Compare that to Friday the 13th which, they've grossed $465 million worldwide across TWELVE movies (Freddy vs Jason is included). It might even be the most successful horror film franchise of all time, as, across six films, they've managed to gross $1.1 billion worldwide (and Alien Covenant just came out).
Alien is, after all, one of the more financially successful horror franchises in history. But Alien is just one of those movies that, even without watching it, you know of it by reputation. I'm 29 now, so I don't even wanna think of how far back I'd have to go if I actually did watch this movie. I'm certain I have, but if I did then it must have been over 20 years ago.
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If I'm gonna be honest, I have absolutely no recollection of ever watching this movie in its entirety. And many people would also say that that list wouldn't be complete without Alien. The Exorcist, Evil Dead 2, Carpenter's The Thing are on those list, if I were to compile my own. It doesn't even matter if you end up liking the movie or not, but it's something that you must see. The point that I'm trying to make is the fact that there are movies that every horror geek should watch, at least, once in their lifetime. If they were then that market would have been over-saturated by this point, as if it wasn't already saturated in the mainstream. But the one difference is the fact that hardcore superhero fans aren't seeking out low-budget, independent superhero flicks. Superhero flicks are the closest thing possible to this in terms of rabid fanbases. The horror genre also has its opportunists trying to cash in on a dedicated fanbase, who will watch just about anything for their horror fix, and they purposely put out shitty movies knowing that, at least a few people out there in the world will give their film a shot because it's a horror flick. There's really no other genre like it in terms of its dedicated fanbase, who will wade through oceans of shit in order to find a modern classic of the genre. I don't think I have to make it obvious to you all out there that the horror genre is, probably, my favorite movie genre.
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