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Halloween

1978 • R • 1h 31m • Horror, Thriller • Compass International Pictures

The night he came home!

🍅 97% 89% MC 91 LB 3.76 IMDb 7.7

Halloween Box Office

Domestic Total
$47.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$70.3M
$23M international
Budget$325K
1978 Rank#8
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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Carpenter
ScreenplayJohn Carpenter, Debra Hill
Produced byDebra Hill
CinematographyDean Cundey
Music byJohn Carpenter
StarringDonald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, Nick Castle
StudioCompass International Pictures

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