A film's box office isn't always positively correlated with quality, but a high box office means that a film is more acceptable and disseminated by the masses, and at least does well commercially.
Just like the restaurants queuing up on the street, it may not taste the best, but eighty percent will not be too bad, and it is also very good at packaging and marketing, and has its own uniqueness.
Approaching Halloween, Su Mo brought another list of horror movies with high gold content: the top 10 horror movies in the global box office list.
There are too many good movies to watch, so it is recommended to collect them first and then watch them.
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The Conjuring (2013)
Global box office: 320 million (USD) Good film index: 78 points
Roger's family moved into a historic mansion, and a series of strange things happened, and they went through several turns to find the most prestigious Warrens at the time to help.
Her husband Ed is the only recognized exorcist in the Catholic Church, and his wife Lorraine has the superpower of seeing spirits, but the exorcism did not go well.
At first glance, "The Conjuring" is just a traditional haunted house horror film, but Wen Ziren injected a new label into the film and elevated this ancient theme to a new height.
One is based on the true story of the Warrens' exorcism, and the other is to create the atmosphere to the extreme, making the scenes that often occur in life as the entrance, and paying more attention to psychological horror.
As an R-rated horror film with a cost of only $20 million, the film achieved a staggering $319 million box office and created the most profitable horror movie universe.
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Global box office: 321 million (USD) Good film index: 75 points
Three years after the release of the first movie, "The Conjuring 2" was released. Although the box office of $321 million is not low, it is almost the same as the first part, which obviously does not meet expectations.
The movie still has a strong reputation, telling about another supernatural case investigated by the Warrens.
The same haunted house, the same supernatural case, compared to the horror index of the previous game, has increased unabated. Whether it is a little girl in red or a ghost nun, it is very impressive. Among them, "Ghost Nun" also opened up a new horror series, which surpassed the main story at the box office.
At the same time, "The Conjuring 2" as the orthodox sequel to the "Conjuring Universe", Wen Ziren, who finished filming "Fast and Furious 7", returned to the directorial position, which shows the importance he attaches to the film. And this film is indeed an extremely critical in the "Conjuring Universe", and it is a continuation of the upper and lower ones.
A Quiet Place (2018)
Global box office: 340 million (USD) Good film index: 74 points
The earth is invaded by alien monsters, they have no vision, but they have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing, they are everywhere, and any movement will lead to death.
I like the American drama version of "The Office" very much, and after many years of completion, John Krasinski finally remembered to make a career and wrote, directed and acted in this "A Quiet Place" that made his career take off again.
He found his wife Emily Blunt to play the heroine, although there are many loopholes in the logic of the movie, but the high-concept setting of "voice or death" is unique enough. The silent world and the creation of a murderous atmosphere make any sound make the audience's heart beat faster, and the sound we are accustomed to itself replaces the monster and becomes the biggest villain of the whole film.
Although we can find many faults with the movie, it is still a unique viewing experience, especially in the theater.
Hannibal (2011)
Global box office: 351 million (USD) Good film index: 76 points
Mason was a heinous criminal who had received psychological treatment from Hannibal and, although he narrowly escaped from his men, was partially paralyzed and severely disfigured.
Mason uses his vast wealth to dig out Hannibal's revenge, and the two demons inevitably compete.
On the tenth anniversary of the release of "The Silence of the Lambs", the sequel film "Hannibal" was released. The story is still based on the novel by writer Thomas Harris, directed by Ridley Scott, Anthony Hopkins returns as Hannibal, and Gary Oldman stars as his rival Mason. The movie is still wonderful, the perverted thriller is not inferior to the previous work, and the two villains are also very interesting.
But Jodie Foster is replaced by Julie Annmore, the aura is inferior, and the story and perception are obviously not as shocking as "The Silence of the Lambs". But with the IP of the elegant ogre and the blessing of the super team, the film has achieved good results at the box office and word of mouth.
The Ghost Nun (2018)
Global box office: 365 million (USD) Good film index: 51 points
When a nun commits suicide in a convent in Romania, the Vatican sends Father Burke and the midshippit nun Irene to investigate and discover the horror of secrets hidden in the monastery.
