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Horror box office · Week 43 · Oct 16–22, 1988

Horror Box Office, Week 43 of 1988: Horror Releases of Oct 16–22

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) is the highest-grossing horror movie released in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22), with $17.8M worldwide, ahead of The Lair of the White Worm (1988) at $1.2M. 2 horror films released that week report a worldwide gross, $19M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 43 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$19M
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the #1
$17.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Horror Release of Week 43 of 1988, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22).

  1. 1 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) movie poster
    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Oct 21, 1988 · English · Thriller, Horror $17.8M worldwide
    Oct 21, 1988 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8M
  2. 2 The Lair of the White Worm (1988) movie poster
    The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Oct 21, 1988 · English · Horror $1.2M worldwide
    Oct 21, 1988 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
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Horror Box Office in 1988, Week by Week

27 weeks of 1988 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 34 (Aug 14–20) with $49.4M, led by A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988).

FAQ

Horror Box Office Week 43 of 1988: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22)?

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) leads with $17.8M worldwide, $17.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Lair of the White Worm (1988) at $1.2M.

How much did horror movies released in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22) earn?

2 horror films released in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $19M in all, or $9.5M per film on average.

How many horror movies released in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), earned $17.8M.

How much of the Week 43, 1988 Horror box office came from the US and Canada?

$19M of the $19M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 1988 horror box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 43 of 1988 (Oct 16–22). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 43, 1988 horror box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.