Forbes announces the most profitable horror movie characters.
Forbes magazine analyzed the movies that featured the most famous horror movie characters, and identified the most profitable characters. Here are the most profitable horror characters according to the budgets of the movies and their box office revenues …
9. Chucky (6 movies)
Revenue: $ 217.1 million
Budget: $ 82 million
8. Pinhead (4 movies)
Revenue: $ 48 million
Budget: $ 14 million
7. Hannibal Lecter (5 movies)
Revenue: $ 921.5 million
Budget: $ 235 million
6. Freddy Krueger (9 movies)
Revenue: $ 457 million
Budget: $ 110 million
5. Leatherface (8 movies)
Revenue: $ 246.6 million
Budget: $ 49.5 million
4. Ghostface (5 movies)
Revenue: $ 603.2 million
Budget: $ 119 million
3. Jason Voorhees (12 movies)
Revenue: $ 466 million
Budget: $ 79 million
2. Michael Myers (12 movies)
Revenue: $ 619 million
Budget: $ 93.3 million
1. Jigsaw (8 movies)
Revenue: $ 982.4 million
Budget: $ 75 million