{"id":98443,"date":"2022-10-16T03:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/halloween-ends-opening-to-less-than-scary-numbers-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:24:20","slug":"halloween-ends-opening-to-less-than-scary-numbers-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/halloween-ends-opening-to-less-than-scary-numbers-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Halloween Ends’ Opening to Less-Than-Scary Numbers \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tAfter David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends<\/em> scared up a healthy $5.4 million in Thursday previews at the domestic box office, the numbers took a disappointing turn.<\/p>\n

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\tThe Universal, Miramax and Blumhouse slasher pic is now looking at a weekend opening of $43.3 million, which is notably behind the $49.4 million debut of last year’s Halloween Kills<\/em>. Both pics launched simultaneously on Peacock, so the day-and-date issue don’t entirely explain the difference at the box office.<\/p>\n

\n\tHalloween Ends<\/em> \u2014 which will still easily win the weekend \u2014 wraps up Green’s trilogy of films that returned Jamie Lee Curtis to the franchise as Laurie Strode.<\/p>\n

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\tHeading into the weekend, tracking suggested that the $30 million movie would clear $50 million, considering it’s been hyped as the final installment in the series. <\/p>\n

\n\tHalloween Ends<\/em> is playing in 3,901 theaters.<\/p>\n

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\tGreen’s 2018 Halloween<\/em> reboot debuted to a record-breaking $76.2 million on its way to earning north of $250 million worldwide. The pic also saw Nick Castle reprise his signature role as the menacing monster Michael Myers.<\/p>\n

\n\tHalloween Ends<\/em> no doubt is facing competition from Paramount’s sleeper horror hit smile<\/em>, which could clear north of $12 million in its third weekend to come in No. 2.<\/p>\n

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\tWhile Halloween Ends<\/em> may be the only new wide release of the weekend, there’s plenty of action at the specialty box office as awards contenders begin to open in earnest.<\/p>\n

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\tDirector Chinonye Chukwu’s acclaimed drama Till<\/em>, starring Danielle Deadwyler as the mother a young Black boy who is lynched in the Jim Crow South, is opening in 16 locations. The movie, from MGM and UAR, is looking at a promising per location average of $14,337. <\/p>\n

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\tSouth Korean auteur Park-Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave<\/em>opening in three theaters this weekend, should post a likewise promising location average of $27,112<\/p>\n

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\tNumbers will be updated Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\n\tOct. 16, 9:30 am<\/strong> Updated with revised numbers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n