Rank
|
Series
|
Total worldwide box office
|
No. of films
|
Average of films
|
Highest-grossing film
|
|
1
|
Godzilla
|
$2,129,207,264
|
35
|
$60,834,493
|
Godzilla ($529,076,069)
|
|
American films (1998–2019)
|
$1,293,991,068
|
3
|
$431,330,356
|
Godzilla ($529,076,069)
|
1
|
Godzilla (2014)[7]
|
$529,076,069
|
2
|
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)[47]
|
$385,900,138
|
3
|
Godzilla (1998)[48]
|
$379,014,861
|
|
|
Japanese films (1954–2018)
|
$835,216,196[a]
|
|
|
|
2
|
The Conjuring Universe
|
$1,919,687,450
|
7
|
$274,241,064
|
The Nun ($365,550,119)
|
1
|
The Nun (2018)
|
$365,550,119
|
2
|
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
|
$320,392,818
|
3
|
The Conjuring (2013)
|
$319,494,638
|
4
|
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
|
$306,515,884
|
5
|
Annabelle (2014)
|
$257,047,661
|
6
|
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)†
|
$228,552,591
|
7
|
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
|
$122,133,739
|
|
3
|
The Mummy
|
$1,824,640,106
|
5
|
$364,928,021
|
The Mummy Returns ($433,013,274)
|
1
|
The Mummy Returns (2001)
|
$433,013,274
|
2
|
The Mummy (1999)
|
$415,933,406
|
3
|
The Mummy (2017)
|
$409,231,607
|
4
|
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
|
$401,128,639
|
5
|
The Scorpion King (2002)
|
$165,333,180
|
|
4
|
Alien
|
$1,503,244,971
|
8
|
$187,905,621
|
Prometheus ($403,354,469)
|
1
|
Prometheus (2012)[49]
|
$403,354,469
|
2
|
Covenant (2017)[50]
|
$240,891,763
|
3
|
Alien vs. Predator (2004)[51]
|
$172,544,654
|
4
|
Resurrection (1997)[52]
|
$161,376,068
|
5
|
Alien 3 (1992)[53]
|
$159,814,498
|
6
|
Aliens (1986)[54]
|
$131,060,248
|
7
|
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (2007)[55]
|
$128,884,494
|
8
|
Alien (1979)[56]
|
$105,318,777
|
|
5
|
Resident Evil
|
$1,237,686,980
|
9
|
$137,520,776
|
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250)
|
|
Live-action series
|
$1,233,229,454
|
6
|
$205,538,242
|
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250)
|
1
|
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)[22]
|
$312,257,250
|
2
|
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)[24]
|
$300,228,084
|
3
|
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)[39]
|
$240,004,424
|
4
|
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)[57]
|
$148,412,065
|
5
|
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)[58]
|
$129,342,769
|
6
|
Resident Evil (2002)[59]
|
$102,984,862
|
|
|
6
|
It †
|
$1,172,474,976
|
2
|
$586,237,488
|
It ($700,381,748)
|
1
|
It (2017)
|
$700,381,748
|
2
|
It Chapter Two (2019)†
|
$472,093,228
|
|
7
|
Saw
|
$976,272,768[60]
|
8
|
$122,034,096
|
Saw III ($164,874,275)
|
1
|
Saw III (2006)
|
$164,874,275
|
2
|
Saw II (2005)
|
$147,748,505
|
3
|
Saw IV (2007)
|
$139,352,633
|
4
|
Saw 3D (2010)
|
$136,150,434
|
5
|
Saw V (2008)
|
$113,864,059
|
6
|
Saw (2004)
|
$103,096,345
|
7
|
Jigsaw (2017)
|
$102,952,888
|
8
|
Saw VI (2009)
|
$68,233,629
|
|
8
|
Hannibal
|
$924,422,301
|
5
|
$184,884,460
|
Hannibal ($351,692,268)
|
1
|
Hannibal (2001)
|
$351,692,268
|
2
|
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
|
$272,742,922
|
3
|
Red Dragon (2002)
|
$209,196,298
|
4
|
Hannibal Rising (2007)
|
$82,169,884
|
5
|
Manhunter (1986)
|
$8,620,929
|
|
9
|
Scary Movie
|
$896,555,030
|
5
|
$179,311,006
|
Scary Movie ($278,019,771)
|
1
|
Scary Movie (2000)
|
$278,019,771
|
2
|
