Jamie Lee Curtis reacts to the box office success of Halloween Kills over The Last Duel. The former is a sequel to director David Gordon Green's 2018 reboot of the Halloween franchise, which was kicked off by John Carpenter’s enduring 1978 original and will be continued with next year’s Halloween Ends. Carpenter's Halloween is seen as an iconic, genre-defining film that shaped the future of the slasher movie, and also marked the first film in Curtis's storied career as a screen actress.
While Halloween Kills hasn’t had the best of critical receptions, Green's film has so far enjoyed a strong showing at the box office, grossing more than $50 million over its opening weekend despite being simultaneously available on the streaming service Peacock. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, a medieval epic that carried largely positive reviews from its festival debut, has struggled to draw an audience. Despite boasting a star-studded cast including Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Ben Affleck, as well as having an exclusively theatrical release, the film only managed to pull in $4.8 million over the same time-frame.
Now, Curtis reacts to the contrasting financial results of the two films via Instagram. While she shares a headline that puts the two films in direct competition, the Halloween Kills actress celebrates her latest release without taking the opportunity to dunk on The Last Duel. Instead, Curtis makes a point of reminding fans to be empathetic to the cast, crew, and production team behind Ridley's movie, stating that she knows "it isn't fun” to have one's project underperform. Check out Curtis’s full post below:
The Halloween franchise has a history of grossing high box-office figures against low budgets, and the latest instalment has continued in the same vein - Halloween Kills had a $20 million reported budget and has already out-grossed that figure by more than double. The Last Duel, on the other hand, was reportedly made for $100 million, making its paltry $4.8-million opening even more concerning for the film’s team. While Scott's movie still has a long theatrical run ahead of it, box office results tend to be at their highest on the opening weekend, so the film is almost certain to make a significant loss.
The reasons for the two films' varying outcomes could still be related to the pandemic. Halloween Kills is targeted at a younger audience than The Last Duel, whose potential viewers still seem hesitant to return to theatres. What the box office results mean for upcoming releases, such as this week’s US premiere of Dune, is uncertain. While filmmakers and studios should be generally encouraged by the success of Halloween Kills, The Last Duel is a reminder that not everything is back to its pre-pandemic state.
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