Box Office Horror Flashback: 1989

[claws]

Year of the sequels:

01 - $57,469,467 - Pet Sematary (Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation: $114,649,400)
02 - $22,168,359 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
03 - $20,021,322 - The Fly II ($39,941,800)
04 - $16,554,699 - Shocker ($33,026,000)
05 - $15,704,614 - Leviathan ($31,330,100)
06 - $14,343,976 - Friday the 13th Part VIII
07 - $11,642,254 - Halloween 5
08 - $8,143,225 - Deepstar Six
09 - $7,825,009 - Dead Calm ($15,610,600)
10 - $3,953,745 - Phantom of the Opera

11 - $2,983,784 - Fright Night II
12 - $2,955,917 - 976-Evil ($5,896,900)
13 - $1,919,653 - Communion ($3,829,600)
14 - $1,738,897 - The Horror Show ($3,469,000)
15 - $1,519,796 - Stepfather 2
16 - $1,108,462 - Heathers ($2,211,300)
17 - $1,000,000 - Pumpkinhead (Re-issue)
18 - $870,532 - Parents ($1,736,700)
19 - $858,591 - The Terror Within
20 - $793,775 - Little Monsters ($1,583,500)

21 - $792,966 - The Toxic Avenger Part II
22 - $725,131 - Vampire's Kiss ($1,446,600)
23 - $363,561 - The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
24 - $337,812 - Night Game
25 - $241,278 - Paperhouse ($481,300)
26 - $192,816 - The Return of the Swamp Thing
27 - $166,635 - Night Visitor
28 - $85,085 - Mind Games ($169,700)
29 - $76,325 - After Midnight

[tracy]

I tried to like this movie but it got on my nerves too much.

[fulci420]

Dont know why heathers shows up on horror lists. Its a fantastically written dark comedy but its intent is never to frighten. Kind of a weak year from a quick glance with few original ideas. Pet Sematary is among steven kings finest adaptations and deserves it spot here.

[Venomx73]

The Toxic Avenger Part II

I'm ashamed. I had a crush on Toxic's Blind girl friend...



Com'on... you know she was hot.

[JaseSF]

I'm kind of surprised by just how few I've seen from this year...only 4, all sequels. (Nightmare 5, Friday the 13th Part VIII, Return of the Swamp Thing, Halloween 5)

[HappyGilmore]

Why is Little Monsters on this list?

It's a children's fantasy/comedy, starring Fred Savage, Ben Savage, Howie Mandel and Daniel Stern.

[Hammock Rider]

Wow, Return of the Swamp Thing was a bette movie than it's returns indicate. Not much better, but still.

[retrorussell]

P.U.!  Lot of stinkers on this list.  Went to see NOES5 at the theater.. pretty bad.  Went to see Little Monsters with my brothers, also terrible.  Pumpkinhead was fairly good though.

[FatFreddysCat]

I saw a couple of these in the theater - Halloween 5, Friday the 13th VIII, Robert Englund's Phantom of the Opera, and Leviathan.

I remember being so p*ssed off by Halloween 5 that I actually considered going to the manager and asking for my money back. When the end credits started rolling I sat there in my seat yelling "What the F*CK? They RUINED it!" :D

[Mr_Vindictive]

Really surprised by how little Heathers made!

And Leviathan is one my all time favorites. It takes so much from so many other films but is an enjoyable flick.

[Rev. Powell]

Wow, what a terrible year for horror films. 

[Jim H]

The Toxic Avenger Part II

I'm ashamed. I had a crush on Toxic's Blind girl friend...

Com'on... you know she was hot.

Yeah, but I always thought Andree Maranda from the first one was hotter.