Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,400,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,333,259 (44.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,297 opening theaters/1,328 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,799,998

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,550 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,035 $14,400,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 22nd, 1982 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: November 7th, 1996 by Gaiam
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Halloween
Comparisons: vs. Halloween II
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Moustapha Akkad, Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $12,478,727 Oct 29, 1982 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,057 $52,799,998
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $14,400,000
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 48 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,347 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,104 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,450 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $14,400,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 22, 1982 2 $6,333,259   1,297 $4,883   $6,333,259 1
Oct 29, 1982 2 $3,338,257 -47% 1,328 $2,514   $11,024,780 2
Nov 5, 1982 8 $1,124,853 -66% 1,054 $1,067   $12,827,446 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 22, 1982 2 $7,686,523   1,297 $5,926   $7,686,523 1
Oct 29, 1982 3 $4,016,070 -48% 1,328 $3,024   $11,702,593 2

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 10, 202120209 209$3,520$3,5201,301

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 10, 2021176,675 6,675$112,407$112,4071,301

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Tom Atkins    Dr. Daniel 'Dan' Challis
Stacey Nelkin    Elli Grimbridge
Daniel O’Herlihy    Conal Cochran

Supporting Cast

Michael Currie    Rafferty
Ralph Strait    Buddy Kupfer
Jadeen Barbor    Betty Kupfer

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tommy Lee Wallace    Director
Tommy Lee Wallace    Screenwriter
Debra Hill    Producer
John Carpenter    Producer
Irwin Yablans    Executive Producer
Joseph Wolf    Executive Producer
Barry Bernardi    Associate Producer
Dean Cundey    Director of Photography
John Carpenter    Composer
Alan Howarth    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,333,259 (44.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,297 opening theaters/1,328 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,799,998

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,550 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,035 $14,400,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 22nd, 1982 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: November 7th, 1996 by Gaiam
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Halloween
Comparisons: vs. Halloween II
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Moustapha Akkad, Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $12,478,727 Oct 29, 1982 10

Leading Cast

Tom Atkins    Dr. Daniel 'Dan' Challis
Stacey Nelkin    Elli Grimbridge
Daniel O’Herlihy    Conal Cochran

Supporting Cast

Michael Currie    Rafferty
Ralph Strait    Buddy Kupfer
Jadeen Barbor    Betty Kupfer

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tommy Lee Wallace    Director
Tommy Lee Wallace    Screenwriter
Debra Hill    Producer
John Carpenter    Producer
Irwin Yablans    Executive Producer
Joseph Wolf    Executive Producer
Barry Bernardi    Associate Producer
Dean Cundey    Director of Photography
John Carpenter    Composer
Alan Howarth    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,057 $52,799,998
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $14,400,000
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 48 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,347 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,104 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,450 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $14,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $14,400,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 22, 1982 2 $6,333,259   1,297 $4,883   $6,333,259 1
Oct 29, 1982 2 $3,338,257 -47% 1,328 $2,514   $11,024,780 2
Nov 5, 1982 8 $1,124,853 -66% 1,054 $1,067   $12,827,446 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 22, 1982 2 $7,686,523   1,297 $5,926   $7,686,523 1
Oct 29, 1982 3 $4,016,070 -48% 1,328 $3,024   $11,702,593 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,550 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $14,400,000
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 50 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,419 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,710 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,476 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 455 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,035 $14,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 590 $14,400,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 10, 202120209 209$3,520$3,5201,301

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 10, 2021176,675 6,675$112,407$112,4071,301

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.