Successful Thrillers

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)


The Silence of the Lambs is about a member of the F.B.I. who is trying to catch a serial killer who skins his victims. In doing so, he must receive help from another killer called Dr. Lecter.


Silence of the Lambs made $130,742,922 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $19,000,000.









Jaws (1975)


A gigantic great white shark attacks people living on a small island called Amity. A small group including the chief of police, a shark hunter and a marine biologist decide find the shark and stop it.


Jaws made $260,000,000 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $8,000,000.







Gravity (2013)

Two astronauts become stranded in the Earth's orbit after their shuttle gets destroyed. They try to get back to Earth while they still have a chance.


Gravity made $274,092,705 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $100,000,000.










Shutter Island (2010)

Marshall Daniels goes to Shutter Island to investigate a missing person at a psychiatric hospital.


Shutter Island made $128,012,934 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $80,000,000.










Paranormal Activity (2009)



A family decide to film their day-to-day life. They soon realise that a supernatural being is haunting them. As the hauntings get worse, they try to find out what the being is and how to get rid of it.


Paranormal Activity made $107,918,810 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $15,000.









Divergent (2014)


Tris Prior makes the life-changing decision to move faction after she finds out that she's Divergent. Divergence means that she's different from everyone else. Tris soon finds out that the government have a plan to kill everyone who's Divergent. Trying not to get discovered, she sets out to stop the government's plan.


Divergent made $288,747,895 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $85,000,000.






The Purge: Anarchy (2014)


For 12 hours every year, all crime is legal in America. Many people find themselves fighting for survival throughout the night.


The Purge: Anarchy made $108,800,000 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $9,000,000.




Jurassic Park (1993)


A group of people enter a large zoo that contains dinosaurs. Something goes wrong with the security and the dinosaurs become loose. The group of people try to find an exit but have to escape while avoiding catching the attention of the dinosaurs.


Jurassic Park made $1,029,153,882 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $63,000,000.




Insidious (2010)


When Dalton becomes comatosed, evil spirits become drawn to him because they want to take his place in the real world. The father desperately trys to find ways in which he can bring Dalton back into his body before it gets taken over.


Insidious made $97,009,150 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $1,5000,000.









Black Swan (2010)


A professional ballet dancer works hard to get the role of the White Swan. As the film goes on, she looses her mind and gradually becomes the Black Swan.


Black Swan made $329,398,046 at the box office.

The budget for this film was $13,000,000.