Top 50 Horrors in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest horrors in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 76 horrors tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Scream (1996 film), Saw (2004 film) and Annabelle (film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,337,793 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 136,110, and the largest, Scream (1996 film), reaches around 480,494 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scream (1996 film) |
480,494 | 2.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Saw (2004 film) |
474,316 | 2.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Annabelle (film) |
382,983 | 2.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Leprechaun (film) |
368,827 | 4.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Insidious (film) |
360,027 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  The Rite (2011 film) |
257,120 | 26.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Christine (1983 film) |
231,516 | 13.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  The Conjuring |
229,889 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  World War Z (film) |
205,461 | 2.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Interview with the Vampire |
200,901 | 6.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Eraserhead |
151,070 | 4.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Friday the 13th: The Series |
149,352 | 24.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  The Amityville Horror (2005 film) |
145,839 | 10.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  The Witch (2015 film) |
144,402 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Oculus (film) |
134,788 | 2.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Jennifer's Body |
132,194 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  The Mist (film) |
128,904 | 4.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Poltergeist (1982 film) |
128,304 | 2.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  The Cabin in the Woods |
128,247 | 2.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Train to Busan |
126,911 | 2.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Ouija (2007 film) |
119,336 | 4.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Friday the 13th (franchise) |
119,203 | 1.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Scream 3 |
106,235 | 6.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Scream Queens (2015 TV series) |
101,357 | 5.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) |
98,208 | 3.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Day of the Dead (1985 film) |
97,175 | 1.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  The Babadook |
96,109 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Let the Right One In (film) |
94,759 | 1.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  The Mist |
93,519 | 3.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Scream 2 |
89,863 | 4.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) |
89,848 | 6.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Frankenweenie (2012 film) |
88,256 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Evil Dead |
79,119 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  The Blair Witch Project |
77,766 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Scream 4 |
77,042 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Frankenweenie |
65,674 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The Collector (2009 film) |
65,317 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  The Conjuring 2 |
65,188 | 1.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  The Neon Demon |
63,862 | 9.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Hemlock Grove (TV series) |
63,152 | 3.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Sinister (film) |
61,146 | 1.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Friday the 13th |
56,719 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Creepshow |
54,117 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Wolf Creek (film) |
51,382 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  House of Wax (2005 film) |
49,192 | 1.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Lights Out (2016 film) |
49,158 | 2.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Hostel: Part II |
46,765 | 5.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Braindead (film) |
44,524 | 6.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Saw II |
42,548 | 18.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 50 | Dead Snow |
37,423 | 7.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France 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 France?
Scream (1996 film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 480,494 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.