Pumpkinhead backdrop
Pumpkinhead poster
#9,379 All-time worldwide
#124 1988 releases

Movie profile

Pumpkinhead

1988 · 86 min · Deg

Fantasy Horror
IMDb FilmDB Where to watch

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.4M
Budget $3.5M
Gross minus budget $900,000
ROI 1.26x

Domestic gross

$2.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$908,160

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Pumpkinhead ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #9,379 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1988 releases #124 Release-year chart position of 248 titles Ranked against movies released in 1988. Studio / company #11 Deg of 15 titles Position inside the mapped Deg movie set. Primary genre #1,073 Fantasy of 1,285 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#9,376 The Land That Time Forgot 1974 · $4.4M #9,377 The Tao of Steve 2000 · $4.4M #9,378 Welcome to Collinwood 2002 · $4.4M #9,385 Simply Irresistible 1999 · $4.4M #9,386 Babette's Feast 1987 · $4.4M #9,387 The Company of Wolves 1984 · $4.4M

Quick answer

How did Pumpkinhead (1988) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Pumpkinhead (1988) earned a reported $4.4M worldwide against a reported $3.5M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $900.0K. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.26x. In this database it currently ranks #9,379 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #124 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,400,000
Budget
$3,500,000
Gross minus budget
$900,000
ROI
1.26x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 9, 1988
Production
DEG, Lion Films, United Artists
Countries
US

Related indexes

Browse related box office pages

Studio / production companyDeg FranchisePumpkinhead Release year chart1988 box office Genre chartFantasy Genre chartHorror

JustWatch

Where to watch

Streaming availability loaded for the selected region.
View all options
Showing United States availability.

Stream

Kanopy Tubi TV

Rent

Amazon Video Fandango At Home Apple TV Store YouTube Google Play Movies

Buy

Amazon Video Fandango At Home Apple TV Store YouTube Google Play Movies

Availability and provider links are powered by JustWatch where available. Provider availability can change by region and date.

AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, Pumpkinhead is positioned in this dataset as a Fantasy, Horror title from DEG. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.4M, reported production budget is $3.5M, gross-minus-budget is $900,000, ROI is 1.26x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,379 all-time in the current chart set and #124 among 1988 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.