In another hit from a very strong October, “Halloween” is the month’s second-best opening weekend ever.
Its $77.5 million total is just a little below what “Venom” debuted to two weeks ago, at 10 times the budget.Meanwhile, “A Star Is Born” became the second release this month to reach $200 million — a first for October.
Only four films total have done this — “Meet the Parents,” “Gravity,” “Shark Tale,” and “The Martian” (at 2018 prices).That puts October 2018 in the hunt for the best ever.
The only thing holding it back is the bulk of the revenue comes from these three hits; beyond them, there isn’t a lot that’s doing strong business.The 11th entry has the biggest start of any film in the four-decade “Halloween” franchise, and already has topped the grosses of all but three (adjusted).
It will easily be the biggest other than John Carpenter’s 1978 original.Though
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