Halloween Kills Slays the Competition with $50.3M Box Office Debut
Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax’sHalloween Killsdestroyed the box office competition this weekend, earning $50.3 million. In addition, the twelfth installment in the long running franchise scored the best horror opening of the pandemic, besting Paramount’sA Quiet Place Part IIat $47.5 million while also gaining the best opening for an R-rated movie of the pandemic. The previous R-rated record holder was Warner Bros./HBO Max’sThe Suicide Squadwith $26.2 million. Halloween Killsis also currently streaming on Peacock for viewers who aren’t quite ready to venture out to amovie theaterjust yet....