John Carpenter in 2010 John Carpenter is an American film director, producer, writer and composer. He has contributed to many projects as either the producer, writer, director, actor, composer or a combination of the five.
Producer and/or composer only[ edit ] This is a list of films directed by John Carpenter that grossed more than $8 million at the US box office according toBox Office Mojo . Carpenter's films have grossed domestically a total of more than$ 300 million, with an average of $18 million per film.
^ "Dark Star (1975)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films .American Film Institute . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Muir, John Kenneth (2000).The Films of John Carpenter . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 63– 64.ISBN 978-0-7864-2269-2 . ^ "Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004).The Cinema of John Carpenter .Wallflower Press . p. 181.ISBN 1-904764-14-2 . ^ "NBSeeUs".Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 27, 1978. p. 7b. ^ Halloween (1978) . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004).The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press. pp. 181– 182.ISBN 1-904764-14-2 . ^ "This Week on Television - Wednesday".Stateville Record and Landmark . November 25, 1978. ^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004).The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press. pp. 182– 183.ISBN 1-904764-14-2 . ^ Smith, Liz (January 2, 1979). "Made-for-TV Elvis Movie Touted as Big Blockbuster".Ottawa Citizen . p. 58. ^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004).The Cinema of John Carpenter .Wallflower Press . p. 182.ISBN 1-904764-14-2 . ^ Thomas, Kevin (October 17, 1979). "Two New Movies Premiere Tonight".Los Angeles Times . p. 21. ^ "The Fog (1980)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Escape From New York (1981)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Halloween II (1981)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "The Thing (1982)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Christine (1983)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Starman (1984)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Black Moon Rising (1986)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Big Trouble in Little China (1986)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Prince of Darkness (1987)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "They Live (1988)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^a b Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004).The Cinema of John Carpenter .Wallflower Press . p. 187.ISBN 1-904764-14-2 . ^ King, Susan (July 19, 1990). "Gossett Tries Comedy in a Wacky Western".The Capital Times . p. 7D. ^ Miller, Ron (March 14, 1991). " 'Blood River' All Downhill".The Day . p. 17. ^ "Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Muir, John Kenneth (2002).The Films of Tobe Hooper . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 154– 155.ISBN 978-0-7864-4461-8 . ^ Lovece, Frank (August 6, 1993)."Showtime Gets Ghoulish with 'Body Bags' " .The Tribune . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ "In the Mouth of Madness (1995)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Timetable 1994 Frankfurt - Fantasy FilmFest Archiv" .f3a.net . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Village of the Damned (1995)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "Escape from L.A. (1997)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004).The Cinema of John Carpenter .Wallflower Press . p. 190.ISBN 1-904764-14-2 . ^ " 'Another World' End Stuns Fans, Show's Cast".The Atlanta Journal . April 19, 1999. p. D3. ^ "John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "John Carpenter's The Ward" .Toronto International Film Festival . Archived fromthe original on August 22, 2010. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Harvey, Denis (September 17, 2010)."John Carpenter's The Ward" .Variety . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ "Halloween III Season of the Witch (1982)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ "[Back Cover]".John Carpenter Presents Vampires Los Muertos (DVD packaging). United States: Global Entertainment Productions. 2002.ISBN 0-7678-8209-1 . ^ Lovell, Glenn (August 20, 2002). "John Carpenter May Become one of the Ghosts of Filmmaking".The Wichita Eagle . p. 4C. ^ "The Fog (2005)" .AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Barkan, Jonathan (September 1, 2017)."Writer/Director Todd Tucker Discusses The Terror of Hallow's Eve" .Dread Central . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2025 . ^ Miska, Brad (July 17, 2017)."Practical Effects the Selling Point of 'The Terror Of Hallow's Eve' (Trailer)" .Bloody Disgusting . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2025 . ^ Miska, Brad (November 8, 2018)." 'The Terror of Hallow's Eve' Gets Holiday Release on Redbox" .Bloody Disgusting . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2025 . ^ Debruge, Peter (September 9, 2018)."Film Review: 'Halloween' " .Variety . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Gleiberman, Owen (September 8, 2021)." 'Halloween Kills' Review: It Will Feed Your Nostalgia...for Mediocre Slasher Sequels" .Variety . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Allen, Nick (February 25, 2022)."Studio 666" .Rogerebert.com . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Gleiberman, Owen (May 12, 2022)." 'Firestarter' Review: They're Remaking this? Zac Efron Stars in a Stephen King Rehash That Never Catches Fire" .Variety . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Gleiberman, Owen (October 13, 2022)." 'Halloween Ends' Review: Michael Myers Gets a Disciple, and Jamie Lee Curtis Mopes, as the Series Ends...But Not Really (Rinse, Slash, Repeat)" .Variety . