 million
The Substance reached the Oscars and Terrifier 3 opened at number one unrated.
Horror in 20242023
No. 1 horror film
$297.1 million
YouTubers, a viral doll and a video game took over the box office.
Horror in 20232022
No. 1 horror film
$217.4 million
Original horror led: Smile, Barbarian, X and Pearl.
Horror in 20222021
No. 1 horror film
$206.4 million
Audiences came back slowly; Titane won the Palme d'Or.
Horror in 20212020
No. 1 horror film
$297.4 million
Theaters closed. A Quiet Place Part II premiered in March 2020 and waited over a year to open.
Horror in 20202019
No. 1 horror film
$473.1 million
Daylight folk horror, Peele's doppelgangers and Eggers' lighthouse.
Horror in 20192018
No. 1 horror film
$366.1 million
Hereditary, A Quiet Place and a new Halloween in the same year.
Horror in 20182017
No. 1 horror film
$704.2 million
It set a horror record and Get Out won an Oscar. The modern boom starts here.
Horror in 20172016
No. 1 horror film
$322.8 million
Train to Busan and Raw put Korean and French horror on every must-see list.
Horror in 2016Top grossers per Wikipedia. Picks are Horror Planet's.
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What is the highest-grossing horror movie of 2026?
Obsession, written and directed by Curry Barker. It has grossed about $525 million worldwide, including about $263 million in the U.S. and Canada, on a production budget of about $750,000. That makes it the fifth highest-grossing horror film of all time, unadjusted for inflation. Backrooms (about $402.5 million), Resident Evil (about $400 million) and Scream 7 (about $214 million) round out the top four for 2026.
How much did Obsession cost to make?
About $750,000. Reports range from $600,000 to $1 million. It was shot in Los Angeles in 26 days in late October 2024, then bought by Focus Features for about $15 million after its premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Where can I watch Obsession?
Obsession came out on digital on June 30, 2026 and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on July 14. It started streaming on Peacock on July 17 and moves to Netflix on November 17, 2026. Check JustWatch for current U.S. listings.
What is A24's highest-grossing movie?
Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons. It opened to $81.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in May 2026 and has grossed about $402.5 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. It streams on HBO Max.
What is the highest-grossing Resident Evil movie?
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil (2026), with about $400 million worldwide on a $75 million budget. It passed Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) and is also the best-reviewed film in the franchise, at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
What is the highest-grossing Scream movie?
Scream 7 (2026), directed by original Scream writer Kevin Williamson, with about $214 million worldwide on a $45 million budget. It passed the 1996 original's $173 million and took the franchise past $1 billion.
What was the highest-grossing horror movie of 2025?
The Conjuring: Last Rites, with about $499 million worldwide. Sinners, Final Destination Bloodlines and Weapons were also among the year's biggest horror hits.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie of all time?
It (2017), directed by Andy Muschietti, with more than $700 million worldwide. Obsession, from 2026, is now fifth on the all-time horror list, unadjusted for inflation.
What were the biggest horror movies of each of the last ten years?
2016: The Conjuring 2 ($322.8 million); 2017: It ($704.2 million); 2018: The Nun ($366.1 million); 2019: It Chapter Two ($473.1 million); 2020: A Quiet Place Part II ($297.4 million); 2021: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It ($206.4 million); 2022: Smile ($217.4 million); 2023: Five Nights at Freddy's ($297.1 million); 2024: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ($452 million); 2025: The Conjuring: Last Rites ($499.2 million); 2026: Obsession ($525.1 million, still counting).
What are the best horror movies of the last ten years?
Landmarks from 2016 to 2026 include Train to Busan, Get Out, Hereditary, Midsommar, The Lighthouse, The Invisible Man, Barbarian, Talk to Me, The Substance, Longlegs, Nosferatu, Sinners, Weapons and Obsession. Every one is in the Horror Planet Vault with where-to-watch links.
What horror movies are coming out in 2027?
Release dates as reported in late October 2026 include The Exorcist: Martyrs (March 12), Curry Barker's Anything But Ghosts (May 7), Paranormal Activity (May 21), Parker Finn's Possession (June 11), A Quiet Place Part III (July 30) and The Conjuring: First Communion (September 10). Studios move dates often.
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Box office per Wikipedia; Obsession details per Wikipedia, Forbes and Northeast Times; Backrooms details per Wikipedia and Variety; Resident Evil details per Wikipedia and Variety; Scream 7 details per Wikipedia and The Numbers; 2027 dates per iHorror. Updated November 3, 2026.
