The focus of Halloween II is on the connection between Michael Myers and his younger sister Laurie Strode. It was intended to be more violent and realistic than the previous film. Halloween II was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for continuous terror and brutal violence, some particularly disturbing images, some crude sexual content, nudity and bad language. The movie was a moderate box office success. It was made on a budget of $15,000,000 and earned over $39,000,000. However, it received largely negative reviews. So far there has been no sequel to this movie.