‘Halloween Ends’ Scares Up $5.4 Million at Thursday Box Office
thewrap.comIndependent projections predicted a $50 million opening weekend for the Universal and Blumhouse picture, on par with that of “Halloween Kills.” The 2021 sequel scored $4.9 million at its Thursday box office debut.
In 2018, “Halloween” made $7.7 million on its first night and went on to earn an eye-popping $77.5 million from its opening weekend – the second highest of any rated-R horror movie at the time.Set four years after the events of “Halloween Kills,” “Halloween Ends” presents the last showdown between Laurie Strode (Curtis) and longtime nemesis Michael Myers.
Laurie’s efforts to move on with her life shatters when a young man is accused of killing the boy he babysits, setting off a series of violent events that lead to her final confrontation with Myers.
Curtis’ seventh and final appearance comes 44 years after she originated the babysitter-turned-Final Girl in John Carpenter’s “Halloween.” The film co-stars Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Kyle Richards and James Jude Courtney, all reprising their roles from “Halloween Kills.” It currently holds a 47% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, and an audience score of 60%.This weekend will also see the limited release of “Till” and “Stars at Noon.” The former stars Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till in a drama about his life and the aftermath of his murder.
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