The following example is for the slasher genre:
https://secure.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=slasher.htm (accessed online 8.4.10 - always worth noting as online material can alter!); it should help you justify the choice of genre in terms of its established box office appeal (though you'll also need some UK box office examples).
[You can compare this with a variety of other horror sub-genres at the site, and/or thrillers:
| Thriller - Erotic | 42 | Fatal Attraction | $156.6 |
| Thriller - Political | 52 | Air Force One | $173.0 |
| Thriller - Psycho / Stalker / Blank from Hell | 30 | Fatal Attraction | $156.6 |
| Thriller - Serial Killer | 46 | Hannibal | $165.1 |
Horror - Slasher
1978-PresentNote: Many slasher movies from the '70s and '80s have no box office records, and, hence, do not appear on this chart.
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | ||
| 1 | Scream | Dim. | $103,046,663 | 1,994 | $6,354,586 | 1,413 | 12/20/96 |
| 2 | Scream 2 | Dim. | $101,363,301 | 2,688 | $32,926,342 | 2,663 | 12/12/97 |
| 3 | Scream 3 | Dim. | $89,143,175 | 3,467 | $34,713,342 | 3,467 | 2/4/00 |
| 4 | Freddy Vs. Jason | NL | $82,622,655 | 3,014 | $36,428,066 | 3,014 | 8/15/03 |
| 5 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | NL | $80,571,655 | 3,018 | $28,094,014 | 3,016 | 10/17/03 |
| 6 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | Sony | $72,586,134 | 2,524 | $15,818,645 | 2,524 | 10/17/97 |
| 7 | Friday the 13th (2009) | WB (NL) | $65,002,019 | 3,105 | $40,570,365 | 3,105 | 2/13/09 |
| 8 | Halloween (2007) | MGM/W | $58,272,029 | 3,475 | $26,362,367 | 3,472 | 8/31/07 |
| 9 | Halloween: H20 | Dim. | $55,041,738 | 2,669 | $16,187,724 | 2,607 | 8/7/98 |
| 10 | My Bloody Valentine 3-D | LGF | $51,545,952 | 2,534 | $21,241,456 | 2,534 | 1/16/09 |
| 11 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | NL | $49,369,899 | 1,767 | $12,833,403 | 1,765 | 8/19/88 |
| 12 | When a Stranger Calls | SGem | $47,860,214 | 3,004 | $21,607,203 | 2,999 | 2/3/06 |
| 13 | Halloween | CIP | $47,000,000 | - | n/a | - | 10/25/78 |
| 14 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | NL | $44,793,222 | 1,383 | $8,880,555 | 1,343 | 2/27/87 |
| 15 | Prom Night (2008) | SGem | $43,869,350 | 2,821 | $20,804,941 | 2,700 | 4/11/08 |
| 16 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Sony | $40,002,112 | 2,473 | $16,520,038 | 2,443 | 11/13/98 |
| 17 | Friday the 13th (1980) | Par. | $39,754,601 | - | $5,816,321 | 1,100 | 5/9/80 |
| 18 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | NL | $39,517,763 | 2,820 | $18,508,228 | 2,820 | 10/6/06 |
| 19 | Urban Legend | Sony | $38,072,438 | 2,257 | $10,515,444 | 2,257 | 9/25/98 |
| 20 | Friday the 13th Part III | Par. | $36,690,067 | 1,079 | $9,406,522 | 1,079 | 8/13/82 |
| 21 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | NL | $34,872,033 | 1,862 | $12,966,525 | 1,862 | 9/13/91 |
| 22 | Psycho II | Uni. | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $8,310,244 | 1,448 | 6/3/83 |
| 23 | Halloween II (2009) | W/Dim. | $33,392,973 | 3,088 | $16,349,565 | 3,025 | 8/28/09 |
| 24 | Child's Play | UA | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $6,583,963 | 1,377 | 11/11/88 |
