Comedy has been the highest grossing film genre over the last 15 years. Horror is also very successful, earning $8.5 billion from 1995-2010 with an average profit of $29 million per film. While there were fewer horror films made, their financial success has led film studios to increasingly rely on horror sequels and franchises like Saw, Paranormal Activity, and Scream for profits. Paramount Pictures and New Line Cinema are two major studios that produce many popular horror films.