Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995 | Horror, Thriller, Slasher

Synopsis

Six years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.

Scores

Overall Score
60.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.5%
Review Aggregate
29.1

Critic Consensus

15.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, uneven tone, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotuneven tonefunnycoming of agescarysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Donald Pleasence1995$287,000$591,000(est)
Danielle Harris1995$177,000$364,000(est)
Ellie Cornell1995$133,000$274,000(est)
Beau Starr1995$109,000$224,000(est)
Wendy Kaplan1995$93,000$191,000(est)
Tamara Glynn1995$82,000$168,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score12.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score36.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes44,932

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$15,116,634$31,116,064
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$15,116,634$31,116,064

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1995$7,558,317$15,558,032
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$27,193,000$55,974,043
Physical Purchases ?1995$28,016,000$57,668,105
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$3,627,992$7,467,855
Total Revenues1995$66,395,309$136,668,035
Expenses
Budget ?1995$5,500,000$11,321,194
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$4,582,000 (est)$9,431,584 (est)
Participations1995$5,312,000$10,934,215
Residuals ?1995$4,251,000$8,750,254
Interest & Overhead1995$1,100,000$2,264,239
Total Expenses1995$20,745,000$42,701,486
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$45,650,309$93,966,548

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