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Dec 29, 2017 · From zombie experiences to haunted houses and high-concept horror films, the fright business is getting more profitable.
Oct 29, 2024 · “You don’t need to be spending $25 million on actors.” After all, what truly makes a movie scary ― mystery, suspense, scary noises, and dim screens ― aren’t exactly budget-busters. Anything...
Sep 13, 2021 · As studios get more concerned about box office, expect to see fewer $200 million movies green-lit (unless they go to streaming, where there's currently much more financial potential), as the big screen experience shifts towards lower budget thrills, especially from the horror genre.
- Stephen M. Colbert
- Sr. Features Writer
Jan 1, 2020 · So, why does horror often end up more profitable than A-list blockbusters, despite being much less high-profile overall? There's a few reasons, but as usual with matters involving Hollywood, the short answer is money, and how one chooses to use it.
- Paranormal Activity
- The Blair Witch Project
- Halloween
- Friday The 13th
- Saw
- Insidious
- Get Out
- Paranormal Activity 3
- The Exorcist
- Psycho
Worldwide box office: $193 million Budget:$15,000 “Paranormal Activity,” staged to look like a documentary, sees a young couple haunted by the supernatural force lurking in their home. After becoming a breakout hit, five sequels followed.
Worldwide box office: $245 million Budget:$60,000 “The Blair Witch Project” is allegedly based on a true story of three student filmmakers who disappear while making a film about the legend of Blair Witch. The minuscule budget, compared to its massive ticket sales, makes it one of the most profitable movies ever — for any genre.
Worldwide box office: $47 million Budget:$320,000 Jamie Lee Curtis, in her first movie role, plays Laurie Strode, a babysitter stalked by a mental patient named Michael Myers, who escapes on Halloween 15 years after murdering his sister.
Worldwide box office: $59.8 million Budget: $550,000 “Friday the 13th” follows teenage summer camp counselors who are murdered one at a time by an unknown killer.
Worldwide box office: $103 million Budget: $1.2 million “Saw,” created by James Wan, revolves around a twisted killer who goes by the moniker Jigsaw and forces his victims to solve deranged puzzles to avoid a grizzly fate.
Worldwide box office: $99.5 million Budget:$1.5 million Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey star in “Insidious,” about a couple whose son’s body becomes possessed by entities from another dimension.
Worldwide box office: $225 million Budget:$4.5 million “Get Out,” the Oscar-winning smash from Jordan Peele, follows a Black man (Daniel Kaluuya) who uncovers a disturbing secret when he goes to meet the family of his white girlfriend (Allison Williams).
Worldwide box office: $207 million Budget:$5 million The third “Paranormal Activity” entry serves as a prequel and takes place 18 years before the original film. When two sisters start to notice weird things happening in the middle of the night, their father steps up cameras that reveal terrifying occurrences.
Worldwide box office: $441 million Budget:$11 million Directed by William Friedkin, the supernatural thriller centers on a 12-year-old girl who is mysteriously possessed and her mother, who recruits two priests to perform an exorcism.
Worldwide box office: $32 million Budget:$800,000 Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal horror film centers on a secretary who gets embroiled in a series of murders after stealing thousands from her employer to run away with her boyfriend.
Jul 6, 2023 · We used descriptive analysis, including snapshots of top movies and top genres by median ROI for each budget category and a display of median ROI by month of release for the mid-budget horror...
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Horror movies have largely stayed away from the excesses of modern-day blockbusters, and for good reason: It doesn’t take a lot of money to scare people. Part 2: Return on the...
