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Box Office Guru-What Type Of Horror Makes Money
What Is Box Office Mojo?
Box Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way, founded in 1999. In 2008, Box Office Mojo was bought by the Internet Movie Database, owned by Amazon. The website is widely used within the film industry as a source of data. So we will be using it to find out what sub genre within horror movies make the most amount of money within the box office.
Horror Movies That Made The Most Profit
The Sixth Sense
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The highest grossing movie is the 'The Sixth Sense'. The film had made a total of $293,506,292 and on the movie's opening weekend it had made an impressive figure of $26,681,262.
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Jaws
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The second highest grossing movie in the box office is 'Jaws'. The movie was released in 1975 and made a total grossing of $260,000,000 and on the movie's opening weekend it had made a total amount of $7,061,513.
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Ghostbusters
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The third highest grossing movie within the box office is 'Ghostbusters'. The movie was released in 1984 and had made a total grossing of $229,242,989 and on the movie's opening weekend it had a total amount of $13,578,151.
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