{"id":98407,"date":"2022-10-16T02:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T02:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/freaky-director-christopher-landon-calls-out-studios-for-day-and-date-releases-after-halloween-ends-box-office-results-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T02:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T02:17:58","slug":"freaky-director-christopher-landon-calls-out-studios-for-day-and-date-releases-after-halloween-ends-box-office-results-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/freaky-director-christopher-landon-calls-out-studios-for-day-and-date-releases-after-halloween-ends-box-office-results-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Freaky’ Director Christopher Landon Calls Out Studios For Day-And-Date Releases After ‘Halloween Ends’ Box Office Results \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tChristopher Landon is resurrecting the day-and-date release topic after initial box office results for Halloween Ends<\/em> have it coming in under studio estimates. the freaky<\/em> director is calling out movie studios for releasing movies in theaters and streaming services at the same time.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cOoooooh I feel another rant coming on: Today it’s the Day & Date release strategy for Halloween Ends<\/em>. Stop doing this. Please. It doesn’t work. Studios: stop gambling with filmmakers and their movies to try and prop up your fledgling streaming services,\u201d Landon tweeted.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: ‘Halloween Ends’ Opening Lower Than Expected: Is Day & Date Peacock Release To Blame?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tHalloween Ends<\/em> was estimated to finish off its first weekend at $55M with Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode potentially facing serial killer Michael Meyers one final time. However, as the box office results were reported, the movie is expected to only make $43.4M in theaters. <\/p>\n

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\tLandon is attributing the underwhelming results to Universal releasing the movie to Peacock subscribers on the same day as theaters. The movie director recalled that he faced a similar situation when freaky<\/em> was released in 2020.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cThis happened to me on freaky<\/em> and it destroyed us. We worked SO HARD to make a fun movie. Blood sweat and tears. Months away from our families. And for what? They love to use the term: ‘two bites of the apple’ but that’s just another way of saying ‘we’re gonna use your movie as a Guinea pig’ for our Streaming service,\u201d he added in a second tweet. <\/p>\n

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\tLandon continued, \u201cSorry. I begged the studio not to do this. Either circle the wagons and protect it for theatrical or just go all in on streaming. Don’t split hair. At least the Halloween<\/em> folks were made whole. We got hosed. So yeah\u2026bitter subject. PTSD.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tHe ended his rant by directing a note to the studios asking them to \u201cstop trying to suck two d****s at the same time. Honor the sanctity of the theatrical experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Freaky and it destroyed us. We worked SO HARD to make a fun movie. Blood sweat and tears. Months away from our families. And for what? They love to use the term: \u201ctwo bites of the apple\u201d but that’s just another way of saying \u201cwe’re gonna use your movie as a Guinea pig\u201d for our<\/p>\n

\u2014 christopher landon (@creetureshow) October 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Dear studios: stop trying to suck two dicks at the same time. Honor the sanctity of the theatrical experience. End rant.<\/p>\n

\u2014 christopher landon (@creetureshow) October 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n