I think there are a few reasons for this...

1 - Jaws was marketed extremely well
2 - Jaws opened on a hell of a lot of screens on the same day, rare at the time
3 - A monosyllabic title
4 - A man eating shark and a damn suspenseful score, how could this movie not do well?

I like the Jaws films, but I dont think Jaws deserve to be the highest grosing horror movie, its good but not that good.

I think it's a great movie but I don't see why it's the highest grossing horror film, wait maybe because it was rated pg:rolleyes:

Because it was scary. People like going to the beach. Sharks are real. People don't care about dumbass toys that come alive, or dreams that never come true.

Sharks will tear anyone's ass UP! FO RIZZLE.

yes, jaws taps into a very real fear that people have. the fear of being butchered by some psycho is not particularly grounded, but there are people killed by sharks every year.

let me take this opportunity to say peter benchly sucks dirty asshole. He is a marine biologist, he should be educating people, not profiting from their fears. Asshole.

I dont blame speilberg, he is an entertainer. it's not his job to present the truth.

And, of course, Benchly has no imagination. He supposedly based Jaws on a real event, then went and based 2 more screenplays on the exact same premise (the beast and creature).

AND HE COULDNT EVEN GET HIS FACTS STRAIGHT FOR THE BEAST!!!!!

i have done a ton of readinon giant squids, and he didnt get a godamn thing right about them. That "ammonia smell" thing was complete bullshit.

anywho, jaws was accessible. it was also original at the time, and was made by speilberg at the beginning of his heyday. Also, take into consideration the googoplex theaters didnt exist yet. if every theater in town was playing jaws, then that's all there was.

also: Great white would eat the polar bear

rat would kill the tarantula

Polar bears are pretty dam hard, but maby the shark could do him!, but the polar bear is super strong and manuvrable and sharks have to get in the correct postion to bite!
I've always thought rat, but many people are of the opinion the big spider would take a rat down!

My pet rats just look lazy, but maby faced with impending spider doom they might get super mad and those old sewer cornerd rat instincts might come out! Im not gonna try though cause I love the little vermin!!!

Feral Cat:)

I have rats too. Mine (ripley) is a psycho little scrapper. no spider would stand a chance.

there is ripley, perched to kick arachno-ass :)