13 Highest Grossing Horror Films Of All Time

In honor of Friday the 13th, Benzinga takes a look at the 13 highest grossing horror films of all time at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo as of October 20, 2016.

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13 Highest Grossing Horror Films Of All Time

13. "Annabelle" (2014), New Line Cinema (parent organizations: Warner Bros., Time Warner Inc TWX) — Box office gross: $256,873,813.

12. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), Orion Pictures (parent, MGM) — Box office gross: $272,742,922.

11. "What Lies Beneath" (2000), DreamWorks Pictures and 20th Century Fox (parent, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc FOXA) — Box office gross: $291,420,351.

10. "Shutter Island" (2010), Paramount Pictures (parent, Viacom, Inc. VIAB — Box office gross: $294,804,195.

9. "Van Helsing" (2004), Universal Studios (parent, Comcast Corporation CMCSA) — Box office gross: $300,257,475.

8. "The Conjuring" (2013), Warner Bros. (parent, Time Warner Inc) — Box office gross: $318,000,141.

7. "The Conjuring 2" (2016), Warner Bros. (parent, Time Warner Inc) — Box office gross: $320,170,008.

6. "Seven" (1995), New Line Cinema (parent organizations: Warner Bros., Time Warner Inc)) — Box office gross: $327,311,859.

5. "Hannibal" (2001), MGM and Universal (parent, Comcast) — Box office gross: $351,692,268

4. "Signs" (2002), Buena Vista Pictures (parent, Walt Disney Co DIS) — Box office gross: $408,247,917.

3. "The Exorcist" (1973), Warner Bros. (parent, Time Warner Inc) — Box office gross: $441,306,145

2. "Jaws" (1975), Universal (parent, Comcast) — Box office gross: $470,653,000.

1. "The Sixth Sense" (1999), Buena Vista Pictures (parent, Disney) — Box office gross: $672,806,292.

While there are a considerable number of new comers to the list, the highest grossing films are classics — few things age better than a classic horror film.

Notables left off the list were No. 16 "The Blair Witch Project," which came in at $248,639,099 at the box office on a $22,000 budget, and "Paranormal Activity" at No. 20 with $193,355,800 on a paltry $15,000 budget; both films rank No 1. and No. 2 as the most profitable films of all time. Happy Friday the 13th!