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.