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Halloween
Forty years after the night he came home, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield for a final confrontation with Laurie Strode.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at boxofficemojo.com.
In this direct sequel to the original 1978 film, Laurie Strode prepares for a final showdown with the masked killer Michael Myers, who escapes custody and resumes his deadly Halloween night rampage.
About this
A Box Office Mojo box-office report for the 2018 film Halloween, covering its domestic, international and worldwide grosses along with budget, opening weekend, release rollout and a full country-by-country breakdown of earnings. It presents the title's performance across its original 2018 release and its 2020 and 2022 re-releases, plus its standing in select brand, franchise and genre rankings.
Facts from the original
- Halloween was released in 2018.
- The plot follows Laurie Strode confronting Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she escaped his killing spree four decades earlier on Halloween night.
- Domestic gross was $159,342,015, making up 61.3% of the total.
- International gross was $100,597,820, making up 38.7% of the total.
- Worldwide gross was $259,939,869.
- The domestic distributor was Universal Pictures.
- Domestic opening was $76,221,545.
- The budget was $10,000,000.
- The earliest release date was October 17, 2018 in APAC and LATAM.
- The film is rated R by the MPA.
- Running time is 1 hr 46 min.
- Genres are Crime, Drama, Horror and Thriller.
- The production company is Blumhouse Productions.
- The page links to Blumhouse Productions brand rankings, Halloween franchise rankings, and Slasher genre keyword rankings.
- The original release ran October 17 to April 12, 2019 across 64 markets, with $159,342,015 domestic, $96,143,163 international and $255,485,178 worldwide.
- A 2020 re-release ran October 29-30, 2020 in 7 markets, earning $129,763 internationally and $129,797 worldwide with no domestic gross.
- A 2022 re-release occurred in Australia, earning $4,324,894 internationally and worldwide with no domestic gross.
- In LATAM, Mexico earned $12,408,563 (rank 349), Brazil $4,282,511 (706), Colombia $1,330,784 (540), Peru $1,255,573 (319), Chile $972,026 (434), Ecuador $874,243 (218), Argentina $756,893 (987), Bolivia $269,129 (299), Venezuela $180,176 (1,329), Uruguay $116,003 (548), Trinidad & Tobago $67,869 (147) and Paraguay $53,782 (165).
- In EMEA, the United Kingdom earned $11,666,505 (rank 928), Germany $10,892,309 (625), France $6,903,482 (1,244), Spain $4,213,636 (1,162), Italy $3,855,894 (1,135), Austria $1,569,236 (531), Sweden $1,509,243 (633), Netherlands $1,361,814 (1,284), Switzerland $1,076,001 (556), Belgium $1,025,812 (931), United Arab Emirates $871,791 (980), Finland $840,962 (577), Poland $663,806 (1,472), Norway $613,056 (1,199), Greece $591,676 (839), Denmark $579,768 (1,054), Czech Republic $517,218 (819), Ukraine $515,242 (748), Portugal $479,532 (1,114), Israel $450,442 (749), Hungary $439,391 (833), Romania $298,123 (727), Slovakia $291,573 (464), Egypt $252,066 (298), Türkiye $230,483 (2,305), Bulgaria $191,852 (696), Serbia and Montenegro $167,698 (336), South Africa $151,150 (2,029), Croatia $143,258 (786), Lebanon $114,328 (746), Slovenia $103,762 (709), Estonia $84,609 (436), Iceland $69,047 (1,210), Lithuania $68,352 (1,120), Latvia $55,243 (620) and Cyprus $47,626 (131).
- In APAC, Australia earned $8,705,342 (rank 652), Russia/CIS $3,646,567 (1,096), Indonesia $2,571,181 (205), Japan $1,763,416 (2,620), Malaysia $918,347 (701), Taiwan $843,500 (800), South Korea $792,535 (2,588), Hong Kong $641,316 (1,429), New Zealand $513,491 (1,334), Thailand $472,915 (1,057), Singapore $331,013 (1,292), Philippines $324,839 (1,040), India $253,359 (1,416), Mongolia $61,930 (54) and Pakistan $33,676 (129).
- The domestic market recorded 1 release with a lifetime gross of $159,342,015 and a rank of 412.
From the original
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
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