Horror ClassicsNo. 1775 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Franchise Box Office
Discover the top Halloween-themed movies that have made waves at the box office, perfect for your spooky movie marathon!
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Explore the most popular Halloween films that have captivated audiences and dominated the box office, offering a thrilling journey through the season's most iconic stories.
About this
A Box Office Mojo franchise chart page for the Halloween horror series, ranking all ten released films by cumulative domestic gross as of October 2012. It includes per-film grosses, theater counts, opening weekends and release dates, plus separate tables adjusted for ticket-price inflation and for worldwide earnings. A lone upcoming release, Halloween 3D, is also listed.
The list
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Halloween (2007) 2007
MGM/W; gross $58,272,029 across 3,475 theaters; opening $26,362,367; released 8/31/07.
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Halloween: H20 1998
Dimension; gross $55,041,738 across 2,669 theaters; opening $16,187,724; released 8/7/98.
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Halloween II (2009) 2009
W/Dim.; gross $33,392,973 across 3,088 theaters; opening $16,349,565; released 8/28/09.
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Halloween: Resurrection 2002
Dimension; gross $30,354,442 across 2,094 theaters; opening $12,292,121; released 7/12/02.
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Halloween II 1981
Universal; gross $25,533,818; theater count not listed; opening $7,446,508; released 10/30/81.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988
Galaxy; gross $17,768,757 across 1,692 theaters; opening $6,831,250; released 10/21/88.
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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995
Dimension; gross $15,116,634 across 1,679 theaters; opening $7,308,529; released 9/29/95.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1982
Universal; gross $14,400,000 across 1,328 theaters; opening $6,333,259; released 10/22/82.
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Halloween 5 1989
Galaxy; gross $11,642,254 across 1,495 theaters; opening $5,093,428; released 10/13/89.
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Facts from the original
- Domestic franchise total across the ten films is $308,522,645, for an average of $30,852,265 per film.
- Average maximum theater count is 1,752 and average opening weekend gross is $11,578,306 across an average of 2,045 opening theaters.
- Adjusted for ticket price inflation, Halloween (1978) ranks first with an adjusted gross of $161,085,500 versus its unadjusted $47,000,000.
- Adjusted rankings: 2. Halloween: H20 ($94,122,500), 3. Halloween II ($73,662,300), 4. Halloween (2007) ($67,927,600), 5. Halloween: Resurrection ($41,900,600).
- Adjusted rankings continue: 6. Halloween III: Season of the Witch ($39,281,600), 7. Halloween II (2009) ($35,864,000), 8. Halloween 4 ($34,672,800), 9. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers ($27,870,200), 10. Halloween 5 ($23,519,100).
- Inflation-adjusted totals for the franchise are $599,906,300, an average of $59,990,600 per film.
- The worldwide (unadjusted) chart only covers four titles, totaling $204.3 million and averaging $51.1 million; $169.0 million (82.7%) came domestically and $35.3 million (17.3%) overseas.
- Worldwide ranking: 1. Halloween (2007) $80.3M (72.6% domestic, 27.4% overseas), 2. Halloween (1978) $47.0M (100% domestic, no overseas).
- Worldwide ranking continues: 3. Halloween II (2009) $39.4M (84.7% domestic, 15.3% overseas), 4. Halloween: Resurrection $37.7M (80.6% domestic, 19.4% overseas).
- An upcoming release, Halloween 3D from W/Dim., is listed with a release date of TBD.
- The page notes readers can email [email protected] if they think a movie is missing from the list.
