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2 PS: Horror Movies Ranked by Most Domestic Tickets Sold (Ready)

PS: Horror Movies Ranked by Most Domestic Tickets Sold [Part 1]

Which live-action horror film that is among the top all time inflation-adjusted horror movies* is your favorite domestically-released movie? * estimated 25,000,000+ North American theater tickets sold 

Source: BoxOfficeMojo: Lifetime Gross Adjusted Box Office boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2022&offset=0

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4110862694/

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PS: Horror Movies Ranked by Most Domestic Tickets Sold [Part 2]

Which live-action horror film that is among the top all time inflation-adjusted horror movies* is your favorite domestically-released movie? * 24,999,999 > estimated North American theater tickets sold > 14,500,000

Source: BoxOfficeMojo: Lifetime Gross Adjusted Box Office boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2022&offset=450

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4110724267/

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4110724267/copy/

In June 2026, the editors at IMDb compiled a list detailing the top 20 horror movies ranked by their worldwide box office ($300M+). These companion poll lists detail the top-grossing North American released horror movies, but adjusted for inflation. The pair of lists uses total box office tickets sold (estimated), instead of using box office sales ($), as a constant measure to compare films across different decades.

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urbanemovies: Could you please check on House of Wax (2005) being listed as having over 50 million tickets sold in North America? The total gross in the U.S. and Canada for that film was approximately $32 million as shown on the film's page on both the regular IMDb site and Box Office Mojo.

As indicated by MPA statistics here (see p. 25), the average ticket price in the U.S. in 2005 was $6.41, meaning that House of Wax should probably have about 5 million+ tickets sold, not 50 million+.

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@gromit82​,

Sorry, I accidentally inserted the wrong version, when I typed in "House of Wax" to add the title. The data applies to the 1953 original, not the 2005 remake. I have made the correction to the list. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2022&offset=110

   

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