00:00Stephen King's best-selling books have been adapted into films for decades.
00:09This summer, the king of horror is back with not one but two big blockbuster releases to give his fans all the frights they need.
00:16In August, we get The Dark Tower, a science fantasy western action horror film starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey.
00:23And in September comes It, the story of seven misfit kids up against the clown Pennywise.
00:29Here are the seven most successful Stephen King films.
00:321980's The Shining is a classic. Based on the 1977 novel, this film is regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made.
00:40It brought in $44 million.
00:43Secret Window is based on a novella from King's collection Four Past Midnight.
00:47In 2004, Johnny Depp hit the big screen in this psychological thriller which grossed $48 million.
00:53Coming-of-age drama Stand By Me was based off of Stephen's 1982 novella The Body.
00:58This film grossed $52 million and nabbed some Golden Globes.
01:03Super Spooky Pet Cemetery is a 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's novel.
01:07This horrifying story includes a malevolent child zombie that petrified the townsfolk and it raked in $57 million at the box office.
01:15In 1990, Misery introduced us to psychopathic Annie Wilkes played by Kathy Bates.
01:21She won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for her portrayal in the film. Plus, it made $61 million.
01:27Based on the 1999 Stephen King short story, 1408 is about an author who investigates haunted houses and rents the titular room, 1408, at the New York City Hotel, where strange and surreal events take place.
01:38This one made $71 million.
01:42Fantasy crime drama The Green Mile was nominated for four Academy Awards and stars Tom Hanks and Michael Clark Duncan.
01:48It tells the story of a death row corrections officer during the U.S. Great Depression and the supernatural events he witnessed.
01:54Along with great critical response, it made a whopping $136 million.
02:01Coinage. Life. Well spent. Presented by GEICO.
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