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Weekend Box Office 10/16 - HALLOWEEN KILLS for $50 Million+, Ridley Scott's LAST DUEL Bombs
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:14 pm
by AndyDursin
Fantastic opening, well over expectations, especially given this was "free" for Peacock subs.
Re: Weekend Box Office 10/16 - HALLOWEEN KILLS for $50 Million+
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:50 pm
by 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.