Halloween (Franchise)

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|''[[Halloween (1978 Film)|Halloween]]'' (1978)
|''[[Halloween (1978 Film)|Halloween]]'' (1978)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[John Carpenter]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[John Carpenter]]
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|John Carpenter and [[Debra Hill]]
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| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|John Carpenter and [[Debra Hill]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Debra Hill
| style="text-align:center;"|Debra Hill
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|[[Compass International Pictures]]
 
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|''[[Halloween II (1981 Film)|Halloween II]]'' (1981)
|''[[Halloween II (1981 Film)|Halloween II]]'' (1981)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Rick Rosenthal]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Rick Rosenthal]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Debra Hill and John Carpenter
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Debra Hill and John Carpenter
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| rowspan="2" |[[Universal Pictures]]
 
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|''[[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]]'' (1982)
|''[[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]]'' (1982)
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Tommy Lee Wallace]]
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Tommy Lee Wallace]]
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|''[[Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers]]'' (1988)
|''[[Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers]]'' (1988)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Dwight H. Little]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Dwight H. Little]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|<small>Screenplay by:</small> [[Alan B. McElroy]]<br><small>Story by:</small> Dhani Lipsius & Larry Rattner & Benjamin Ruffner<br>and Alan B. McElroy
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Alan B. McElroy]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Dhani Lipsius, Larry Rattner & Benjamin Ruffner<br>and Alan B. McElroy
| style="text-align:center;"|Paul Freeman
| style="text-align:center;"|Paul Freeman
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| rowspan="2" |Galaxy Releasing
 
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|''[[Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers]]'' (1989)
|''[[Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers]]'' (1989)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Dominique Othenin-Girard]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Dominique Othenin-Girard]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Michael Jacobs & Dominique Othenin-Girard<br>and Shem Bitterman
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Michael Jacobs & Dominique Othenin-Girard<br>and Shem Bitterman
| style="text-align:center;"|Ramsey Thomas
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|''[[Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers]]'' (1995)
|''[[Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers]]'' (1995)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Joe Chappelle]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Daniel Farrands
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Paul Freeman
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Paul Freeman
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| rowspan="5" |[[Dimension Films]]
 
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|''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'' (1998)
|''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'' (1998)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Steve Miner]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Steve Miner]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|<small>Screenplay by:</small> Robert Zappia and [[Matt Greenberg]]<br><small>Story by:</small> Robert Zappia
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| style="text-align:center;"|Robert Zappia and [[Matt Greenberg]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Robert Zappia
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|''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]'' (2002)
|''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]'' (2002)
| style="text-align:center;"|Rick Rosenthal
| style="text-align:center;"|Rick Rosenthal
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| style="text-align:center;"|<small>Screenplay by:</small> Larry Brand and [[Sean Hood]]<br><small>Story by:</small> Larry Brand
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| style="text-align:center;"|Larry Brand and [[Sean Hood]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Larry Brand
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|''[[Halloween (2007 Film)|Halloween]]'' (2007)
|''[[Halloween (2007 Film)|Halloween]]'' (2007)
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Rob Zombie]]
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| rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|[[Rob Zombie]]
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Malek Akkad, Andy Gould<br>and Rob Zombie
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, and Rob Zombie
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|''[[Halloween II (2009 Film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009)
|''[[Halloween II (2009 Film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009)
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|''[[Halloween (2018 Film)|Halloween]]'' (2018)   
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[David Gordon Green]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[David Gordon Green]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Jeff Fradley & [[Danny McBride]] & David Gordon Green
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Jeff Fradley, [[Danny McBride]] & David Gordon Green
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| style="text-align:center;"|Malek Akkad, [[Jason Blum]]<br>and [[Bill Block]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|Malek Akkad, [[Jason Blum]], and [[Bill Block]]
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Revision as of 02:56, 27 October 2018

Halloween
The original logo of the franchise.
Created by John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Original work Halloween (1978)
Print publications
Novel(s) List of novels
Comics List of comics
Films and television
Film(s) List of films
Games
Video games Halloween (1983)

Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of ten films, novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The franchise primarily focuses on serial killer Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his older sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois while being chased by his former psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis. Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place.

