Halloween (1978)

Halloween
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,274,000Details
International Box Office $23,000,000Details
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

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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

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $22,999,616
 
International Total$23,000,000 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 12, 20142620,376 325,753$122,052$3,259,586785
Nov 2, 20142123,606 370,320$140,692$3,557,804788
Oct 18, 2015258,001 454,843$40,258$4,193,804838
Oct 25, 2015232,863-64% 457,706$19,297$4,213,101839
Nov 1, 20152613,842+383% 471,548$149,905$4,363,006840
Oct 16, 20162410,877 555,297$86,907$5,033,770890
Oct 23, 20162615,612+44% 570,909$124,740$5,158,510891
Oct 30, 20163014,443-7% 585,352$115,400$5,273,910892
Oct 1, 2017306,834 656,412$44,831$5,722,768940
Oct 8, 2017267,407+8% 663,819$43,060$5,765,828941
Oct 15, 2017269,754+32% 673,573$56,289$5,822,117942
Oct 22, 2017209,992+2% 683,565$55,356$5,877,473943
Oct 29, 2017218,401-16% 691,966$41,921$5,919,394944
Oct 13, 20192412,925 820,338$76,258$6,717,1651,046
Oct 20, 20192512,961 833,299$77,636$6,794,8011,047
Oct 4, 20201813,389 920,061$215,697$7,408,5901,097
Oct 18, 20202010,060 939,021$162,368$7,606,5581,099
Oct 25, 20201317,997 957,018$290,472$7,897,0301,100
Nov 1, 20201215,576 972,594$246,568$8,143,5981,101

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 29, 2013911,650 11,650$361,153$361,153731
Oct 6, 2013164,351-63% 16,001$134,879$496,032732
Sep 30, 2018813,303 29,304$251,205$747,237992
Oct 7, 20181112,885-3% 42,189$189,389$936,626993
Oct 14, 2018197,108-45% 49,297$100,905$1,037,531994
Oct 21, 2018627,208+283% 76,505$353,456$1,390,987995
Oct 28, 20181210,786-60% 87,291$140,106$1,531,093996
Oct 4, 2020519,428 118,950$312,985$1,995,7881,097

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.

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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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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


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...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $22,999,616
 
International Total$23,000,000 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 12, 20142620,376 325,753$122,052$3,259,586785
Nov 2, 20142123,606 370,320$140,692$3,557,804788
Oct 18, 2015258,001 454,843$40,258$4,193,804838
Oct 25, 2015232,863-64% 457,706$19,297$4,213,101839
Nov 1, 20152613,842+383% 471,548$149,905$4,363,006840
Oct 16, 20162410,877 555,297$86,907$5,033,770890
Oct 23, 20162615,612+44% 570,909$124,740$5,158,510891
Oct 30, 20163014,443-7% 585,352$115,400$5,273,910892
Oct 1, 2017306,834 656,412$44,831$5,722,768940
Oct 8, 2017267,407+8% 663,819$43,060$5,765,828941
Oct 15, 2017269,754+32% 673,573$56,289$5,822,117942
Oct 22, 2017209,992+2% 683,565$55,356$5,877,473943
Oct 29, 2017218,401-16% 691,966$41,921$5,919,394944
Oct 13, 20192412,925 820,338$76,258$6,717,1651,046
Oct 20, 20192512,961 833,299$77,636$6,794,8011,047
Oct 4, 20201813,389 920,061$215,697$7,408,5901,097
Oct 18, 20202010,060 939,021$162,368$7,606,5581,099
Oct 25, 20201317,997 957,018$290,472$7,897,0301,100
Nov 1, 20201215,576 972,594$246,568$8,143,5981,101

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 29, 2013911,650 11,650$361,153$361,153731
Oct 6, 2013164,351-63% 16,001$134,879$496,032732
Sep 30, 2018813,303 29,304$251,205$747,237992
Oct 7, 20181112,885-3% 42,189$189,389$936,626993
Oct 14, 2018197,108-45% 49,297$100,905$1,037,531994
Oct 21, 2018627,208+283% 76,505$353,456$1,390,987995
Oct 28, 20181210,786-60% 87,291$140,106$1,531,093996
Oct 4, 2020519,428 118,950$312,985$1,995,7881,097

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