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
|
$220,673,217
|
3
|
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
|
$178,262,620
|
4
|
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
|
$141,220,678
|
5
|
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
|
$78,378,744
|
|
10
|
Paranormal Activity
|
$890,533,646[61]
|
6
|
$148,422,274
|
Paranormal Activity 3 ($207,039,844)
|
1
|
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
|
$207,039,844
|
2
|
Paranormal Activity (2007)
|
$193,355,800
|
3
|
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
|
$177,512,032
|
4
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
|
$142,817,992
|
5
|
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
|
$90,904,854
|
6
|
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
|
$78,903,124
|
|
11
|
Jaws
|
$798,405,075
|
4
|
$199,601,269
|
Jaws ($470,653,000)
|
1
|
Jaws (1975)[9]
|
$470,653,000
|
2
|
Jaws 2 (1978)[62]
|
$187,884,007
|
3
|
Jaws 3-D (1983)[63]
|
$87,987,055
|
4
|
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)[64]
|
$51,881,013
|
|
12
|
Unbreakable
|
$773,558,055
|
3
|
$257,852,685
|
Split ($278,454,358)
|
1
|
Split (2016) [65]
|
$278,454,358
|
2
|
Unbreakable (2000) [66]
|
$248,118,121
|
3
|
Glass (2019) [67]
|
$246,985,576
|
|
13
|
Predator
|
$744,592,266
|
6
|
$124,098,711
|
Alien VS Predator ($172,544,654)
|
1
|
Alien vs. Predator (2004)[68]
|
$172,544,654
|
2
|
The Predator (2018)[69]
|
$160,542,134
|
3
|
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)[55]
|
$128,884,494
|
4
|
Predators (2010)[70]
|
$127,233,108
|
5
|
Predator (1987)[71]
|
$98,267,558
|
6
|
Predator 2 (1990)[72]
|
$57,120,318
|
|
14
|
Final Destination
|
$665,080,639
|
5
|
$133,016,128
|
The Final Destination ($186,167,139)
|
1
|
The Final Destination (2009)
|
$186,167,139
|
2
|
Final Destination 5 (2011)
|
$157,887,643
|
3
|
Final Destination 3 (2006)
|
$117,719,158
|
4
|
Final Destination (2000)
|
$112,880,294
|
5
|
Final Destination 2 (2003)
|
$90,426,405
|
|
15
|
Halloween
|
$620,527,025
|
11
|
$56,411,548
|
Halloween ($253,688,035)
|
1
|
Halloween (2018)[30]
|
$253,688,035
|
2
|
Halloween (2007)[73][74]
|
$80,249,467
|
3
|
Halloween (1978)[75][76]
|
$70,000,000
|
4
|
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)[77]
|
$55,041,738
|
5
|
Halloween II (2009)[78]
|
$39,421,467
|
6
|
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)[79]
|
$37,664,855
|
7
|
Halloween II (1981)[80]
|
$25,533,818
|
8
|
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)[81]
|
$17,768,757
|
9
|
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)[82]
|
$15,116,634
|
10
|
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)[83]
|
$14,400,000
|
11
|
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)[84]
|
$11,642,254
|
|
16
|
The Ring
|
$614,472,845
|
11
|
$55,861,168
|
The Ring ($249,348,933)
|
|
American series (2002–2017)
|
$493,881,361
|
3
|
$164,627,120
|
The Ring ($249,348,933)
|
1
|
The Ring (2002)[85]
|
$249,348,933
|
2
|
The Ring Two (2005)[85]
|
$161,451,538
|
3
|
Rings (2017)[86]
|
$83,080,890
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
Scream
|
$604,382,926[87]
|
4
|
$151,095,732
|
Scream ($173,046,663)
|
1
|
Scream (1996)
|
$173,046,663
|
2
|
Scream 2 (1997)
|
$172,363,301
|
3
|
Scream 3 (2000)
|
$161,834,276
|
4
|
Scream 4 (2011)
|
$97,138,686
|
|
18
|
I Am Legend
|
$589,349,010
|
2
|
$294,674,505
|
I Am Legend ($585,349,010)
|
1
|
I Am Legend (2007)
