Halloween (Franchise)
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| Halloween | ||
| The original logo of the franchise. | ||
| Created by | John Carpenter Debra Hill | |
| Original work | Halloween (1978) | |
| Years | 1978–present | |
| 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 eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The films primarily focuses on serial killer Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. 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.
Eight 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 sequel to the 2007 remake was released two years later. A direct sequel to the original film that ignores all sequels was released in 2018. In July 2019, it was announced that two sequels would follow the 2018 film, titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, and are scheduled for release in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
The films collectively grossed over $640 million at the box office worldwide. The film series is ranked first at the United States box office—in adjusted 2018 dollars—when compared to other American horror series. Both the original film and the 2018 sequel have received critical acclaim, while the other films have received mixed or negative reviews from both fans and critics.
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[edit] Films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween (1978) | October 25, 1978 | John Carpenter | John Carpenter and Debra Hill | Debra Hill |
| Halloween II (1981) | October 30, 1981 | Rick Rosenthal | Debra Hill and John Carpenter | |
| Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) | October 22, 1982 | Tommy Lee Wallace | Tommy Lee Wallace | |
| Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | October 21, 1988 | Dwight H. Little | Dhani Lipsius, Larry Rattner & Benjamin Ruffner and Alan B. McElroy | Paul Freeman |
| Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) | October 13, 1989 | Dominique Othenin-Girard | Michael Jacobs & Dominique Othenin-Girard and Shem Bitterman | Ramsey Thomas |
| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) | September 29, 1995 | Joe Chappelle | Daniel Farrands | Paul Freeman |
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | August 7, 1998 | Steve Miner | Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg | |
| Halloween: Resurrection (2002) | July 12, 2002 | Rick Rosenthal | Larry Brand and Sean Hood | |
| Halloween (2007) | August 31, 2007 | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Andy Gould and Rob Zombie |
| Halloween II (2009) | August 28, 2009 | |||
| Halloween | October 19, 2018 | David Gordon Green | Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride & David Gordon Green | Malek Akkad, Jason Blum & Bill Block |
| Halloween Kills | October 15, 2021 | Danny McBride, David Gordon Green & Scott Teems | ||
| Halloween Ends | October 14, 2022 | Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Paul Brad Logan & Chris Bernier |
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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 million | $15,116,634 | $15,116,634 | ||
| 7. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | August 7, 1998 | $17 million | $55,041,738 | $20,000,000 | $75,041,738 | |
| 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 | |
| Halloween (2018) | October 19, 2018 | $10 million | $159,342,015 | $96,135,353 | $255,477,368 | |
| Total | $90.325 million(A) | $467,864,660 | $174,451,698 | $642,316,358 | ||
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[edit] Documentary
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror is a DVD released on July 25, 2006, featuring a documentary on the Halloween films, narrated by P. J. Soles and featuring interviews from many of the cast members as well as filmmakers of the Halloween films and a lot of footage from the series as well. It has panel discussions with members from the casts and crews of most of the Halloween films, plus other celebrities and filmmakers such as Rob Zombie and Clive Barker as well as film critics. All of the panel discussions took place at a 25th anniversary convention in Pasadena, California (one of the filming locations of the original Halloween) in October 2003. It also has extended versions of interviews featured in the documentary and much more. In 2010, The Biography Channel produced a television special titled Halloween: The Inside Story, which premiered on October 28, 2010.
