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How much do Horror Movie Recaps YouTube channels make?

Small Horror Movie Recaps channels are getting videos with 11.1M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.

Channels in this niche typically earn $605 to $1.8K total from all their videos, based on 3.7K videos and 62 channels we analyzed.

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Horror Movie Recaps YouTube niche earnings and breakout examples
Channels studied
62
3.7K videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$1.6M est.
$795.4K to $2.4M total
Best single video earned
~$28.2K est.
$14.1K to $42.3K per video
Most-viewed video
11.1M views
from a 1.5M subscriber channel

Earnings breakdown

Distribution stats from 3.7K videos and 62 channels analyzed.

Average channel total
$605 to $1.8K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Top 25% of channels earn
$293 to $878
Better-performing channels (all time)
Top 10% of channels earn
$1.1K to $3.3K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average per video
$106 to $317
Typical single-video earnings
Average views per video
52.9K
May be higher due to viral hits
Top 25% of videos get
29.9K
Views on better-performing videos
Top 10% of videos get
102.7K
Views on the biggest videos
If you post 4 videos a month
$424 to $1.3K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
How often creators post
new video every 7 days
Average for channels in this niche
Is this niche growing?
Views are declining
Based on recent videos in this niche

Explore this niche

Browse Drama & Stories YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 62 channels in Horror Movie Recaps; this page highlights the highest-view examples.

Giant Cat Recape
Giant Cat Recape
1.5M subscribers · about 30 uploads a month
~$1.6M total earned est.$795.4K to $2.4M all time397.7M views
Alplysis Recaps
Alplysis Recaps
314K subscribers · about 1 upload a month
~$639.1K total earned est.$319.6K to $958.7K all time159.8M views
Quick Films
Quick Films
348K subscribers · about 5 uploads a month
~$427.7K total earned est.$213.8K to $641.5K all time106.9M views
Antares Movies
Antares Movies
302K subscribers · about 14 uploads a month
~$313K total earned est.$156.5K to $469.5K all time78.3M views
Brain Nugget
Brain Nugget
70.1K subscribers · about 5 uploads a month
~$206.3K total earned est.$103.1K to $309.4K all time51.6M views
Horror princess
Horror princess
89.9K subscribers · about 10 uploads a month
~$186.3K total earned est.$93.1K to $279.4K all time46.6M views

62 total Horror Movie Recaps YouTube channels tracked

Breakout videos

Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.

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Why this niche works

Top Horror Movie Recaps videos usually run about 25 to 43 minutes and earn an estimated $106 to $317 per video, which works out to $424 to $1.3K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 4 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.

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Videos are usually 25 to 43 minBased on 62 channels

Typical Horror Movie Recaps video: 34 min · ~52.9K views per upload (niche average).

Compare with similar niches

See how Horror Movie Recaps stacks up against nearby opportunities.

Similar niches

Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.

NicheCategoryAvg. channel total (est.)
This nicheCurrent page$605 to $1.8K est.
Stalker Obsession Movie RecapsDrama & Stories$117 to $350 est.
Crime Thriller Movie RecapsTrue Crime & Horror$95 to $286 est.
Horror TV Series ExplainedMovies & TV$253 to $758 est.
Revenge Movie RecapsDrama & Stories$376 to $1.1K est.
Korean Movie Drama RecapsDrama & Stories$537 to $1.6K est.
Sci-Fi Movie RecapsMovies & TV$351 to $1.1K est.
Horror Film AnalysisMovies & TV$632 to $1.7K est.
Zombie Movie RecapsMovies & TV$76 to $228 est.

Compared with adjacent niches

Related opportunities in neighboring categories.

NicheCategoryAvg. channel total (est.)
This nicheCurrent page$605 to $1.8K est.
Crime Thriller Movie RecapsTrue Crime & Horror$95 to $286 est.
Horror TV Series ExplainedMovies & TV$253 to $758 est.
Sci-Fi Movie RecapsMovies & TV$351 to $1.1K est.
Horror Film AnalysisMovies & TV$632 to $1.7K est.
Zombie Movie RecapsMovies & TV$76 to $228 est.
Horror Movie ReviewsMovies & TV$227 to $680 est.
Horror Short FilmsAnimation & Fandom$317 to $952 est.
Horror Monster Lore ExplainedGaming$107 to $428 est.

How the numbers work

How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.

Last updated
Jun 11, 2026
Data source
Public YouTube discovery
Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
Confidence
Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
  • We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
  • A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
  • These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
  • Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
  • Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
  • Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.

Read the full methodology on the Niche Finder methodology page.

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