Biggest Box-Office Monsters of the '00s
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Biggest Box-Office Monsters of the '00s

These monsters made a bundle in the '00s -- but how do they rank with you?

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1 Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal, Hannibal Rising, Red Dragon)
<p>Forget Manhunter and Silence of the Lambs: The cannibalistic shrink made the list with just these three '00s titles.</p> 101 273
2 Jigsaw (Saw through Saw VII)
<p>He's hardly in half the series -- thank goodness for flashbacks and home movies -- but the dying gamer made every second pay!</p> 98 278
3 The Predator (Alien vs. Predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem)
<p>These alien frenemies hunted up some big box-office bucks in the 2000s with just two movies.</p> 51 241
4 The Alien (Alien vs. Predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem)
<p>Teaming up with the Predator made this familiar extraterrestrial a new-century moneymaker.</p> 43 229
5 Death (the Final Destination franchise)
<p>His movies don't get no respect, but Death is the green reaper thanks to the four Final Destination flicks.</p> 23 213
6 Samara Morgan (The Ring, The Ring Two)
<p>She's a little girl who needs a good bath, but she scared up beaucoup bucks making Ringu schwing American.</p> 11 203
7 Squid-Faced Dude (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
<p>Yeah, Johnny Depp is the star. But Mr. Tentacle-Beard kept the sequels from winding up in Davey Jones' locker.</p> 9 231
8 The Mummy (The Mummy: Returns, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor)
<p>You say this Mummy isn't scary? He is if you failed&nbsp; to invest in these two sequels: No treasure for you!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> -8 222
9 Shrek (Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third)
<p>There's a reason this ogre is the color of money: No wonder Princess Fiona is so into a smelly swamp thing with a silly accent.</p> -23 245
10 Plague Vampire Creatures (I Am Legend)
<p>And you thought Will Smith made I am Legend a box-office bonanza. Think again: It was those long-toothed vampire mutants!</p> -25 199
11 Venom (Spider-Man III)
<p>Want to see something really scary? How about Spidey's evil twin turning this so-so sequel into a money-making machine?</p> -31 221