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The 100 Most Popular Horror/Suspense Movies of All Time

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

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#50: Freddy vs. Jason

Robert Englund and Kelly Rowland in Freddy vs. Jason.

In 'Freddy vs. Jason', Robert Englund stars as undead child killer Freddy Krueger, who targets Kelly Rowland and her young friends for death.

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The teaming of two of the biggest icons in modern horror movies -- Jason Vorhees of the Friday the 13th films and Freddy Krueger of the A Nightmare on Elm Street series -- could not be contained, exceeding expectations to outperform all 17 previous entries in the two storied franchises.

Note: All figures are US domestic box office totals.

41. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: $102,277,510 (Released 8/1/08)

42. The Haunting : $91,188,905 (Released 7/23/1999)

43. Scary Movie 4 : $90,710,620 (Released 4/14/2006)

44. Scream 3 : $89,138,076 (Released 2/4/2000)

45. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle : $88,036,683 (Released 1/10/1992)

46. Saw II : $87,025,093 (Released 10/28/2005)

47. The Amityville Horror : $86,432,520 (Released 7/27/1979)

48. Aliens : $85,160,248 (Released 7/18/1986)

49. The X Files: Fight the Future : $83,898,313 (Released 6/19/1998)

50. Freddy vs. Jason : $82,622,655 (Released 8/15/2003)

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