‘Halloween Kills’ Slays Box Office With $50 Million Opening Despite Peacock Release

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Disney, which now handles the theatrical release of the 1975 film after its acquisition of 20th Century Fox, reports that the film grossed $250,000 this weekend, putting it 15th on the charts. According to industry estimates, the film has grossed over $120 million during its run as the longest theatrical release in film history.

Dune is still on top.

Saturday AM Update: The first Halloween in two years during the pandemic is taking its toll on the domestic box office, a grey cloud which many saw coming, with many trick-or-treating or heading to parties tonight.

Marvel film’s release. But a pair of specialty distributors will try to draw people looking to spend Halloween with a horror film this weekend as Focus Features releases Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” while Searchlight Pictures releases the Guillermo del Toro-produced “Antlers.” Neither film is expected to take the No.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterEdgar Wright’s psychological thriller “Last Night in Soho” and the Guillermo del Toro-produced supernatural horror film “Antlers” will close out a surprisingly strong October at the domestic box office.The spookiest month of the year isn’t always booming when it comes to box office ticket sales.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHoldover title, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” comfortably  defeated new release “Dune” at the South Korean box office over the latest weekend.“Dune” managed to earn $2.54 million between Friday and Sunday which was equivalent to a 39% share of the total market. Over its five opening days, the sci-fi epic earned a total of $3.47 million.“Venom 2” had opened a week earlier with a $6.71 million debut that counts as strong in the current malaise.

“Halloween Kills” may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is making a killing at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The David Gordon Green-directed horror scared up $50.4 million from 3,705 locations, according to studio estimates Sunday.Universal’s “Halloween Kills” far surpassed expectations, which had the film pegged for a more conservative debut in the $30 million range.

Halloween Kills is a hit!

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaUniversal and Blumhouse’s “Halloween Kills” topped the weekend box office with a $50.4 million debut. That’s a bloody good showing considering that the film is being release simultaneously in theaters and on-demand via Peacock, NBCUniversal’s in-house Netflix challenger.

J. Kim Murphy administratorMore than 40 years after the first “Halloween,” Michael Myers and Laurie Strode are still box office gold.

While that’s about 35% down from the $76 million opening that its 2018 predecessor was able to earn thanks to the nostagia factor of seeing Jamie Lee Curtis play Laurie Strode for the first time in decades, it’s just above the 3-day opening of “A Quiet Place — Part II” back in May and now stands as the largest opening this year for a film that was simultaneously released on streaming at no extra charge. The previous high was “Godzilla vs.

Michael Myers is back! And this time, he’s going to…well, kill a bunch of people.

“Hallloween Kills” killed at the box office, slashing it’s way to $4.9 million in Thursday previews.The Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions horror movie is the latest movie in the long-running “Halloween” franchise.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Halloween Kills” slashed its way to $4.9 million in Thursday previews.The Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions horror flick is the latest blood-soaked installment in the long-running “Halloween” franchise, a series that is firmly in its fifth decade. And despite being comfortably middle-aged, “Halloween Kills” is projected to generate $35 million to $40 million in its first three days of release.

Halloween Kills premiere this week dressed as her late mother’s iconic character from 1960’s Psycho.The actor, best known for playing protagonist Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise, channelled Janet Leigh’s Marion Crane at the costume party premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday (October 12).Along with the signature blue dress and blonde wig, Curtis also carried a bloodied shower curtain to emphasise the connection to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic.Leigh passed away