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Every film in the Vault, A to Z196 films · full index
- [REC] 2007
- 28 Days Later 2002
- 28 Years Later 2025
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 2026
- A Bay of Blood 1971
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
- A Quiet Place 2018
- A Quiet Place Part II 2021
- A Tale of Two Sisters 2003
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
- Alien 1979
- Alien: Romulus 2024
- An American Werewolf in London 1981
- Annabelle: Creation 2017
- Audition 1999
- Backrooms 2026
- Barbarian 2022
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024
- Black Christmas 1974
- Black Phone 2 2025
- Black Sunday 1960
- Blood and Black Lace 1964
- Blood Feast 1963
- Braindead (Dead Alive) 1992
- Bride of Frankenstein 1935
- Bring Her Back 2025
- Buddy 2026
- Candyman 1992
- Cannibal Holocaust 1980
- Carnival of Souls 1962
- Carrie 1976
- Cat People 1942
- Child's Play 1988
- Clayface 2026
- Colony 2026
- Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
- Cronos 1993
- Cure 1997
- Dawn of the Dead 1978
- Dead of Night 1945
- Deep Red 1975
- Don't Look Now 1973
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920
- Dracula 1931
- Dracula (Horror of Dracula) 1958
- Drag Me to Hell 2009
- Eraserhead 1977
- Evil Dead Burn 2026
- Evil Dead II 1987
- Evil Dead Rise 2023
- Exit 8 2026
- Eyes Without a Face 1960
- Final Destination Bloodlines 2025
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2023
- Frankenstein 1910
- Frankenstein 1931
- Frankenstein 2025
- Freaks 1932
- Friday the 13th 1980
- Get Out 2017
- Godzilla 1954
- Halloween 1978
- Halloween 2018
- Häxan 1922
- Hellraiser 1987
- Hereditary 2018
- Heretic 2024
- High Tension 2003
- Hokum 2026
- House (Hausu) 1977
- House of Usher 1960
- House of Wax 1953
- House on Haunted Hill 1959
- I Walked with a Zombie 1943
- In the Mouth of Madness 1994
- Insidious 2010
- Insidious: Out of the Further 2026
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956
- Iron Lung 2026
- Island of Lost Souls 1932
- It 2017
- It Chapter Two 2019
- It Follows 2014
- Jacob's Ladder 1990
- Jaws 1975
- Ju-On: The Grudge 2002
- King Kong 1933
- Kwaidan 1964
- Late Night with the Devil 2023
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026
- Les Diaboliques 1955
- Let the Right One In 2008
- Leviticus 2026
- Longlegs 2024
- M3GAN 2023
- Martyrs 2008
- Midsommar 2019
- Misery 1990
- Near Dark 1987
- Night of the Demon 1957
- Night of the Living Dead 1968
- Nope 2022
- Nosferatu 1922
- Nosferatu 2024
- Obsession 2026
- Onibaba 1964
- Other Mommy 2026
- Paranormal Activity 2007
- Pearl 2022
- Peeping Tom 1960
- Phantasm 1979
- Poltergeist 1982
- Psycho 1960
- Raw 2016
- Re-Animator 1985
- Resident Evil 2026
- Ringu 1998
- Rosemary's Baby 1968
- Saint Maud 2019
- Saw 2004
- Scream 1996
- Scream 7 2026
- Se7en 1995
- Send Help 2026
- Shaun of the Dead 2004
- Sinister 2012
- Sinners 2025
- Smile 2022
- Suspiria 1977
- Talk to Me 2023
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 2026
- Terrifier 3 2024
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man 1989
- The Babadook 2014
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970
- The Birds 1963
- The Black Phone 2022
- The Blair Witch Project 1999
- The Blob 1958
- The Cabin in the Woods 2012
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920
- The Conjuring 2013
- The Conjuring 2 2016
- The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021
- The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
- The Descent 2005
- The Evil Dead 1981
- The Exorcist 1973
- The Fall of the House of Usher 1928
- The Fly 1958
- The Fly 1986
- The Fog 1980
- The Golem: How He Came into the World 1920
- The Haunting 1963
- The Hills Have Eyes 1977
- The Host 2006
- The House of the Devil (Le Manoir du Diable) 1896
- The Howling 1981
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923
- The Innocents 1961
- The Invisible Man 1933
- The Invisible Man 2020
- The Last House on the Left 1972
- The Lighthouse 2019
- The Man Who Laughs 1928
- The Masque of the Red Death 1964
- The Mummy 1932
- The Nun 2018
- The Omen 1976
- The Orphanage 2007
- The Phantom of the Opera 1925
- The Shining 1980
- The Silence of the Lambs 1991
- The Sixth Sense 1999
- The Student of Prague 1913
- The Substance 2024
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
- The Thing 1982
- The Thing from Another World 1951
- The Wicker Man 1973
- The Witch 2015
- The Wolf Man 1941
- Them! 1954
- Titane 2021
- Train to Busan 2016
- Us 2019
- Vampyr 1932
- Videodrome 1983
- Viy 1967
- Weapons 2025
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
- What We Do in the Shadows 2014
- White Zombie 1932
- Witchfinder General 1968
- X 2022
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