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John Carpenter

Director

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📈 Top Grossing Directed Movie Halloween $55,000,000

📉 Lowest Grossing Directed Movie In the Mouth of Madness $10,611,433

🎬 Directorial Debut Halloween 1978

🌟 Latest Directed Release The Ward 2026

Directorial Filmography

Released in 2026

The Ward

Director | Released: November 14, 2026

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Released in 2001

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Ghosts of Mars

Director | Released: November 30, 2001

🇺🇸 US Box Office $8,434,601

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £104,723

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Released in 1999

Vampires

Director | Released: October 29, 1999

🇺🇸 US Box Office $15,578,518

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £871,250

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Released in 1996

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Escape From L.A.

Director | Released: September 20, 1996

🇺🇸 US Box Office $21,281,286

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £998,316

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Released in 1995

In the Mouth of Madness

Director | Released: June 16, 1995

🇺🇸 US Box Office $8,924,549

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,527,452

🌐 Global Gross $10,611,433

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Village of the Damned

Director | Released: November 14, 1995

🇺🇸 US Box Office $6,022,060

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Released in 1993

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Body Bags

Director | Released: August 8, 1993

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Released in 1992

Memoirs of An Invisible Man

Director | Released: May 15, 1992

🇺🇸 US Box Office $11,010,308

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £760,014

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Released in 1989

They Live

Director | Released: June 23, 1989

🇺🇸 US Box Office $12,250,223

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £514,589

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Released in 1988

Prince of Darkness

Director | Released: May 13, 1988

🇺🇸 US Box Office $8,706,101

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £558,069

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Released in 1986

Big Trouble In Little China

Director | Released: November 14, 1986

🇺🇸 US Box Office $7,351,861

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £541,374

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Released in 1985

Starman

Director | Released: May 10, 1985

🇺🇸 US Box Office $28,744,356

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,972,270

🌐 Global Gross $30,785,679

Released in 1984

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Christine

Director | Released: March 2, 1984

🇺🇸 US Box Office $18,877,692

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £575,416

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Released in 1982

The Thing

Director | Released: June 25, 1982

🇺🇸 US Box Office $11,540,408

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £777,879

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Released in 1981

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Escape From New York

Director | Released: November 14, 1981

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Released in 1980

The Fog

Director | Released: November 7, 1980

🇺🇸 US Box Office $69,521

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £885,538

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Released in 1979

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Elvis

Director | Released: November 14, 1979

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Released in 1978

Halloween

Director | Released: October 25, 1978

🇺🇸 US Box Office $47,000,000

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £2,274,037

🌐 Global Gross $55,000,000