When comparing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the other top-grossing horror film franchises - A Nightmare on Elm Street , Child 's Play , Friday the 13th , Halloween , the Hannibal Lecter series , Psycho , Saw , and Scream - and adjusting for the
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the 8th highest-grossing horror franchise and has made $ 304.6 million .