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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Tops HBO Max Halloween Chart
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride ranks No. 4 on HBO Max's October 2026 chart, beating Coraline and other horror classics.
In brief
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride ranks No. 4 on HBO Max's October 2026 chart, beating Coraline and other horror classics. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is the highest-ranking animated movie on HBO Max's October 2026 Halloween chart, ahead of Coraline and The Shining. Originally reported by Collider.
Tim Burton's Gothic Fantasy
Tim Burton has spent much of his career making the supposedly frightening characters easier to love than the 'respectable' people around them.
Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice
Edward Scissorhands found cruelty behind suburban smiles, while Beetlejuice made the afterlife look considerably more entertaining than dealing with the living.
Burton's Misfits
His movies give outsiders somewhere to belong, even when that somewhere comes with a few graves.
October Viewing Choice
That makes his work particularly inviting in October, when skeletons and haunted houses become part of the decorating scheme.
Corpse Bride on HBO Max
Corpse Bride is doing exactly that on HBO Max, 21 years after its 2005 release.
Top Ten Ranking
According to FlixPatrol, the gothic animated romance sits at No. 4, directly above Coraline.
Halloween Chart
The same top ten includes The Shining and A Nightmare on Elm Street, putting Burton’s movie among several obvious October viewing choices.
Highest-Ranking Animated Movie
Its position also makes it the highest-ranking animated movie on the chart at the time of writing this article.
HBO Max Chart Details
On the October 5 chart, Coraline follows at No. 5, with The Shining at No. 6 and A Nightmare on Elm Street at No. 7.
Other Halloween Titles
Friday the 13th and Scooby-Doo also make the top ten, giving Corpse Bride a strong showing in a chart crowded with seasonal favorites.
21-Year-Old Film
21 years after arriving in theaters, Burton and Johnson’s stop-motion movie is sharing the top five with Evil Dead Burn, Backrooms, and Supergirl.
HBO Max Subscribers
For HBO Max subscribers putting together an October watchlist, Corpse Bride remains one of the service’s most popular movie choices.
Corpse Bride Details
Directed by Burton and Mike Johnson, Corpse Bride follows Victor (Johnny Depp), who accidentally marries a dead woman while rehearsing his vows for another wedding.
HBO Max Chart Impact
Its placement shows an older animated movie holding its own alongside recent titles as Halloween approaches.
In short
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is the highest-ranking animated movie on HBO Max's October 2026 Halloween chart, ahead of Coraline and The Shining.
