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Certainly with Violent Night, I think. It's certainly a strong pairing. '22 went with Halloween Kills, so it seems like a great idea. Marketing will need to start soon. I also wouldn't be overally surprised with a Babylon (like you mentioned)/ New Year's drop but that seems too late

As a big Scream fan, I'm really hoping for the best box office wise. But, I feel like it might see a Halloween (2018) to Halloween Kills type of drop. The nostalgia factor won't be as strong, and the competition will be somewhat hectic. Plus, how many people will be turned off by Neve Campbell's absense? I just hope it does well enough for 7 to still be green-lighted, which seems to be the plan.

Avatar seems like a wildcard to me. To start, there has been 13 years since the '09 film. How many people are still interested? Pre-Sales seem slow to start, but the original was incredibly backloaded. Buzz seems fine, and the film is going to rely on being lone in the marketplace for Christmas.

Totally agree. A film needs a lot nowadays. People are pickier. There's more options now and more to consider. Going to the cinema costs a significant amount of money in these times, and people need to feel motivated to go. All of the original films that released this year and were successful had something fresh and enticing to a wide audience. Everything Everywhere All at Once was heavily praised, had a Marvel type of feeling, etc. The Black Phone and Smile were horror films with great reviews, with a strong year for the genre in general, and both had originality attached to it. Ticket to Paradise relied on GC and JR and audiences wanting to see those two on the screen again.

Absolutely. Strange World could have benefited greatly from being in the Disney Thanksgiving slot where so many have been successful in (Frozen films, Moana, even Encanto). Plus, there's literally no competition. The last family film was Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and that's over 6 weeks old.

That's the one.

Some on Twitter are being overly dramatic about movie theatres. I've seen "theatres are going to close" posts. Audiences are just being pickier. Plus, it's not like the new releases are heavily appealing to a wide audience. Strange World didn't even get promoted. Devotion looks like a Maverick rip off. Glass Onion is out on Netflix for free in a week. Fabelmans is only targeted towards cinema lovers. Bones and All just simply seems niche. If cinemas faced off a pandemic that basically shut down releases for a year, I think they are going to be paddle through. Perhaps, theatres will become more of an "event" and some theatres will close, but cinema is always going to be here.

I've seen both Glass Onion: Knives Out (at TIFF) and Fabelmans (in theatres Today) I think Glass Onion is fantastic. Easily top ten of the year for me and I think it's better than the first film. It can be kind of over the top at times, and some of the "jokes" aren't great and don't work, but It's different and doesn't just replicate the original. As someone else stated, Janelle is phenomenal. She stands out. I think Craig was fantastic too. Fabelmans is overrated by critics. It's certainly fine and a good movie, but it drags on. The story seems all over the place at one point as well.

To be fair, even if there was some suggestion that it could take a 80% drop, it VERY rarely happens so it seemed pretty unlikely

Ticket to Paradise had a strong debut considering the current Comedy trend But, that budget is what hurts it. Good thing it's successful internationally.

It feels like a movie that will eventually break out on PVOD, Streaming, etc too

I think a part of Halloween Ends's underperformance is just franchise fatigue. It's the third film in about 5 years and came out just one year after Kills. A lot of comments under the trailer are "another one?" Plus, it's performing very well on Peacock.. so I'm sure there's a lot of "I heard it sucks" so why pay The series needs to take a rest until at least 2028 (50th anniversary)

At the time, I think everyone thought it was just because of poor reviews. Maybe Ends won't be as frontloaded?

Not sure what you mean? Tuesday pricing has been the same in Canada since before 2018.

Halloween Ends earned 2.09 million on Tuesday. That's a larger Monday-Tuesday jump than Kills, but obviously lower than '18 Somewhat encouraging that the drop this weekend isn't going to be too insane

So... is a 80% drop this weekend inevitable?

Probably not.. Universal said $49 million for Kills when it was pretty close to $50 million I guess it's still a fine result.. but still pretty disappointing

Has anyone seen Terrifier 2? I saw the first and remember thinking it was fine, but don't know if it's worth paying to see the new one.

Am I the only one that really didn't like Smile? I thought the conception was good and some of the scares were decent, but I kinda got bored and the ending didn't fit with the rest of the film.

Paramount is on a roll. Scream, Jackass, Lost City, Sonic, Top Gun,Smile That's just so phenomenal. Paws of Fury is really their only flop of the year and even that was probably worthwhile eventually (once it got to P+)

I agree with this. As Jamie Lee Curtis said, the events of the original was the 70s. Laurie Strode got no mental health support, as anyone in that scenario would get Today. She went to school the next day and was the freak show of the school. She was the "survivor". She was starred at everyday, as she was suffering inside. No one helped her. Every survivor reacts to things differently though..

I think another reason why it doesn't get a big jump on Halloween Day is just parents taking their kids trick or treating or going to parties.

Black Adam seems to be drumming up some buzz. $50m OW seems pretty certain at this point.

Most "final chapters" end up lower than the other films though... Star Wars, Fifty Shades, etc

Am I missing something or is the $43 million OW for this fine? The trades (deadline/variety) are acting like this is some sort of tragedy.