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Halloween

Halloween
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1978
 91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Carpenter

Starring

Donald Pleasence · Jamie Lee Curtis · Nancy Kyes · P.J. Soles · Charles Cyphers · Kyle Richards

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 27th October 1978
Canada release date Canada release: 25th October 1978
United States release date United States release: 25th October 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 26th Jan '79
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £700 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 27th Oct '78
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $1.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Jan, 1979
1
2 Feb, 1979
1
9 Feb, 1979
1
16 Feb, 1979
1
23 Feb, 1979
1
2 Mar, 1979
4
9 Mar, 1979
5
16 Mar, 1979
5
23 Mar, 1979
5
30 Oct, 2020
8

US box office

27 Oct, 1978
2
3 Nov, 1978
1
10 Nov, 1978
1
17 Nov, 1978
1
24 Nov, 1978
1
1 Dec, 1978
1
8 Dec, 1978
1
15 Dec, 1978
2
22 Dec, 1978
3
29 Dec, 1978
2

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Halloween
Halloween II
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curese of Michael Myers
Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later
Halloween Resurrection
Halloween
Halloween Kills
Halloween Ends

Certificates

US
R

13

16

15

A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $47 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $55 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 9

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Halloween
26 Jan 1979
1N
£700,048
£700,048
2 Feb 1979
1▲▼
£437,530
£1,312,590
9 Feb 1979
1▲▼
£273,456
£1,681,756
16 Feb 1979
1▲▼
£170,910
£1,921,030
23 Feb 1979
1▲▼
£106,819
£2,065,236
2 Mar 1979
4▼
£66,762
£2,158,703
9 Mar 1979
5▼
£41,726
£2,215,033
16 Mar 1979
5▲▼
£26,079
£2,252,848
23 Mar 1979
5▲▼
£16,299
£2,274,037
30 Oct 2020
8▼
£71,263
£71,263
25 Oct 2024
40▼
£8,701
£8,701
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 10

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
27 Oct 1978
2▲
$1,270,000
$1,270,000
3 Nov 1978
1▲
$18,292,000
$19,562,000
10 Nov 1978
1▲▼
$8,710,476
$28,272,476
17 Nov 1978
1▲▼
$4,147,846
$33,690,322
24 Nov 1978
1▲▼
$1,975,165
$36,935,487
1 Dec 1978
1▲▼
$1,316,777
$39,522,264
8 Dec 1978
1▲▼
$627,037
$41,419,301
15 Dec 1978
2▼
$298,589
$42,987,890
22 Dec 1978
3▼
$165,883
$44,423,773
29 Dec 1978
2▲
$78,992
$45,772,765