Halloween (1978)

Halloween
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,274,000 Details
International Box Office $23,000,000 Details
Worldwide Box Office $70,274,000
Further financial details...

Metrics
Legs: 172.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share: 67.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget: $325,000 (worldwide box office is 216.2 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $216,843,117

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record Rank Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,274,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,238 $23,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $70,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 586 $47,274,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 861 $23,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 691 $70,274,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 1978 (Wide) by Compass International
October 30th, 2020 (Limited)
International Releases: October 10th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
October 28th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: September 28th, 1999 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Halloween
Comparisons: vs. Annabelle: Creation
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Keywords: Slasher Horror, Babysitters
Source: Original Screenplay
Genre: Horror
Production Method: Live Action
Creative Type: Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record Rank Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600) 580 $216,843,117
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,524 $47,274,000
Top 1978 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 9 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 910 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,622 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 922 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 586 $47,274,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date Rank Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Week
Oct 30, 2020 8 $274,000   781 $351   $47,274,000 2,194

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/28/2021 $384 1 1 1 $384 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 10/10/2018 $0 0 0 0 $0
 
Rest of World $22,999,616
 
International Total $23,000,000 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record Rank Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,238 $23,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,607 $23,000,000
Top 1978 Movies at the International Box Office 4 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,666 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,548 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 861 $23,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record Rank Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,865 $70,274,000
Top 1978 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 7 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,154 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,980 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,129 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 691 $70,274,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week		 % Change Total
Units		 Spending
this
Week		 Total
Spending		 Weeks
in
Release
Oct 12, 2014 26 20,376   325,753 $122,052 $3,259,586 785
Nov 2, 2014 21 23,606   370,320 $140,692 $3,557,804 788
Oct 18, 2015 25 8,001   454,843 $40,258 $4,193,804 838
Oct 25, 2015 23 2,863 -64% 457,706 $19,297 $4,213,101 839
Nov 1, 2015 26 13,842 +383% 471,548 $149,905 $4,363,006 840
Oct 16, 2016 24 10,877   555,297 $86,907 $5,033,770 890
Oct 23, 2016 26 15,612 +44% 570,909 $124,740 $5,158,510 891
Oct 30, 2016 30 14,443 -7% 585,352 $115,400 $5,273,910 892
Oct 1, 2017 30 6,834   656,412 $44,831 $5,722,768 940
Oct 8, 2017 26 7,407 +8% 663,819 $43,060 $5,765,828 941
Oct 15, 2017 26 9,754 +32% 673,573 $56,289 $5,822,117 942
Oct 22, 2017 20 9,992 +2% 683,565 $55,356 $5,877,473 943
Oct 29, 2017 21 8,401 -16% 691,966 $41,921 $5,919,394 944
Oct 13, 2019 24 12,925   820,338 $76,258 $6,717,165 1,046
Oct 20, 2019 25 12,961   833,299 $77,636 $6,794,801 1,047
Oct 4, 2020 18 13,389   920,061 $215,697 $7,408,590 1,097
Oct 18, 2020 20 10,060   939,021 $162,368 $7,606,558 1,099
Oct 25, 2020 13 17,997   957,018 $290,472 $7,897,030 1,100
Nov 1, 2020 12 15,576   972,594 $246,568 $8,143,598 1,101

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week		 % Change Total
Units		 Spending
this
Week		 Total
Spending		 Weeks
in
Release
Sep 29, 2013 9 11,650   11,650 $361,153 $361,153 731
Oct 6, 2013 16 4,351 -63% 16,001 $134,879 $496,032 732
Sep 30, 2018 8 13,303   29,304 $251,205 $747,237 992
Oct 7, 2018 11 12,885 -3% 42,189 $189,389 $936,626 993
Oct 14, 2018 19 7,108 -45% 49,297 $100,905 $1,037,531 994
Oct 21, 2018 6 27,208 +283% 76,505 $353,456 $1,390,987 995
Oct 28, 2018 12 10,786 -60% 87,291 $140,106 $1,531,093 996
Oct 4, 2020 5 19,428   118,950 $312,985 $1,995,788 1,097

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

Date Rank
Oct 31, 2020 10
Oct 16, 2021 17
Oct 23, 2021 15
Oct 30, 2021 16

Leading Cast

Donald Pleasance    Dr. Samuel "Sam" Loomis
Jamie Lee Curtis    Laurie Strode

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
Tommy Lee Wallace    Editor

Weekend estimates: Come Play scores solid Halloween win

November 1st, 2020

Come Play

Come Play is outperforming expectations and set for a comfortable weekend win, according to studio projections released on Sunday morning. Its $3.15-million debut is a little behind other recent chart toppers like Honest Thief and The War with Grandpa, both of which picked up $3.6-million openings, but it’s also comfortably ahead of our pre-weekend prediction of $2.2 million.

