{"id":72798,"date":"2021-10-20T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T16:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72798"},"modified":"2021-10-20T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T16:08:09","slug":"halloween-kills-does-just-that-at-n-america-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72798","title":{"rendered":"‘Halloween Kills’ does just that at N.America box office"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It's that time of year: Films about death, dying and carnage topped the North American box office this weekend, led by Universal's “Halloween Kills” with a strong opening take of $50.4 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.<\/p>\n

The three-day estimate represented the biggest opening for a horror flick during the pandemic era, topping “A Quiet Place Part II,” which opened with $47.5 million.<\/p>\n

And it came despite the film's simultaneous release on the Peacock streaming service — the best dual-release performance to date.<\/p>\n

“Halloween Kills,” a follow-on to 2018's “Halloween,” again stars Jamie Lee Curtis as protagonist Laurie Strode and Nick Castle as the monstrous Michael Myers.<\/p>\n

In second place after a sharp drop from last week's top spot was United Artists' latest James Bond film, “No Time to Die.” It took in $24.3 million.<\/p>\n

The movie, the last to feature Daniel Craig as 007, sees Ian Fleming's spy hero dragged out of retirement to take on old foes Blofeld and the criminal network SPECTRE.<\/p>\n

Sony superhero film “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” snatched third place at $16.5 million. Tom Hardy plays investigative journalist Eddie Brock, whose symbiotic bond with an alien named Venom gives him superpowers, while Woody Harrelson portrays a serial killer who has broken out of prison after merging with another alien.<\/p>\n

Fourth spot went to United Artists' “The Addams Family 2,” with a take of $7.2 million. The animated feature follows the creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether ooky family as they go on vacation.<\/p>\n

And in fifth, Ridley Scott's “The Last Duel” opened with a pallid $4.8 million despite glowing reviews. It stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck in a tale set in 14th century France — the sort of historic yarn
\nthat usually attracts an older audience, a demographic still loath to return to Covid-era movie houses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year: Films about death, dying and carnage topped the North American box office this weekend, led by Universal’s “Halloween Kills” with a strong opening take of $50.4 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The three-day estimate represented the biggest opening for a horror flick during the pandemic era, topping “A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":72799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n