The Early horror movies that reached blockbuster and where voted for being the most meaningful horror films produced. These are largely based on classic literature of Gothic/horror genre such as:
(1) Dracula
(2) Frankenstein
(3) The Phantom of the Opera
(4) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The research shown how interesting genre horror is and how exciting is it. Stephen King is the most popular living author, and R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books are a massive hit. The love and the thrill of the genre brings alot of the whole worlds population together.
A horror film or DVD is the top choice for many people when it comes to selecting a film which is why this genre has remained a firm favourite amongst movie fans. However horror brings trill, excite but also it gets your adrenaline pumping.
One popular theory is that horror films touch on emotions that other films don't. After all what other kind of film can make you bury your head under the pillow, jump at the slightest noise or make you suddenly afraid of the dark?
People know that they can get a thrill from a horror DVD which you can't get from any other type of film. Viewers anticipate an adrenaline rush similar to the kind of felling you get before going on a big ride at an amusement park. That is one of the reasons why this genre of film is so popular because people know exactly what they're getting and they know exactly what to expect.
People also enjoy the fact that when they are watching a horror DVD they are completely detached from reality. When completely engrossed in a film and sitting on the edge of your seat, it is easy to forget everyday stresses and problems and therefore is a great way to unwind for an hour and a half. This is something you are unlikely to achieve from a light hearted film as you can probably get distracted very easily.
Perhaps the most obvious reason why horror films are so popular is because people like to watch them at Halloween. At a time when everyone is talking about ghosts, witches and unexplained occurrences, people like to put on a horror DVD and get in the spirit.
There is such a wide variety of horror films available from monster films, gory films, supernatural and slasher films so it is no surprise that there is something out there to appeal to everyone. With such an abundance of films to choose from horror films will probably always be a favourite amongst many people.
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/why-horror-films-are-so-popular-208906.html
Box Office performance of Horror Genre
Consider the numbers. Last year, the studios released 23 horror movies. This year the tally will be 42, nearly double, and too often the take at the box office has been anemic, leaving studios and distributors with lots of red ink gushing through the bottom line.
Remember "The Reaping," which featured double-Oscar winner Hilary Swank as a professor tormented by the return of the Bible's 10 plagues? The film landed in theaters in April, at an official cost of $40 million, though studio sources say it was closer to $65 million. Thus far it has captured only $25 million in U.S. ticket sales. Then there is the slew of clones and sequels with such titles as "The Hitcher," "Dead Silence," "The Hills Have Eyes II," and "28 Weeks Later." At the box office, they've all underperformed, none topping $30 million. "Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror" was a real runt of the litter, earning just $25,900.
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/09/entertainment/et-horror9
In 2008 28 horror films were released, bringing in a gross box office take in of 23.4 million. The top performer was Saw V. The horror genre had 126 sites at widest point of release from 28 films, only 5 per cent of films released in 2008 were horror though. Horror films are classified as "15" or "18".
From the figures I have found out it shows that the horror genre is extremely popular with the audience. In fact the whole world is crazy about them that's why there is huge number of horror movies coming out each and every year. Also vast number of record breaking movies with a huge turnover in the filming industry for horror genre itself.
From the picture above you can see that the comedy genre is the most popular with the audience with 140 releases grossing of £222.4 million at UK and Republic Of Ireland box office.
One of the top performing titles of 2008 was Sex and the City which is a romantic comedy and that film alone grossed £26.43 million in the UK. Which shows how popular it is.
(http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/media/pdf/k/r/UK_box_office_report_2008_22_1_09.pdf)
The next most popular genre is horror with 28 releases which grossed £23.4 million at box office. The top performing title for this genre was Saw V which grossed £5,617,718.
(http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14952)
Finally the least popular genre from all three is the thriller genre.
The amount of thriller releases was the same as horror but unfortunately it did not gross as much at box office as horror.
The thriller genre grossed £21.2 million at UK and Republic Of Ireland box office 2008. So from this figures it just shows that horror is just a bit better than the thriller industry.
The top performing title for thriller was No Country for Old Men which grossed £1,257,183.
(http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13588)
remember that this is supposed to be a summary in your own words, not simply a collection of articles.the box office/ business data should have come initially from the UK film council info, for which the links are on my blog. this will need to be added to significantly in order to be accepted.
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