Jamie Lee Curtis' latest Halloween movie heads for pre-pandemic $50M opening
Jamie Lee Curtis' latest Halloween movie heads for pre-pandemic $50M opening beating James Bond's 'No Time to Die' while Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's 'The Last Duel' bombs Halloween Kills is expected to earn $50 million this weekend and overtake James Bond's No Time to Die, which is projected to fall to $24.5 million The slasher film is on track to overtake A Quiet Place Part II as the biggest debut for a horror film since the coronavirus pandemic began It's also set to beat Godzilla vs. Kong as the biggest film to premier on the big screen and on a streaming service simultaneously Meanwhile, Ridley Scotts The Last Duel flounders at $4.5 million
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Halloween Kills, the latest in the Halloween horror series, made a killing in the box offices on Friday, with the film projected to earn $50 million over the weekend as the biggest debut for a horror film in the pandemic era.
David Gordon Green's R-rated slasher film, staring Halloween veteran Jamie Lee Curtis, earned $22.9 million on Friday from 3,705 theaters in North American, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It also premiered on Universal's sister streaming service Peacock.
Halloween Kills, the second instalment of a planned trilogy for the reboot series, is expected to overtake Godzilla vs. Kong, which earned $31.6 million, for biggest movie opening simultaneously on the big screen and a streaming service.
