Published Jun 6, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
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It’s a wonderful time to be a horror movie fan. Last weekend at the box office, despite it only being the second theatrical weekend for Pedro Pascal’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, the latest Star Wars movie was beaten by two fresh new horror stories, both from the minds of YouTube stars. In second place on the domestic charts with a $27 million haul was Curry Barker’s viral domestic horror Obsession, which boasts a breakout performance from** Inde Navarrette**.
In first place with an opening weekend return that broke several records was A24’s Backrooms, led by Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor, which has catapulted the name Kane Parsons into superstardom. Now the youngest director to hold the #1 spot at the North American box office, it’s clear that horror films have perhaps never been more popular. This isn’t only true for fresh ideas, as the horror phenomenon of today is helping propel some of the genre’s classics into the streaming charts, including a film that broke an impressive record itself.
The film in question is The Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel that holds a huge Academy record. 35 years since it first debuted, The Silence of the Lambs is still the only horror movie to ever win the Best Picture prize. It is also one of only three movies in the history of the Oscars to sweep the “Big Five” categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Featuring genre-defining performances from Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins,* The Silence of the Lambs* is a must-watch for any fan of the genre. Right now, the movie is one of the ten most-streamed on Tubi in the U.S.
Your instincts, your strengths, and your particular way of thinking under pressure point to one villain you actually have a fighting chance against. Everyone else — good luck.
Jason is relentless, but he is also predictable — and that is the gap you would exploit.
Michael watches before he moves. He is patient, methodical, and almost impossible to detect — until it’s too late for anyone who isn’t paying close enough attention.
Freddy wins by getting inside your head — using your own fears, your own memories, your own subconscious as weapons against you. That strategy requires a target who can be destabilised.
Pennywise is ancient, shapeshifting, and feeds on terror — but it has one critical vulnerability: it cannot function against someone who genuinely stops being afraid of it.
Chucky’s greatest advantage is that nobody takes him seriously until it’s already too late. He exploits the gap between how something looks and what it actually is.
Similar to the projected success of Backrooms, The Silence of the Lambs was a major horror hit at the box office. Against a reported budget of just $20 million, the film earned an eye-watering $275 million worldwide, split between a domestic haul of $130 million and a further $145 million from overseas markets. The movie opened at #1 in the U.S. in early 1991, lasting a month at the top spot until the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.
*The Silence of the Lambs *is one of the most-watched movies on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.
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