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Horror ClassicsNo. 4636 · The 2026 edition

Halloween Movies at the Box Office

Discover how each Halloween film slashed its way through the box office, from opening weekend scares to global hauls.

Movie list · 14 titles Intense scares

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This piece ranks every movie in the Halloween franchise by box office performance, detailing total grosses, opening weekends, and worldwide earnings to show which entries were the biggest moneymakers.

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A Box Office Mojo franchise page breaking down the Halloween horror series by box office performance. It ranks all eleven released films by domestic gross, inflation-adjusted gross, and worldwide totals, giving grosses, theater counts, opening weekends, and release dates. It also lists three upcoming franchise releases. The page was last updated 7/26/2019.

The list

01

Halloween (2018) 2018

Uni.; $159,342,015 gross; $76,221,545 opening; released 10/19/18.

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Halloween (2007) 2007

MGM/W; $58,272,029 gross; $26,362,367 opening; released 8/31/07.

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Halloween: H20 1998

Dim.; $55,041,738 gross; $16,187,724 opening; released 8/7/98.

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Halloween 1978

CIP; $47,000,000 gross; released 10/25/78.

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05

Halloween II (2009) 2009

W/Dim.; $33,392,973 gross; $16,349,565 opening; released 8/28/09.

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Halloween: Resurrection 2002

Dim.; $30,354,442 gross; $12,292,121 opening; released 7/12/02.

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Halloween II 1981

Uni.; $25,533,818 gross; $7,446,508 opening; released 10/30/81.

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988

Gal.; $17,768,757 gross; $6,831,250 opening; released 10/21/88.

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995

Dim.; $15,116,634 gross; $7,308,529 opening; released 9/29/95.

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1982

Uni.; $14,400,000 gross; $6,333,259 opening; released 10/22/82.

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Halloween 5 1989

Gal.; $11,642,254 gross; $5,093,428 opening; released 10/13/89.

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12

Halloween Kills 2020

Uni.; upcoming release 10/16/20.

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Halloween Ends 2021

Uni.; upcoming release 10/15/21.

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Halloween 3D

W/Dim.; upcoming release date TBD.

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Facts from the original

Franchise total domestic gross unadjusted: $467,864,660, with an average of $42,533,151.
Adjusted for ticket price inflation, the franchise totals $832,948,700, averaging $75,722,600.
The 1978 Halloween has the highest inflation-adjusted gross at $180,970,100.
Worldwide unadjusted total across the five listed films: $459.8M — domestic $328.4M (71.4%), overseas $131.5M (28.6%).
Halloween (2018) leads worldwide with $255.5M: $159.3M domestic (62.4%) and $96.2M overseas (37.6%).
Page last updated 7/26/2019 at 12:10 P.M. Pacific Time.
Weekend box office for Jul. 19–21, 2019 was topped by The Lion King.

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