The original Halloween, released in 1978, was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and directed by Carpenter. The film is known to have inspired a long line of slasher films.

Seven sequels have since followed. Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the films except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the story of which has no direct connection to any other film in the series. In 2007, writer-director Rob Zombie made a remake of the 1978 film. A direct sequel to the 2007 remake was released two years later.

The films collectively grossed over $366 million at the box-office worldwide. The film series is ranked fourth at the United States box office—in adjusted 2008 dollars—when compared to other American horror franchises.

Contents

Films

Film Director Writer(s) Story Producer(s)
Halloween (1978) John Carpenter John Carpenter and Debra Hill Debra Hill
Halloween II (1981) Rick Rosenthal Debra Hill and John Carpenter
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Tommy Lee Wallace
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Dwight H. Little Alan B. McElroy Dhani Lipsius, Larry Rattner & Benjamin Ruffner
and Alan B. McElroy
Paul Freeman
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) Dominique Othenin-Girard Michael Jacobs & Dominique Othenin-Girard
and Shem Bitterman
Ramsey Thomas
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Joe Chappelle Daniel Farrands Paul Freeman
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) Steve Miner Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg Robert Zappia
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) Rick Rosenthal Larry Brand and Sean Hood Larry Brand
Halloween (2007) Rob Zombie Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, and Rob Zombie
Halloween II (2009)
Halloween (2018) David Gordon Green Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride & David Gordon Green Malek Akkad, Jason Blum, and Bill Block

Overview

Development

Music

Box office

The Halloween franchise, when compared to the other top-grossing American horror franchises—A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child's Play, Friday the 13th, the Hannibal Lecter series, Psycho, Saw, Scream, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre—and adjusting for 2017 inflation is the fourth highest-grossing horror franchise in the United States at approximately $667.9 million. This list is topped by Friday the 13th at $825.1 million, followed by the Nightmare on Elm Street series with $703.3 million. The Hannibal Lecter film series closely follows in third with $737.6 million. Following Halloween is the Saw series with $580.9 million, Scream with $586.9 million, Psycho with $554.4 million, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with $391 million, and the Child's Play film series rounding out the list with $249.6 million.

Film U.S. release date Budget Box office revenue Reference
United States Foreign Worldwide
1. Halloween (1978) October 25, 1978 $325,000 $47,000,000 $23,000,000 $70,000,000
2. Halloween II (1981) October 30, 1981 $2,500,000 $25,533,818 $25,533,818
3. Halloween III: Season of the Witch October 22, 1982 $2,500,000 $14,400,000 $14,400,000
4. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers October 21, 1988 $5,000,000 $17,768,757 $17,768,757
5. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers October 13, 1989 $5,000,000 $11,642,254 $11,642,254
6. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers September 29, 1995 $5,000,000 $15,116,634 $15,116,634
7. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later August 7, 1998 $17,000,000 $55,041,738 $55,041,738
8. Halloween: Resurrection July 12, 2002 $13,000,000 $30,354,442 $7,310,413 $37,664,855
9. Halloween (2007) August 31, 2007 $15,000,000 $58,272,029 $21,977,438 $80,249,467
10. Halloween II (2009) August 29, 2009 $15,000,000 $33,392,973 $6,028,494 $39,421,467
Total $72,325,000(A) $308,522,645 $58,316,345 $366,838,990
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Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes score Ref.
Halloween (1978) 93%
Halloween II (1981) 31%
Halloween III: Season of the Witch 43%
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 28%
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 14%
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 6%
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 53%
Halloween: Resurrection 11%
Halloween (2007) 26%
Halloween II (2009) 20%
Halloween (2018) 80%

Critical reception

Documentary

Literature

Novels

Comic books

Online stories

Merchandise

References

External links

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