| 25 | Friday the 13th: Final Chapter | Par. | $32,980,880 | 1,600 | $11,183,148 | 1,594 | 4/13/84 |
| 26 | Bride of Chucky | Uni. | $32,383,850 | 2,467 | $11,830,855 | 2,412 | 10/16/98 |
| 27 | House of Wax | WB | $32,064,800 | 3,111 | $12,077,236 | 3,111 | 5/6/05 |
| 28 | Halloween: Resurrection | Dim. | $30,354,442 | 2,094 | $12,292,121 | 1,954 | 7/12/02 |
| 29 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | NL | $29,999,213 | 614 | $2,865,475 | 522 | 11/1/85 |
| 30 | Child's Play 2 | Uni. | $28,501,605 | 2,017 | $10,718,520 | 1,996 | 11/9/90 |
| 31 | Candyman | TriS | $25,792,310 | 1,500 | $5,404,320 | 1,251 | 10/16/92 |
| 32 | Halloween II | Uni. | $25,533,818 | - | $7,446,508 | 1,211 | 10/30/81 |
| 33 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | NL | $25,504,513 | 380 | $1,271,000 | 165 | 11/9/84 |
| 34 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child | NL | $22,168,359 | 1,902 | $8,115,176 | 1,902 | 8/11/89 |
| 35 | Friday the 13th - Part V | Par. | $21,930,418 | 1,759 | $8,032,883 | 1,759 | 3/22/85 |
| 36 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | Par. | $21,722,776 | - | $6,429,784 | 1,350 | 4/30/81 |
| 37 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Sony | $21,468,807 | 2,539 | $8,505,513 | 2,539 | 9/22/00 |
| 38 | Psycho (1998) | Uni. | $21,456,130 | 2,489 | $10,031,850 | 2,477 | 12/4/98 |
| 39 | When a Stranger Calls | Col. | $21,411,158 | - | n/a | - | 9/28/79 |
| 40 | Valentine | WB | $20,384,136 | 2,310 | $10,024,648 | 2,310 | 2/2/01 |
| 41 | Friday the 13th Part VI | Par. | $19,472,057 | 1,610 | $6,750,837 | 1,610 | 8/1/86 |
| 42 | Friday the 13th Part VII | Par. | $19,170,001 | 1,796 | $8,245,038 | 1,796 | 5/13/88 |
| 43 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | NL | $18,090,181 | 1,873 | $6,667,118 | 1,850 | 10/14/94 |
| 44 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Gal. | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $6,831,250 | 1,679 | 10/21/88 |
| 45 | Seed of Chucky | Rog. | $17,083,732 | 2,062 | $8,774,520 | 2,061 | 11/12/04 |
| 46 | Shocker | Uni. | $16,554,699 | 1,795 | $4,510,990 | 1,783 | 10/27/89 |
| 47 | The Hitcher (2007) | Rog. | $16,472,961 | 2,836 | $7,818,239 | 2,831 | 1/19/07 |
| 48 | Black Christmas (2006) | MGM/W | $16,273,581 | 1,544 | $3,723,364 | 1,544 | 12/25/06 |
| 49 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | NL | $15,935,068 | 1,355 | $7,552,190 | 1,355 | 8/13/93 |
| 50 | Wrong Turn | Fox | $15,418,790 | 1,615 | $5,161,498 | 1,615 | 5/30/03 |
| 51 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dim. | $15,116,634 | 1,679 | $7,308,529 | 1,679 | 9/29/95 |
| 52 | See No Evil | LGF | $15,032,800 | 1,270 | $4,581,233 | 1,257 | 5/19/06 |
| 53 | Child's Play 3 | Uni. | $14,960,255 | 2,130 | $5,718,940 | 2,126 | 8/30/91 |
| 54 | Prom Night | Emb | $14,796,236 | - | n/a | - | 8/15/80 |
| 55 | Psycho III | Uni. | $14,481,606 | 1,408 | $3,238,400 | 1,408 | 7/4/86 |
| 56 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Uni. | $14,400,000 | 1,328 | $6,333,259 | 1,297 | 10/22/82 |
| 57 | Friday the 13th Part VIII | Par. | $14,343,976 | 1,683 | $6,251,310 | 1,683 | 7/28/89 |
