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What Lies Beneath (2000)
The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she's losing her mind.
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$155M
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Gremlins (1984)
A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
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$148M
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three film students go missing after traveling into the woods of Maryland to make a documentary about the local Blair Witch legend leaving only their footage behind.
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$141M
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The Ring (2002)
A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
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$129M
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The Grudge (2004)
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
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$110M
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Paranormal Activity (2007)
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
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$108M
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A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
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$105M
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Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
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$104M
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Scream (1996)
A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the "Rules" of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
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$103M
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Jaws 2 (1978)
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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$103M
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From researching the top 10 grossing horror films in the US, we can gather information as to which sub-genre or type of horror film is most popular with audiences. It is apparent that films with ghostly themes or a supernatural twist prove very popluar, as 5 of the 10 films above (Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 3, The Grudge, The Ring, What Lies Beneath) follow the story of a ghostly presence lurking within a house.
From these findings, we can take into account which type of horror the majority of audiences would enjoy, and so we will perhaps use the supernatural sub-genre in our final film opening.
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