SlashersNo. 2224 · The 2026 edition
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Ten years after his last rampage, the shape returns to Haddonfield for a bloody reunion with his niece.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at web.archive.org.
In Halloween 4, Michael Myers awakens from a decade-long coma and heads back to Haddonfield to kill his young niece Jamie, while Dr. Loomis races to stop him. The film pits a new generation against the relentless killer on Halloween night.
About this
Box Office Mojo's weekend results page for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988). It presents the horror sequel's theatrical run stats — distributor, release date, genre, runtime, MPAA rating, production budget and domestic total gross — alongside its weekend-by-weekend box office chart. A reader gets the film's full commercial performance from its #1 opening weekend through its third frame.
The list
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Oct 21–23 (Weekend 1) 1988
Opening weekend; $6,831,250, 1,679 theaters, $4,068 avg, gross-to-date $6,831,250, week 1
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Oct 28–30 (Weekend 2) 1988
$4,510,500, -34.0%, 1,692 theaters (+13), $2,665 avg, cumulative $12,936,159, week 2
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Nov 4–6 (Weekend 3) 1988
$2,333,101, -48.3%, 1,583 theaters (-109), $1,473 avg, cumulative $16,634,499, week 3
Facts from the original
- Domestic total gross for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers was $17,768,757.
- The film was distributed by Galaxy International.
- It was released on October 21, 1988.
- Its genre is Horror.
- Runtime is 1 hour 28 minutes.
- MPAA rating is R.
- Production budget was $5 million.
- Opening weekend (Oct 21–23) ranked #1 with $6,831,250 from 1,679 theaters, averaging $4,068.
- Second weekend (Oct 28–30) ranked #1 with $4,510,500, down 34.0%, in 1,692 theaters (+13), averaging $2,665; cumulative gross reached $12,936,159.
- Third weekend (Nov 4–6) ranked #5 with $2,333,101, down 48.3%, in 1,583 theaters (-109), averaging $1,473; cumulative gross reached $16,634,499.
