Horror continues to dominate the fall box office with ‘Halloween Ends’ claiming its largest-ever October haul with $10.1 million.
The film, which cost $10 million to produce, is likely to generate a lot more than that, as it could easily earn more than $25 million from a Friday opening of around $10 million.
“It was really cool, it was kind of scary, but it was a really fun movie,” said Matt Dillon, who plays the character in the film. “It was definitely different. And it was scary and funny at the same time. But then there was a surprise part before the credits where he gave me a kiss.”
‘Halloween’ was another box office success for the franchise which was in its 26 year-long anniversary weekend – surpassing the 25 year anniversary weekend success of ‘Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers’ back in 1991.
“They’ve always been an American horror movie, but you have to wonder sometimes if the next film will have an American horror movie,” said Sam Raimi, the late ‘Halloween’ director.
“I think this one did as well as anything I’ve ever done. It’s an American tradition, so when you look at it, how do you know it’s not going to do this every single Saturday and Sunday for the rest of your life.”
The horror film opens on Thursday to an estimated $10 million opening – in line with recent films. Its $9.5 million weekend is easily the biggest for a horror film this October, with ‘Halloween’ opening to just under $10 million for the fourth straight week.
“It is really exciting that the big Halloween movie is opening this week,” said Jason Rothenberg – a spokesman for distributor Lionsgate.
“This type of film is what this franchise is all about. It’s a very safe type of movie for families.”
‘Halloween’ – the fourth installment of this horror franchise, which launched in 1978 – stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Lee Curtis in a dual role as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, and also contains the return of original ‘H