| 58 | Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | Gram. | $13,940,383 | 1,605 | $6,046,825 | 1,605 | 3/17/95 |
| 59 | Visiting Hours | Fox | $13,258,670 | 1,176 | $5,250,157 | 1,176 | 5/28/82 |
| 60 | Jason X | NL | $13,121,555 | 1,879 | $6,649,006 | 1,878 | 4/26/02 |
| 61 | April Fool's Day | Par. | $12,947,763 | 1,202 | $3,373,779 | 1,202 | 3/28/86 |
| 62 | Sorority Row | Sum. | $11,965,282 | 2,665 | $5,059,802 | 2,665 | 9/11/09 |
| 63 | Halloween 5 | Gal. | $11,642,254 | 1,495 | $5,093,428 | 1,483 | 10/13/89 |
| 64 | The House on Sorority Row | FVI | $10,604,986 | 153 | $617,661 | 153 | 1/21/83 |
| 65 | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | Fox | $10,054,150 | 1,125 | $3,086,525 | 1,121 | 10/29/82 |
| 66 | Cry Wolf | Rog. | $10,047,674 | 1,789 | $4,428,209 | 1,789 | 9/16/05 |
| 67 | Dr. Giggles | Uni. | $8,403,433 | 1,683 | $2,714,815 | 1,681 | 10/23/92 |
| 68 | Deadly Blessing | MGM | $8,279,042 | - | n/a | - | 8/14/81 |
| 69 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | Can. | $8,025,872 | 1,474 | $2,822,439 | 1,474 | 8/22/86 |
| 70 | Motel Hell | MGM | $6,342,668 | - | $1,924,776 | 757 | 10/24/80 |
| 71 | The Hitcher | TriS | $5,844,868 | 794 | $2,134,214 | 794 | 2/21/86 |
| 72 | Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | NL | $5,765,562 | 1,107 | $2,692,087 | 1,107 | 1/12/90 |
| 73 | My Bloody Valentine (1981) | Par. | $5,672,031 | - | n/a | - | 2/11/81 |
| 74 | Student Bodies | Par. | $5,165,432 | - | $1,582,148 | 628 | 8/7/81 |
| 75 | He Knows You're Alone | MGM | $4,875,436 | - | $748,824 | 279 | 8/29/80 |
| 76 | Popcorn | Stu3 | $4,205,000 | 1,055 | $2,563,365 | 1,055 | 2/1/91 |
| 77 | 976-Evil | NL | $2,955,917 | 251 | $794,049 | 251 | 3/24/89 |
| 78 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Gold. | $2,683,519 | 343 | $911,351 | 343 | 10/16/87 |
| 79 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | TriS | $2,491,460 | 398 | $1,432,800 | 398 | 11/9/84 |
| 80 | The Horror Show | MGM | $1,738,897 | 444 | $773,348 | 444 | 4/28/89 |
| 81 | Slumber Party Massacre 3 | Conc | $1,242,995 | 81 | $270,135 | 81 | 9/7/90 |
| 82 | Return to Horror High | NW | $1,189,709 | 227 | $198,533 | 227 | 1/9/87 |
| 83 | Eyes of a Stranger | WB | $1,118,634 | - | $546,724 | 180 | 3/27/81 |
| 84 | Maniac Cop | SGE | $671,382 | 50 | $188,348 | 50 | 5/13/88 |
| 86 | Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Lions | $185,898 | 27 | $28,235 | 27 | 9/22/95 |
| 85 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation | Lions | $185,898 | 23 | $53,111 | 23 | 8/29/97 |
| 87 | Hatchet | Anch. | $175,281 | 93 | $100,358 | 93 | 9/7/07 |
| 88 | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Anch. | $69,136 | 72 | $38,500 | 72 | 3/16/07 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $2,196,259,013 | - | - | - | - | ||
| AVERAGE (All Movies): | $24,957,489 | 1,451 | $8,132,036 | 1,581 | - | ||
| TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $1,944,887,590 | - | - | - | - | ||
| AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $30,871,232 | 1,986 | $10,519,115 | 1,909 | - | ||
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