Satan's Slaves (2017)

Satan's Slaves (2017) revived Indonesian genre cinema, grossing over IDR 100 billion across Southeast Asia and becoming Joko Anwar's most commercially successful film. Its atmospheric horror outperforms the runner-up (Impetigore, #5) by a margin of 4 to 1 in box office gross, leveraging Islamic folklore and family trauma for universal appeal. The film's scare density averages 2.3 jump scares per 10 minutes, higher than the typical Southeast Asian horror. This blend of cultural authenticity and genre mastery set a new benchmark for Indonesian horror.