Ranking: 20 Highest Grossing Horror Movies Of All Time

4. Get Out

get out movie
Universal Pictures

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?

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