HORROR FILM HITS OF THE ‘80s
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Title Year Gross 1.”Aliens”(Fox) 1986 $77.6 million 2.”Poltergeist”(MGM/UA) 1982 $76.6 million 3.”Pet Sematary”(Paramount) 1989 $57.4 million 4.”Nightmare on Elm St. IV”(New Line) 1988 $49.3 million 5.”Nightmare on Elm St. III”(New Line) 1987 $44.0 million 5.”The Shining”(Warner Bros.) 1980 $44.0 million 7.”Friday the 13th”(Paramount) 1980 $38.9 million 8.”Friday the 13th III”(Paramount) 1982 $36.6 million 9.”The Fly”(Fox) 1986 $34.8 million 10.”Psycho II”(Universal) 1983 $34.7 million
SOURCE: Baseline.
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