|
$585,349,010
|
2
|
The Omega Man (1971)
|
$4,000,000
|
|
19
|
The Exorcist
|
$589,331,619
|
6
|
$98,221,937
|
The Exorcist ($441,306,145)
|
1
|
The Exorcist (1973)[88]
|
$441,306,145
|
2
|
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)[89]
|
$78,000,586
|
3
|
The Exorcist III (1990)[90]
|
$39,024,251
|
4
|
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)[91]
|
$30,749,142
|
5
|
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)[92]
|
$251,495
|
|
20
|
Insidious
|
$539,400,520
|
4
|
$134,850,130
|
The Last Key ($167,488,153)
|
1
|
The Last Key (2018)
|
$167,488,153
|
2
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
|
$161,919,318
|
3
|
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
|
$112,983,889
|
4
|
Insidious (2011)
|
$97,009,160
|
|
21
|
Underworld
|
$539,340,405
|
5
|
$107,868,081
|
Underworld: Awakening ($160,112,671)
|
1
|
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
|
$160,112,671
|
2
|
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
|
$111,340,801
|
3
|
Underworld (2003)
|
$95,708,457
|
4
|
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
|
$91,085,163
|
5
|
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
|
$81,093,313
|
|
22
|
Friday the 13th
|
$465,239,523
|
12
|
$38,769,960
|
Freddy vs. Jason ($114,908,830)
|
1
|
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
|
$114,908,830
|
2
|
Friday the 13th (2009)
|
$91,379,051
|
3
|
Friday the 13th (1980)
|
$59,754,601
|
4
|
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
|
$36,690,067
|
5
|
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
|
$32,980,880
|
6
|
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
|
$21,930,418
|
7
|
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
|
$21,722,776
|
8
|
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
|
$19,472,057
|
9
|
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
|
$19,170,001
|
10
|
Jason X (2002)
|
$16,951,798
|
11
|
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
|
$15,935,068
|
12
|
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
|
$14,343,976
|
|
23
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street
|
$457,001,847
|
9
|
$50,777,983
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street ($115,664,037)
|
1
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
|
$115,664,037
|
2
|
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
|
$114,908,830
|
3
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
|
$49,369,899
|
4
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
|
$44,793,222
|
5
|
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
|
$34,872,033
|
6
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
|
$29,999,213
|
7
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
|
$25,504,513
|
8
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
|
$22,168,359
|
9
|
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
|
$19,721,741
|
|
24
|
The Purge
|
$456,056,850
|
4
|
$114,014,213
|
The First Purge ($136,211,978)
|
1
|
The First Purge (2018)
|
$136,211,978
|
2
|
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
|
$118,587,880
|
3
|
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
|
$111,928,365
|
4
|
The Purge (2013)
|
$89,328,627
|
|
25
|
Blade
|
$410,259,711
|
3
|
$136,753,237
|
Blade II ($155,010,032)
|
1
|
Blade II (2002)
|
$150,170,815
|
2
|
Blade (1998)
|
$131,183,530
|
3
|
Blade: Trinity (2004)
|
$128,905,366
|
|