How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 73, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Canada, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DDay of the Dead (2008 film) | 1.9M | 29.0% | 35.9 | 39.4% | Horror |
| 2 | DDay of the Dead (1985 film) | 1.7M | 17.6% | 31.3 | 58.6% | Horror |
| 3 | SSaw (2004 film) | 898k | 3.1% | 38.5 | 26.2% | Horror |
| 4 | 228 Weeks Later | 773k | 7.3% | 43.7 | 37.2% | Horror |
| 5 | TThe Conjuring | 537k | 1.9% | 34.8 | 51.7% | Horror |
| 6 | SScream (1996 film) | 485k | 2.1% | 34.4 | 55.7% | Horror |
| 7 | LLeprechaun (film) | 464k | 5.6% | 36.0 | 60.1% | Horror |
| 8 | IInsidious (film) | 345k | 3.0% | 35.6 | 48.4% | Horror |
| 9 | AAnnabelle (film) | 329k | 2.6% | 34.5 | 49.2% | Horror |
| 10 | FFriday the 13th (franchise) | 270k | 4.0% | 34.5 | 50.8% | Horror |
| 11 | JJennifer's Body | 254k | 3.9% | 39.6 | 38.1% | Horror |
| 12 | PPoltergeist (1982 film) | 228k | 4.4% | 42.0 | 51.4% | Horror |
| 13 | FFriday the 13th | 194k | 3.6% | 30.8 | 60.4% | Horror |
| 14 | WWorld War Z (film) | 179k | 2.6% | 39.2 | 36.4% | Horror |
| 15 | TThe Mist | 157k | 5.3% | 36.7 | 56.9% | Horror |
| 16 | TTrain to Busan | 156k | 2.9% | 40.9 | 50.4% | Horror |
| 17 | TThe Witch (2015 film) | 144k | 2.1% | 38.9 | 51.7% | Horror |
| 18 | OOculus (film) | 132k | 2.8% | 34.9 | 48.2% | Horror |
| 19 | SSinister (film) | 121k | 2.7% | 34.6 | 51.9% | Horror |
| 20 | TThe Mist (film) | 103k | 3.7% | 37.6 | 60.9% | Horror |
| 21 | TThe Conjuring 2 | 102k | 2.6% | 38.6 | 50.6% | Horror |
| 22 | EEvil Dead | 101k | 2.1% | 21.6 | 50.5% | Horror |
| 23 | SScream 4 | 96k | 3.2% | 33.0 | 62.4% | Horror |
| 24 | SSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) | 87k | 5.4% | 42.2 | 46.7% | Horror |
| 25 | SScream Queens (2015 TV series) | 86k | 4.8% | 22.5 | 100.0% | Horror |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular horrors compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each horror by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest horror in Canada?
Day of the Dead (2008 film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.9M people in Canada.