The film should hack and slash its way to $50 million to $55 million in its opening weekend, according to projections, even with a same-day release on Peacock.
Last year’s “Halloween Kills” opened to $49 million at the box office and had the same Peacock release strategy, so an even bigger launch would be bloody good for the Universal film. “Halloween Kills” had a $4.9 million Thursday opening.
With a $20 million price tag to produce, it’ll be a killing at the box office and the first movie to hit a $50 million launch since this summer’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.” The 2018 “Halloween” will still stand as the franchise’s high-water mark with a $77 million opening.
Director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends picks up four years after “Halloween Kills,” with Laurie living with her granddaughter (Andi Matichack), working on a memoir and trying to enjoy a normal life.
A young man named Corey (Rohan Campbell) is then accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, which triggers a new wave of violence that forces Laurie to face Michael one last time.
