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Halloween Franchise Box Office

Which spooky flicks scared up the most cash? We rank the top Halloween movies by box office earnings.

Movie list · 10 titles

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From slasher classics to family-friendly frights, Halloween movies have been big business at the box office. This piece breaks down the highest-grossing Halloween-themed films of all time, adjusted for inflation, and highlights trends in seasonal releases, franchise performances, and the enduring popularity of horror during the spookiest month.

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Box Office Mojo's franchise chart for the Halloween horror series, updated June 4, 2011. It ranks ten Halloween films by domestic total gross, listing studio, gross, widest theater count, opening weekend gross, opening theater count, and release date. The page also reports the franchise's cumulative gross, average gross, average theater count, average opening, and average opening theaters.

The list

01

Halloween (2007) 2007

MGM/W; gross $58,272,029; 3,475 theaters; opening $26,362,367; 3,472 theaters; 8/31/07.

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02

Halloween: H20 1998

Dimension; gross $55,041,738; 2,669 theaters; opening $16,187,724; 2,607 theaters; 8/7/98.

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03

Halloween 1978

Compass International Pictures; gross $47,000,000; theaters n/a; opening n/a; opening theaters n/a; 10/25/78.

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04

Halloween II (2009) 2009

W/Dim.; gross $33,392,973; 3,088 theaters; opening $16,349,565; 3,025 theaters; 8/28/09.

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05

Halloween: Resurrection 2002

Dimension; gross $30,354,442; 2,094 theaters; opening $12,292,121; 1,954 theaters; 7/12/02.

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06

Halloween II 1981

Universal; gross $25,533,818; theaters n/a; opening $7,446,508; 1,211 theaters; 10/30/81.

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07

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988

Galaxy; gross $17,768,757; 1,692 theaters; opening $6,831,250; 1,679 theaters; 10/21/88.

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08

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995

Dimension; gross $15,116,634; 1,679 theaters; opening $7,308,529; 1,679 theaters; 9/29/95.

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09

Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1982

Universal; gross $14,400,000; 1,328 theaters; opening $6,333,259; 1,297 theaters; 10/22/82.

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10

Halloween 5 1989

Galaxy; gross $11,642,254; 1,495 theaters; opening $5,093,428; 1,483 theaters; 10/13/89.

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