2025 proved to be a fantastic year for horror cinema, with several films, including The Conjuring: Last Rites, Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines, and Weapons, performing strongly at the worldwide box office. On the awards front, Michael B. Jordan even won the Best Actor Oscar for his dual role as twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.
With that in mind, it will be interesting to see whether 2026 can replicate the box office success of the previous year, particularly for horror films. Let’s take a closer look at the 2026 horror releases that have generated the highest theatrical profits (surplus) over their estimated break-even points so far. Let’s find out whether Scream 7, Send Help, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, or another title has emerged as the most profitable horror film at the box office so far this year.
Box Office Profit Over Break-Even (Estimated)
Here are the top-grossing horror movies of 2026, along with their worldwide earnings, as per Box Office Mojo, estimated budgets, and break-even points (calculated using the 2.5x multiplier rule):
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- Scream 7: Worldwide Earnings: $194.2 million | Budget: $45 million | Break-Even: $112.5 million
- Send Help: Worldwide Earnings: $93.9 million | Budget: $40 million | Break-Even: $100 million
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple: Worldwide Earnings: $58.4 million | Budget: $63 million | Break-Even: $157.5 million
- Iron Lung: Worldwide Earnings: $50 million | Budget: $3 million | Break-Even: $7.5 million
- Return to Silent Hill: Worldwide Earnings: $47.4 million | Budget: $23 million | Break-Even: $57.5 million
- Primate: Worldwide …read more
Disclaimer : This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by FilmyFriday. Source:: koimoi.com
