Freaky director Christopher Landon slams the decision to give HalloweenEnds a simultaneous theatrical and streaming release. 'Dear studios: stop trying to suck two d---s at the same time. Honor the sanctity of the theatrical experience.'
As the film makes its way to Peacock, Freaky director Christopher Landon slams Halloween Ends' same-day streaming release model. The 2020 horror-comedy marked the latest genre-blending effort of the Happy Death Day director, swapping out time loops for a body-swapping story about a serial killer and shy teenage girl inadvertently switching their bodies.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Halloween Ends marks the final chapter in David Gordon Green and Danny McBride's reboot trilogy, picking up a few years after its predecessor as Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode finds herself pitted against Michael Myers for one final time. Much like Halloween Kills before it, Universal Pictures elected to give the film a simultaneous theatrical and streaming release on Peacock for 60 days before eventually being released onto VOD platforms.
How Streaming Hurt Halloween & Freaky's Box Offices Given Halloween Kills garnered just over $131 million against its $20 million production budget, it's understandable Universal may have felt confident in giving Halloween Ends a simultaneous streaming and theatrical release. Though Thursday night showings for the latter film saw it top its predecessor, the overall weekend projections for Halloween Ends are putting it below the 2021 movie.
Unlike Halloween Ends, however, Freaky did enjoy strong reviews from critics and audiences alike, but didn't take off in the same way at the box office, having been released just months after theaters attempted to bounce back from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Though it was still ultimately a success on VOD, it's understandable Landon would still look back in frustration about the film's early digital release rather than get a larger chance at the box office.
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