Want to know the best Halloween movies? How about the worst Halloween movies? Curious about Halloween box office grosses or which Halloween movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Halloween movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
The Halloween movie franchise started in 1978. Overall, there have been 13 movies in the franchise. That means, for the last 40 plus years, on average, a new Halloween movie gets released every 3 and a half years. 12 of the 13 movies have featured Michael Myers. The lone exception was Halloween III: The Season of the Witch. Michael Myers, a serial killer, was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister. In many of the movies, Myers has tried to kill his other sister. That sister has been played by Jamie Lee Curtis 6 times. This page ranks statistically the 13 Halloween movies. Movies are ranked by using a combination of box office grosses, professional reviews, audience reviews and awards.
Halloween Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1978 | Halloween (1978) |  |
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| 2018 | Halloween (2018) | |
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| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) |  |
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| 1981 | Halloween II (1981) |  |
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| 2021 | Halloween Kills (2021) | |
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| 2007 | Halloween (2007) |  |
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| 2022 | Halloween Ends (2022) | |
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| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | |
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| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) |  |
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| 2009 | Halloween II (2009) | |
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| 1989 | Halloween 5 (1989) |  |
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| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection (2002) | |
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| 1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) |  |
Halloween Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Halloween movies by movie title and movie trailers.
- Sort Halloween movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Halloween movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Halloween movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Halloween movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Halloween movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Halloween movie won.
- Sort Halloween movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Halloween (1978) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Directed by John Carpenter |
41.10 | 219.6 | 219.60 | 14 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 2 | Halloween (2018) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 159.30 | 217.4 | 346.20 | 21 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 3 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
55.00 | 146.7 | 200.00 | 40 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 5 | Halloween II (1981) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Donald Pleasence |
25.50 | 114.8 | 114.80 | 33 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 4 | Halloween Kills (2021) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 92.00 | 106.3 | 151.20 | 16 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 6 | Halloween (2007) | Malcolm McDowell & Brad Dourif |
58.30 | 105.9 | 145.80 | 44 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 7 | Halloween Ends (2022) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 64.10 | 71.5 | 117.20 | 30 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 8 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | Donald Pleasence | 17.80 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 56 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 9 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) | Tom Atkins & Dan O'Herlihy |
14.40 | 61.2 | 61.20 | 48 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 10 | Halloween II (2009) | Malcolm McDowell & Margot Kidder |
33.40 | 55.7 | 65.70 | 81 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 11 | Halloween 5 (1989) | Donald Pleasence | 11.60 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 73 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 12 | Halloween: Resurrection (2002) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 30.40 | 65.4 | 81.20 | 85 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 13 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) | Paul Rudd & Donald Pleasence |
15.10 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 94 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 |
Halloween Movies Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Halloween (2018) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 346.20 | |
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
200.00 | |
| Halloween Kills (2021) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 151.20 | |
| Halloween (2007) | Malcolm McDowell & Brad Dourif |
145.80 | |
| Halloween Ends (2022) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 117.20 | |
| Halloween: Resurrection (2002) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 81.20 | |
| Halloween II (2009) | Malcolm McDowell & Margot Kidder |
65.70 |
My Halloween Rankings:
Halloween
Halloween 2
Halloween 2018/Halloween 4
Halloween 5
Halloween H20
Halloween 3
RZ Halloween
Halloween 6
Halloween Resurrection
RZ Halloween 2
Hey Aaron. Halloween 2 is getting some respect. I saw that in theaters….there is a scene in the movie that follows a nurse driving to a hospital….when she gets out of the car and shuts the car door….the camera focuses on her driver’s side mirror…the side mirror shows that Michael had been in the sitting in the back seat the whole time. That image stuck with me for a very very long time.
The only one I haven’t seen on that chart is the new one, which is opening huge according to Hollywood Reporter. Horror films are generally cheap to make, especially these slasher films which don’t require optical or CG effects. So you can imagine the profit the studios can make on them.
My favorites are the first three, after that you can hardly tell one from the other. Looking at my DVD files I bought the 1st, 2nd, 7th and 8th in this franchise. I didn’t like the Rob Zombie reboot.
Would have been better if John Carpenter had directed the new one, but he did work on the music. (Carpenter composed the original iconic theme)
Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..thanks for checking out our Halloween page. I am shocked that Halloween is so close to breaking the October record for opening….though I bet it falls just short of Venom’s record. I have seen 3 of the 5 JLC ones, the Paul Rudd one and Season of the Witch. So my tally is 5 to your 10. I will see the new version…but it will be months from now. It is good see John Carpenter getting some attention. He created one memorable character in Michael Myers. Love the Halloween theme…one of the best known movie themes ever! Good feedback.
My Top 3:
Halloween (1978)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween H20
Hey bobbydallas good top 3…this of course has me wondering if you saw the new one yet?
Mine would be:
1. Halloween (1978)
2. Halloween II (1981)
3. Halloween (2018)
4. H20
5. Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch
6. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
7. Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
8. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
9. RZ’s Halloween
10. Halloween: Resurrection
11. RZ’s Halloween 2
Hey SoCrates….not too far off…the Top 4 is the same. I think John Carpenter would be proud of all the call backs in the new version that is breaking box office records this weekend. Thanks for your rankings.
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Yeah, he should be proud because I think they did a really good job.
JC also killed it with the score and music selection.
The music is classic…almost up there with John Williams’ Jaws theme.
Its a freaking Blockbuster!
80 Million + OW…..
Michael Myers has never been even been 1/4 of that draw before this…
forget Sequel, you can just go ahead and guarantee a Trilogy at least….
This film is going to be one of the most successful films of the year….Considering the extremely small 15 Million dollar Budget
were Looking a total gross close to over 200 Million domestically….
Hard telling where it will end up overseas but I’m guessing somewhere between 100 to 150
Hey bill b. I agree with you 100%……though I wonder how many movies will get the benefit of Jamie Lee Curtis in future movies.
Started a Halloween marthon this morning. Watched just the 4 Jamie Lee Curtis movies at home and then saw a 4:30 showing of Halloween. Scared the crap out of me, first half is as scary as the original and best. Second half gets a little gory but still good. Jamie Lee rocks. Totally agree with the Top 3.
Hey Tauritz…I love the idea of a Jamie Lee Curtis Halloween Movie Marathon….especially when it ends up at a movie theater on the first day of release. Thanks for the mini-review and liking our rankings. Thanks for the visit and the comment….both are greatly appreciated.