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The 20 highest-grossing horror movies of all time, including the new movie version of Stephen King's 'It'

John LynchSep 24, 2017, 20:40 IST

Warner Bros.

Fervor for the latest take on Stephen King's "It" has pushed the new film near the top of the highest-grossing horror films in history.

To find out where "It" sits on the worldwide list, we turned to Box Office Mojo for its international box office data on the highest-grossing horror movies.

While "It" recently became the top-earning horror film of all time at the U.S. box office, it still has a few classics to pass up before it can be crowned the world's top-performing scary movie (including foreign markets).

Here are the 20 highest-grossing horror films of all time:

Note: We have not adjusted the grosses for inflation.