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‘Halloween Kills’ Slays Box Office With $50 Million Opening Despite Peacock Release

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When it was announced last month that the “Halloween” sequel was moving to day-and-date — a move Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum said was fueled by the poor box office performance of “Freaky” — studio sources told TheWrap that Universal felt confident that the film could boost interest in Peacock without sacrificing significant box office revenue as hardcore horror fans both love the “Halloween” series and put a high value on seeing scary films in a theater with other moviegoers.That confidence turned out to be well placed.

Though this result is less than the $76 million earned by “Halloween” in 2018, that is more attributable to the previous film overperforming thanks to the nostalgia of seeing Jamie Lee Curtis returning to her debut role in a.

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