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Squires, Bethy (March 23, 2025)."John Carpenter Says He'll Score Bong Joon Ho's Next Movie" .Vulture . RetrievedMarch 24, 2025 . ^ "Last Foxtrot in Burbank" .Los Angeles Times . October 21, 1973. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .World Premiere Engagement Starts Friday, OCtober 26 ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (May 27, 2022)."John Carpenter and Charles Band Talk 'Halloween' Atari Game, Career Intersections, and More in New Chat" .Bloody Disgusting . Archived fromthe original on May 27, 2022. ^ Barnes, Mike (October 26, 2011)." 'Halloween' Director John Carpenter's First Student Film Unearthed" .The Hollywood Reporter .Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. RetrievedDecember 18, 2024 . ^ MUBI ^a b Dempsey, Jeff (January 21, 2016)." 'Puppet Man' comes to terrorize Sundance" .Park Record . RetrievedDecember 29, 2024 . ^ Tallerico, Brian (October 10, 2023)."John Carpenter Returns with Peacock Project That Doesn't Deserve His Name" .Roger Ebert.com . RetrievedOctober 14, 2023 . ^ Catt, Chris (May 29, 2023)."John Carpenter Teases 'The Thing 2' and Talks About His Latest Directing Work at Texas Frightmare Weekend" .Creepy Catalog . RetrievedMay 31, 2023 . ^ Smith, Jeremy (May 31, 2023)."The Thing 2: John Carpenter Is 'Sworn To Secrecy', But Teases A Sequel To His Horror Classic" ./Film . RetrievedMay 31, 2023 . ^ Bergeson, Samantha (June 2, 2023)."John Carpenter Returns to Directing with TV Series He Made from His Couch" .IndieWire . RetrievedJune 3, 2023 . ^ Vlessing, Etan (October 17, 2025)."John Carpenter to Exec Produce Supernatural Horror Anthology Series (Exclusive)" .The Hollywood Reporter . RetrievedOctober 18, 2025 . ^ Ritchie, Gayle (November 7, 2021)."Seances, shadows and secrets: Laura Purcell's latest gothic thriller oozes menace" .The Courier . RetrievedSeptember 7, 2025 . ^a b c White, Peter (May 11, 2021)."John Carpenter Scares Up Horror Podcasts & Tatiana Maslany Preps Dark Comedy 'Power Trip' For Realm" .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedSeptember 7, 2025 . ^a b c Anderson, Derek (May 12, 2021)."John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter Announce New Realm Audio Shows Roanoke Falls, Angel to Some, and Furnace" .Daily Dead . RetrievedSeptember 7, 2025 . ^ "Sentinel Returns Soundtrack – Review" .Bestwesterngamessoundtracks.com . May 14, 2015. RetrievedMay 31, 2024 .^ Nelson, Samantha (August 25, 2025)."John Carpenter's newest horror is actually a game — and I played it" .Polygon . RetrievedAugust 27, 2025 . ^ Breslin, Richard (June 9, 2023)."John Carpenter's new zombie game looks like a first-person Days Gone" .Gaming Bible . RetrievedJune 9, 2023 . ^ Romano, Sal (August 19, 2025)."John Carpenter's Toxic Commando launches in early 2026" .Gematsu . RetrievedAugust 20, 2025 . ^ Wilson, Mike (August 12, 2024)."Two New 'Halloween' Video Games in the Works from 'Evil Dead: The Game' Developers!" .Bloody Disgusting .Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. RetrievedAugust 12, 2024 . ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 20, 2025)."Halloween Revealed by Friday the 13th: The Game Developer — IGN Interviews IllFonic on the Single-Player Story Mode, Working With John Carpenter, and More" .IGN .Archived from the original on August 20, 2025. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025 . ^ "HALLOWEEN" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Halloween 1978" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "STARMAN" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Starman 1984" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM L.A." Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Escape from L.A. 1996" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Escape from New York 1981" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "THE FOG" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "The Fog 1980" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "CHRISTINE" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Christine 1983" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Vampires 1998" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "THE THING" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "The Thing 1982" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "PRINCE OF DARKNESS" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Prince of Darkness 1987" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Ghosts of Mars 2001" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "THEY LIVE" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "They Live 1988" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "THE WARD" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "The Ward 2010" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedMay 11, 2024 .^ "Big Trouble in Little China 1986" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 20, 2021 .^ "Village of the Damned (1995)" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "Village of the Damned" .Metacritic . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "In the Mouth of Madness (1995) – Rotten Tomatoes" .Rotten Tomatoes.com . Fandango Media.Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "In the Mouth of Madness Reviews – Metacritic" .Metacritic.com . Metacritic.Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) reviews" .Metacritic .CBS Interactive . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "Dark Star" .Rotten Tomatoes .Fandango Media . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .^ "Dark Star (1974) reviews" .Metacritic .CBS Interactive . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2025 .
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