“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
Universal’s “Halloween Kills” far surpassed expectations, which had the film pegged for a more conservative debut in the
The film picks up where Green’s 2018 “Halloween” left off, on the same bloody night, with
“David
Before “Halloween Kills,” which had a reported
The 2018 “Halloween” was a massive hit that opened to
The opening weekend crowd for “Halloween Kills” was slightly more male (52%), and it was diverse (36% Caucasian, 34% Hispanic and 18% Black), according to exit polls.
“Horror movies have been a mainstay of the box office throughout the pandemic,” said
The James Bond film “No Time To Die” slid into second place in its second weekend in
Further down the charts is “The Last Duel,” Scott's 14th century drama starring
Next week Warner Bros.’ big budget adaptation of “Dune” opens in North American theaters and on HBO Max, as does Disney’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” and Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch.”
“Every week we’re getting a lesson in the dynamics of this marketplace as related to the various release models,” said Dergarabedian. “'
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at
1. “Halloween Kills,”
2. “No Time to Die,”
3. “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,”
4. “The Addams Family 2,”
5. “The Last Duel,”
6. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,”
7. “Free Guy,”
8. “Lamb,”
9. “Candyman,”
10. “Dear Evan Hansen,”
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