Michael Myers is unkillable. 2018’s Halloween helped revive the slasher by opening to a whopping $78M at the box office. Its successor, this weekend’s Halloween Kills, opened in the midst of a pandemic and an even more unsure box office, while also competing with itself on SVOD platform Peacock. Even with a 39% on Rotten […]
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[Box Office] Audiences Say His Name, Resurrect ‘Candyman’ Franchise With a Sweet $22.37M!
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have been the gold standard for horror over the past few decades, but Universal Pictures has slowly become their rival. Universal Pictures not only stole Blumhouse away from Paramount Pictures, but they’ve become home to Jordan Peele‘s productions, including the brand new Candyman, directed by Nia DaCosta. The box […]
‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Carves Out $10.6M Box Office Opening
It’s extremely hard not to read into the box office numbers during this bewildering time and even more difficult not to project some sort of bias into editorial. As much as sites love to speak with authority on the numbers, it’s a tough task even under normal circumstances. What’s good? What’s bad? What’s expected? How […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’ Tops a Quiet Box Office With $16.5M Opening
Even though we’re getting extremely close to August, which is notoriously bad for the box office, I expected a stronger performance from Universal Pictures’ Old, the latest mind-bending thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. While the film, about a family on a tropical holiday who discovers that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a […]