Universal and Peacock have announced that 'Halloween Kills' get a day-and-date theatrical/streaming debut
depending on how you countfilm but the third Michael Myers-centric installment. Fortunately, this is only as confusing as you want it to be. With the obvious caveat that none of this would have happened in a non-Covid timeline, there is reason to expect a severe downturn for this middle chapter of the Blumhouse-produced trilogy. But it wasn’t so sharp to cause concern.Halloweensold itself as the first chapter in a new era ofearned just $30 million domestic in 2002.
That was likely a best-case-scenario sans Covid. We’re probably looking at, especially with a mediocre reviews , something closer to $80 million domestic and $128 million worldwide, which again would be just fine for a $15-$25 million sequel to a breakout horror smash. When your $10 million movie tops $255 million worldwide, your sequel can make a lot less and still make a lot of money.
Does this move, which has been in the works for awhile, mean that Universal knows that they’re probably looking at grosses closer to? Maybe, maybe not. Recent history suggests that the folks who want to see the film in theaters will still do so.has moved up to October 1. In a skewed irony, that Peacock isn’t a hugely “well-known” streaming platform means that there’s likely to be less of a theatrical cost.
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