Ranking: 20 Highest Grossing Horror Movies Of All Time
4. Get Out
Box Office: $252.4 million (#16)
An astonishing box office success that just about nobody saw coming, Jordan Peele's satirical horror film is a ferociously unique, angry and dementedly funny examination of contemporary racial politics.
Peele doesn't merely settle for a broad right-wing target, but instead trains his aim at complacent, patronising white liberals, and the subtler pockets of racism that reside within.
Daniel Kaluuya gives a star-making performance in the central role, creating one of the year's easiest-to-root-for protagonists, while Peele proves himself an exceptional writer-director with a near-perfect handle on both style and tone.
Plus, with the vocal support the film has received from audiences and critics alike, could it be a rare horror film to actually land a Best Picture Oscar nomination?