Weekend Box Office 10/16 - HALLOWEEN KILLS for $50 Million+, Ridley Scott's LAST DUEL Bombs

[AndyDursin]

Fantastic opening, well over expectations, especially given this was "free" for Peacock subs.

https://deadline.com/2021/10/halloween- ... 234856404/

‘Halloween Kills’ Thrills With $50M+ Opening, Soaring Above Projections, Even With Peacock Day

[AndyDursin]

On the flip side -- the reality that some adult viewers are never going back to theaters as Ridley Scott serves up a bomb.

At some point COVID isn't going to be an excuse.

An exclusive theatrical release wasn’t enough to save “The Last Duel,” a lavish historical epic starring Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and — venturing very far afield from the Cambridge/Southie milieu that made them stars in “Good Will Hunting” — Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The drama, which is set in 14th century France, bombed, grossing a pallid $4.8 million. That’s a disastrous result given that the film cost north of $100 million to make, as well as a sign that older audiences remain skittish about returning to theaters when COVID and its variants are still circulating.