SlashersNo. 6870 · The 2026 edition
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
He was gone, but not forgotten. Now, the shape returns to Haddonfield for a new night of terror.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at web.archive.org.
In this sequel, Michael Myers awakens from a ten-year coma and sets his sights on his young niece, Jamie Lloyd, on Halloween night. Dr. Loomis returns to stop him once again as Michael stalks the small town of Haddonfield.
About this
This Box Office Mojo entry compiles the complete theatrical performance record for the 1988 horror film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. It covers the movie's domestic gross, opening weekend figures, theater counts, genre and franchise rankings, and its placement on numerous all-time, yearly, and opening charts, alongside key release details such as distributor, runtime, rating, and production budget. A related product listing for the Divimax Edition is also shown.
Facts from the original
- Domestic Total Gross: $17,768,757
- Distributor: Galaxy International
- Release Date: October 21, 1988
- Genre: Horror
- Runtime: 1 hrs. 28 min.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Production Budget: $5 million
- Opening Weekend: $6,831,250 (#1 rank, 1,679 theaters, $4,068 average)
- Opening weekend was 38.4% of total gross
- Widest Release: 1,692 theaters
- Genre rank: Horror - Slasher, rank 47
- Franchise rank: Series: Halloween, rank 7
- Chart rank: All Time Domestic 3,332
- Chart rank: Yearly 1988 57
- Chart rank: Yearly Opening Weekends 1988 22
- Chart rank: Yearly R Rated 1988 31
- Chart rank: Opening Weeks 2,577
- Chart rank: Opening Weekends 2,404
- Chart rank: Opening Weekends - October 190
- Chart rank: Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) 392
- Chart rank: Consecutive Weekends At #1 392
- Chart rank: Fewest Theaters to Debut at #1 168
- Chart rank: Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases 1,358
- Chart rank: BOM Users' Grades (1988 Releases) 66
- Premier Pass chart rank: Highest All Time Rank (on November 22, 1988) 621
- Premier Pass chart rank: Yearly (Wide) 1988 56
- Premier Pass chart rank: Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 1988 24
- Premier Pass chart rank: Opening Weeks Adjusted 2,139
- Premier Pass chart rank: Opening Weekends Adjusted - October 141
- Premier Pass chart rank: Opening Weekends Adjusted 1,941
- Related product: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Divimax Edition)
From the original
Box Office Mojo's page for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) lays out the film's full box office profile. The horror sequel, distributed by Galaxy International and released October 21, 1988, carried an R rating and a $5 million production budget with a 1 hour 28 minute runtime. It earned a domestic total gross of $17,768,757. Its opening weekend brought in $6,831,250 from 1,679 theaters (a $4,068 average), debuting at #1 and accounting for 38.4% of the total gross. The widest release reached 1,692 theaters. The film ranks 47th in the Horror - Slasher genre and 7th within the Halloween franchise series. On various charts it placed 3,332nd all-time domestic, 57th for the year 1988, 22nd among 1988 opening weekends, and 31st among 1988 R-rated releases. Additional chart placements include 2,577th in opening weeks, 2,404th in opening weekends, 190th in October opening weekends, and ties at 392nd for most weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) and consecutive weekends at #1, 168th for fewest theaters to debut at #1, 1,358th in smallest drops among all wide releases, and 66th in BOM users' grades for 1988 releases. Premier Pass charts list it 621st highest all-time rank as of November 22, 1988, plus adjusted figures: 56th yearly (wide) 1988, 24th yearly opening weekends (wide) 1988, 2,139th opening weeks adjusted, 141st October opening weekends adjusted, and 1,941st opening weekends adjusted.