This is a spin-off movie of the stunning ghost nun in "The Conjuring 2", although the rhythm is chaotic and the plot is boring, the film has unexpectedly won the highest box office of "The Conjuring Universe" so far.
Such box office success is largely due to the accumulation of previous works, as well as the impressive thriller shape of the ghost nun, which piqued the interest of the audience.
Wen Ziren, who lacks skills, is becoming more and more favored by Hollywood big productions, and the quality of films produced by name has naturally become extremely unstable.
The Exorcist (1973)
Global box office: 441 million (USD) Good film index: 79 points
In an ordinary apartment in Washington, D.C., daughter Regan's behavior became more and more strange. Her mother, Chris, had to turn to Father Morin, and the experienced exorcist fought the devil in this way.
Based on a real exorcism incident in 1949, although the story level seems to be a patterned exorcism movie, "The Exorcist" was released in 1973, which is the object of imitation of many horror films of the same type later.
And because of the cultural differences between the East and the West, we may think that the story is not terrible, and the inner reaction of Western audiences may be stronger.
The film was not only a huge box office success, but also made 2 out of 10 at the 46th Oscars, almost the highest artistic and commercial achievement of horror films.
"The Clown Returns to the Soul 2" (2019)
Global box office: 473 million (USD) Good film index: 63 points
After the first movie and the clown, the friends of the Scrapwood Alliance grew up separately. When darkness returns to the land of nightmares, they return to the land of nightmares to make a final decision with the more powerful Joker.
The first episode of the film was a great success, "Joker Returns to the Soul 2" not only soared from $35 million to $79 million, which is the highest on the list, but also invited stars such as Zhan Yimei and Sister Labor to star and make cameos, which is a relatively rare top configuration in horror films.
Although the screenwriter and director have not changed, the quality has regressed significantly, and the box office is more than 200 million dollars lower than the previous work, wasting the good reputation that the first film has accumulated so hard.
Jaws (1975)
Global box office: 476 million (USD) Good film index: 83 points
The seaside resort welcomes a large number of tourists, but a great white shark appears in the nearby waters. Local officials, fearing the impact on tourism revenues, were reluctant to block the beach, and humans and great white sharks had to fight head-on.
"Jaws" achieved a global box office of 476 million in 1975 with an investment of $7 million. The film not only made director Spielberg famous, but also directly gave birth to the concept of "summer file".
In the movie, the story of the confrontation between man and nature is quite retro, but Spielberg used his clever audiovisual skills to force the B-grade monster thriller movie to be an A-level box office bomb, and also brought the unpopular theme of sharks.
I Am Legend (2007)
Global box office: 585 million (USD) Good film index: 74 points
In 2012, humans were infected by an unknown virus and turned into zombies that could only move at night. Robert was a former military scientist and a survivor of immunity to the virus.
During the day, he takes his dog to the streets of New York in search of food and researches a cure for the virus, and at night he hides in the house to avoid zombies.
On this day, Robert captured a zombie alive for research, but other zombies followed the trail to find his hiding place. As night fell, they began a frenzied attack.
The first half of "I Am Legend" is especially good, filming one's New York City with great fun. Will Smith and a dog partner supported the whole film.
On the contrary, after the heroine appeared, the story was a little out of control. Although it is still good-looking, but overturning the previous unique setting, the film returns to the level of a normal sci-fi film.
"The Clown Returns to the Soul" (2017)
Global box office: 701 million (USD) Good film index: 75 points
The children in the town disappeared one after another, and Billy, a teenager who lost his brother, decided to use his summer vacation to find his brother's whereabouts with his friends from the Scrap Wood Alliance.
Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, the film cost only $35 million, but cut more than $700 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing horror movie to date.
"The Clown Returns to the Soul" is high-energy throughout the process, but the success of the film is not only because of the creation of a terrifying atmosphere, but also because it catches up with the retro trend popular in Hollywood in recent years, and the portrayal of children's friendship and growth makes people feel extremely good.
Well, these are the 10 highest-grossing horror movies. NextLet's talk about something else, "Black Adam" has been released very hot recently, but the word-of-mouth is seriously polarized, and the media has bad reviews but the audience buys it.
I want to talk about the 10 best superhero movies in my mind, I wonder if there is anyone who is not interested?