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Halloween

Halloween

Oct 24, 1978
91 min
HorrorThriller
7.6/ 10
5,941 votes

Overview

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

Ratings & Reviews

See what critics and audiences think

TMDB
7.6/10
5,941 votes
IMDB
7.7/10
328,213 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
90/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$325,000Production cost
Box Office$70,260,597Worldwide gross
Profit$69,935,597Profitable
ROI
+21518.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$47,160,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

9 wins & 3 nominations total

Details

Production information

"The night he came home!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$325,000

Revenue

$70,260,597

Production Companies

Halloween CollectionCompass International PicturesFalcon International Productions

Cast & Crew

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Halloween (1978) ⭐ 7.7 | Horror, Thriller  IMDb

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