Top 50 Horrors in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest horrors in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 horrors tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Saw (2004 film), Scream (1996 film) and The Conjuring lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 20,735,568 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,737,548, and the largest, Saw (2004 film), reaches around 8,149,073 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saw (2004 film) |
8,149,073 | 39.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Scream (1996 film) |
6,409,351 | 32.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  The Conjuring |
6,177,144 | 31.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  28 Weeks Later |
4,150,967 | 34.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Insidious (film) |
3,406,412 | 31.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Leprechaun (film) |
3,387,113 | 36.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Friday the 13th (franchise) |
3,353,614 | 52.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Annabelle (film) |
2,896,995 | 20.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Oculus (film) |
2,556,119 | 47.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Friday the 13th |
2,308,279 | 48.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  The Exorcist (film) |
2,267,991 | 55.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Jennifer's Body |
2,239,274 | 35.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  The Conjuring 2 |
2,232,896 | 36.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  The Cabin in the Woods |
2,047,232 | 43.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Day of the Dead (1985 film) |
1,976,921 | 26.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Day of the Dead (2008 film) |
1,963,016 | 29.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  World War Z (film) |
1,606,137 | 22.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  The Witch (2015 film) |
1,535,472 | 21.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Poltergeist (1982 film) |
1,506,134 | 31.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Train to Busan |
1,441,090 | 22.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Eraserhead |
1,319,544 | 35.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Lights Out (2016 film) |
1,302,504 | 52.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Christine (1983 film) |
1,203,562 | 69.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Young Frankenstein |
1,170,308 | 79.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  The Mist (film) |
1,159,277 | 38.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Sinister (film) |
1,153,022 | 28.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Scream 4 |
1,105,257 | 48.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  House of Wax (2005 film) |
962,050 | 35.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  The Mist |
948,506 | 30.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  The Collector (2009 film) |
912,929 | 47.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Frankenweenie (2012 film) |
910,030 | 35.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) |
903,558 | 33.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Scream 2 |
876,778 | 42.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) |
824,721 | 41.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  The Babadook |
819,583 | 28.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Scream 3 |
811,376 | 51.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The Blair Witch Project |
797,165 | 34.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Queen of the Damned |
757,514 | 91.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Creepshow |
733,150 | 46.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Evil Dead |
704,355 | 18.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Hemlock Grove (TV series) |
701,673 | 35.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Frankenweenie |
663,585 | 34.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Scream Queens (2015 TV series) |
628,106 | 33.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Ghost Ship (2002 film) |
607,596 | 45.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Ouija (2007 film) |
577,097 | 21.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) |
577,011 | 39.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Black Christmas (1974 film) |
542,872 | 56.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  The Crazies (2010 film) |
542,816 | 53.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Are You Afraid of the Dark? |
525,575 | 61.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Sleepy Hollow (film) |
524,666 | 49.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?
Saw (2004 film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 8,149,073 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.