Halloween is back in a big way. The 2018 horror movie, which serves as a direct sequel to the original John Carpenter film and reboots the rest of the series, swept the box office to pull in $77.5 million for its opening weekend, Deadline reports.
That makes Halloween (2018) the second biggest release this month after Venom, made $80.2 million in its opening weekend. It’s also the biggest debut ever for both the Halloween franchise and Blumhouse Productions, the horror focused studio that co-financed the new movie. 40 years after Michael Myers first stabbed his way into theaters, nostalgia is clearly a driving force when it comes to success at the box office.
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