‘Halloween’ opened with $77.5 million, the second highest ever for a horror movie

Just over a year ago, the adjustment of Stephen King’s It shook cruelty fandom with a $123.4 million opening weekend — the most significant ever for a cruelty movie. Now Halloween is here to join the party.

The 40 -years-later sequel that opened on Friday picked up an estimated $77.5 million in the U.S. during its opening weekend. That’s not quite It levels of success, but it’s more than enough to realise Halloween’s first three days the second highest for an R-rated horror movie.

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In an laughable twist, Halloween’s ascendance to that# 2 recognize effectively removes the previous box office runner-up, The Nun, which opened in September exactly a day before the one-year commemoration of It’s release. Horror, in case you haven’t acknowledged, is most “in” right now. Read more …

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