Box Office: ‘Halloween Kills’ Targets $50 Million Opening Weekend, Despite Simultaneous Peacock Debut

HalloweenKills will rule the box office this weekend, despite also being available on Peacock

More than 40 years after the first “Halloween,” Michael Myers and Laurie Strode are still box office gold. “Universal Pictures, Miramax and Blumhouse’s horror sequel took in $22.86 million on Friday, more than enough to land the weekend’s top slot.

“Halloween Kills ” picks up right where 2018’s “Halloween” left off. Laurie Strode , along with her daughter and granddaughter , must try to prevent the killing spree of the unstoppable slasher Michael Myers after failing to slay him in a fiery basement. A sequel, “Halloween Ends,” is set to release on Oct. 14, 2022, so perhaps the Strode family will have some better luck next time.The Last Duel

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