Although horror films usually do not use the "recognition" of critics, they invariably collect large amounts at the box office. It is not surprising, lead to people always liked to rinse their nerves. Whatever a ridiculous horror film, if it even scares a little bit, and also supported by effective marketing, such a movie will always be successful. We give examples of the most successful (and often, really terrible) horror films in the entire history of cinema.
1. It (2017)
Adaptation of the Argentine director and the Scenario of Andres Meshetti on the novel of Roman Stephen King could not be successful. The film was so expected that even with a sharply negative response of the audience, it would still collect a lot of money in the box office. Fortunately, the film was still successful and received an 85% assessment from the famous Rotten Tomatoes website. Even the most picky King fans and gathered a huge amount of $ 327 at the box office at 327,481,748 dollars.
2. Sixth Feel (1999)
One of the most religious horror films of the 1990s, the "sixth sense", demonstrated the new side of the Talent of Bruce Willis and brought the actor Heili Joel Nomination for Oscar. Movie M. Knita Syalaman gathered at $ 293,506,292 dollars.
3 Cutting Devil (1973)
Undoubtedly, this is one of the best horror films of all time. William Friedkin's "expelling" - a real classic that has become the first horror film that has ever been nominated for the Oscar Prize in the "Best Movie" nomination. He brought the creators of $ 232,906,45.
4 Silent (2018)
Cooperation between the real marital couple John Krasinsky (who was a director and starred in this film) and Emily Blunt (playing the role of the main character) made a "quiet place" by one of the most anticipated films of the year. As it turned out, the expectations were not in vain, and the film became one of the best "horror strokes" in 2018, gathering $ 188 024,361. Now Krasinsky writes the Sicvel script.
5 What hides a lie (2000)
Despite the star couple in the roles - Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfaiffer, "That hides a lie" was coolly met with critics. Nevertheless, the topic of the house with ghosts never ceases to attract a wide audience, and the film brought the creators of $ 155 464 351.
6 Witch from Blair: "Course from that Light" (1999)
Today it is believed that this film made a popular genre "Found film" (a film that seems to see the viewer as the found video of the "dead or missing" people). Despite the fact that "Blair's witch:" Course from that Light "was a low-budget tape shot on amateur cameras, she earned $ 140,539,999, becoming one of the most successful independent films.
7 Clearance (2013)
Considered one of the best horror films of the 2010th year, the "spell" of James Van was awarded the rating "R" due to the fact that he was considered too scary. The audience was really very frightened, but the crowds were in cinemas, leaving 137,400,491 dollars at the box office.
8 Call (2002)
"Call", filmed by the director of Verbinski, gave rise to a cultural phenomenon of mailings "Letters of Happiness" by email. It tells about how a journalist is trying to figure out the secret of the video, after reviewing, people died if they did not make someone else to watch this video during the week. On this film was shot by Sicvel in 2005 and the Rimeik in 2017. The original brought $ 129,128,133.
9 Nun Curse (2018)
One of the most anticipated horror films of this year was undoubtedly the "curse of a nun" - the sixth film in the "Sweet" series. Despite the fact that the tape was completely "separated in the fluff and dust" as critics and fans (on the Rotten Tomatoes website he scored only 26%), the fees were impressive - $ 116 888,393.
10 Curse (2004)
The director Takasi Simizu is the same person who wrote a script and directed the Japanese original of this film, published in 2002 called "Dzu-He: Curse". The American version of 2004 received very mixed reviews, but real horror fans "brought to the piggy bank" of the creators of 110 359,362 dollars.
11 Paranormal Phenomenon (2009)
Without a doubt, an inspired by the "Witch from Blair" project, the Pseudocional film "Paranormal Phenomenon" also refers to the genre "Found film". In the trailer, the filmters were shown "Real Frames" of the film workers who were afraid when watching the film in cinemas. The first film from this series earned 107,918,810 dollars.
12 Paranormal Phenomenon 3 (2011)
The third film from the "Paranormal Phenomenon" series is the first two-piece feature, which tells about the child's chief hero. The film gathered in the cinemas of the USA almost as much as the original, - 104 $ 028 807 dollars.
13 Clearance 2 (2016)
The sequel film "Run" was far from being so popular as the first part, but he still attracted the audience who wanted to see the continuation of the history of researchers of the paranormal phenomena of Ed and Lorrain Warren. The film gathered 102 470 008 dollars.
14 Curse Annabel: Evil Narquato (2017)
This is another film from the kinnedy "spell". "The curse of Annabel: the origin of evil" is the history of the origin of the doll, obsessed with the spirit of the deceased girl Annabel. Although the film did not discharge particularly laudatory feedback, he still managed to earn 102,092,900 dollars.
15 others (2001)
Mystical horror with a confusing plot and Nicole Kidman in the lead role - a great example of how the audience likes really scary films without special visual effects and with a minimum of "sudden" bu "from behind the corner." In American rental, the film earned $ 96,522,687.
