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1998 · FILM

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Laurie Strode, a trauma‑scarred former babysitter turned school headmistress, must fight to protect her peaceful new life when the relentless killer Michael Myers tracks her down and threatens to unleash terror on Halloween.

“This summer, terror won't be taking a vacation.”

Directed by
Steve Miner, Mark Cotone
Written by
Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
86 min
HorrorThriller

Synopsis

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former babysitter Laurie Strode is pursued by the relentless knife-wielding Michael Myers. Now living in Northern California under an assumed name, Laurie works as the headmistress of a private school. However, Myers discovers her new location, threatening the peace she has built. As Halloween approaches, a sense of dread settles over Laurie's quiet community, justified by the imminent return of her longtime pursuer.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 194+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Patrick LussierShot by Daryn OkadaScored by John OttmanDesigned by John WillettSound by Steve BoeddekerCostumes by Deborah EvertonStunts by Donna KeeganVFX by Brian Jennings Nm0421117

Box Office

1998 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$75.0M

Budget$17.0M
Worldwide gross$75.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $55.0M — 73% of worldwide · International: $20.0M (27%)

Opening weekend: $16.2M — 29% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $23.1M — 42% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,607 theaters

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Also known as

  • Halloween H20de
  • Halloween H20 - 20 Jahre späterde
  • Halloween H2O: 20 Years Lateren
  • Halloween H20: Twenty Years Lateres
  • Halloween, 20 ans aprèsfr
  • Halloween H20 - Venti anni dopoit
  • (Bulgarian)Хелоуин Х20: 20 години по-късно
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 27, 1998
  • SwitzerlandAug 14, 1998
  • NetherlandsOct 8, 1998
  • SpainOct 16, 1998

Companies

ProductionDimension Films, Nightfall Productions, Trancas International Films
DistributionDimension Films, Alliance, Buena Vista International, Buena Vista International Mexico, Buenavista Columbia Tri Star Films de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Special effectsDigiscope, Digital Firepower, OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic, Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Other companiesBill Dance Casting, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Color By Deluxe, Digital DTS Sound

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