Box-Office Results

Box-Office Research

The highest grossing Horror film of all-time was the Sixth Sense, bringing in over almost $673 million dollars since its release. Whereas this is a phenomenal intake of money, it still ranks only 35 on the overall survey of highest-grossing films of all time, taken in 2009. This proves a very commonly held perspective to be true: Horror films are no longer as popular as they once were, and that Horrors are most likely more suited for one time viewings, as opposed to DVD purchases. This is of course the main flaw with the who-dunnit theme of almost every Horror since the dawn of time - once you know what's happening, all the fear of the panic and unknown fades away and the audience is left with little to discover, and thus making it pointless to re-watch.

The highest grossing film of all time that can be construed as a Thriller would be The Dark Knight. Only released in July 2008, it is already the fourth highest-grossing film of any genre in the history of cinema, taking in over a billion dollars in barely eighteen months. This however says fairly little about the genre of Thriller. Although awarded and critically acclaimed, the majority of the films success can be contributed to the popularity of the Batman series - a franchise over seventy-years old to date. All the same, it's popularity at the award ceremonies, earning it 2 Oscars, a staggering 76 other awards recognised in the film industry, and on top of that 58 extra nominations, proves more than merely a steady franchise.

The highest grossing Romantic-comedy of all time was My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Little can be said about the originality of the franchise other than an exceedingly well-received revival of typical genre stereotypes, proving bigger is sometimes better in Romantic-Comedies, so long as the narratives leaves room for such flamboyance without seeming surreal.