Is this better-than-expected performance a sign of a strengthening market? Unfortunately not. More...


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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics
Legs: 172.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share: 67.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget: $325,000 (worldwide box office is 216.2 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $216,843,117

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record Rank Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,274,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,238 $23,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $70,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 586 $47,274,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 861 $23,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 691 $70,274,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD: Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes: iTunes
Vudu: Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 1978 (Wide) by Compass International
October 30th, 2020 (Limited)
International Releases: October 10th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
October 28th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: September 28th, 1999 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Halloween
Comparisons: vs. Annabelle: Creation
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror, Babysitters
Source: Original Screenplay
Genre: Horror
Production Method: Live Action
Creative Type: Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Donald Pleasance    Dr. Samuel "Sam" Loomis
Jamie Lee Curtis    Laurie Strode

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
Tommy Lee Wallace    Editor

Weekend estimates: Come Play scores solid Halloween win

November 1st, 2020

Come Play

Come Play is outperforming expectations and set for a comfortable weekend win, according to studio projections released on Sunday morning. Its $3.15-million debut is a little behind other recent chart toppers like Honest Thief and The War with Grandpa, both of which picked up $3.6-million openings, but it’s also comfortably ahead of our pre-weekend prediction of $2.2 million.

Is this better-than-expected performance a sign of a strengthening market? Unfortunately not. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record Rank Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600) 580 $216,843,117
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,524 $47,274,000
Top 1978 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 9 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 910 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,622 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 922 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $47,274,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 586 $47,274,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date Rank Gross % Change Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Week
Oct 30, 2020 8 $274,000   781 $351   $47,274,000 2,194

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/28/2021 $384 1 1 1 $384 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 10/10/2018 $0 0 0 0 $0
 
Rest of World $22,999,616
 
International Total $23,000,000 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record Rank Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,238 $23,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,607 $23,000,000
Top 1978 Movies at the International Box Office 4 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,666 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,548 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $23,000,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 861 $23,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record Rank Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,865 $70,274,000
Top 1978 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 7 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,154 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,980 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,129 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $70,274,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 691 $70,274,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week		 % Change Total
Units		 Spending
this
Week		 Total
Spending		 Weeks
in
Release
Oct 12, 2014 26 20,376   325,753 $122,052 $3,259,586 785
Nov 2, 2014 21 23,606   370,320 $140,692 $3,557,804 788
Oct 18, 2015 25 8,001   454,843 $40,258 $4,193,804 838
Oct 25, 2015 23 2,863 -64% 457,706 $19,297 $4,213,101 839
Nov 1, 2015 26 13,842 +383% 471,548 $149,905 $4,363,006 840
Oct 16, 2016 24 10,877   555,297 $86,907 $5,033,770 890
Oct 23, 2016 26 15,612 +44% 570,909 $124,740 $5,158,510 891
Oct 30, 2016 30 14,443 -7% 585,352 $115,400 $5,273,910 892
Oct 1, 2017 30 6,834   656,412 $44,831 $5,722,768 940
Oct 8, 2017 26 7,407 +8% 663,819 $43,060 $5,765,828 941
Oct 15, 2017 26 9,754 +32% 673,573 $56,289 $5,822,117 942
Oct 22, 2017 20 9,992 +2% 683,565 $55,356 $5,877,473 943
Oct 29, 2017 21 8,401 -16% 691,966 $41,921 $5,919,394 944
Oct 13, 2019 24 12,925   820,338 $76,258 $6,717,165 1,046
Oct 20, 2019 25 12,961   833,299 $77,636 $6,794,801 1,047
Oct 4, 2020 18 13,389   920,061 $215,697 $7,408,590 1,097
Oct 18, 2020 20 10,060   939,021 $162,368 $7,606,558 1,099
Oct 25, 2020 13 17,997   957,018 $290,472 $7,897,030 1,100
Nov 1, 2020 12 15,576   972,594 $246,568 $8,143,598 1,101

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week		 % Change Total
Units		 Spending
this
Week		 Total
Spending		 Weeks
in
Release
Sep 29, 2013 9 11,650   11,650 $361,153 $361,153 731
Oct 6, 2013 16 4,351 -63% 16,001 $134,879 $496,032 732
Sep 30, 2018 8 13,303   29,304 $251,205 $747,237 992
Oct 7, 2018 11 12,885 -3% 42,189 $189,389 $936,626 993
Oct 14, 2018 19 7,108 -45% 49,297 $100,905 $1,037,531 994
Oct 21, 2018 6 27,208 +283% 76,505 $353,456 $1,390,987 995
Oct 28, 2018 12 10,786 -60% 87,291 $140,106 $1,531,093 996
Oct 4, 2020 5 19,428   118,950 $312,985 $1,995,788 1,097

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

Date Rank
Oct 31, 2020 10
Oct 16, 2021 17
Oct 23, 2021 15
Oct 30, 2021 16