Halloween Kills | October 15, 2021 | Uni/Blumhouse | Releases day-and-date in theaters and Peacock | 35% on RT

[Krissykins]

Ridiculous decision. 

[BadOlCatSylvester]

People like him are going to be very well fed this fall. Halloween Kills, Dune and Matrix 4... YAR HAR!!!!

[Krissykins]

Universal have only done this with Boss Baby 2, is that right?? 
 

Old, Candyman, The Forever Purge all did well for them and this would’ve done even more. 

[Fox20]

ERC must be jumping from joy, It's weird coming from Universal... It's not like this needs massive numbers.

 

 

[Cruel Summer]

this will gross less total than H2018 first weekend lol

[Ronin46]

10 minutes ago, SnokesLegs said:

I take back what I said earlier about Halloween Ends being a guaranteed thing. They just cut the opening weekend in half with this move. 
 

If Ends happens, I bet it’s direct to Peacock like the Exorcist sequels.

 

This is depressing.

 

Same director (David Gorden Green) for both so think that's a possibility.

[ddddeeee]

Aren't Blumhouse famous for paying talent scale but giving good back-end deals?

 

This seems so ill-advised in every single way.

[Assassin]

This is more about propping up peacock which is tanking.

[BadOlCatSylvester]

Sony and MGM in October:

[Krissykins]

2 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

Sony and MGM in October:

Off topic but I almost feel bad for Tom Hardy lol. You can tell he absolutely despises making those films lol, Paycheque gig though. 

[CoolioD1]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

Off topic but I almost feel bad for Tom Hardy lol. You can tell he absolutely despises making those films lol, Paycheque gig though. 

nah he loves it. he has a writing credit on the new one. he is the auteur of the venom franchise like vin diesel with fast and furious.

[Assassin]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

Off topic but I almost feel bad for Tom Hardy lol. You can tell he absolutely despises making those films lol, Paycheque gig though. 

Seeing as he took an active role in developing the storyline for the sequel, I don't think so.

[Amorphous]

What in the fucking hell Universal.

 

The reviews are not the reason for this, the film has scored off the charts in screenings, and genre fans love it. This was worked out before that. I just...

 

Wow. I guess.

[elcaballero]

Quit trying to make Peacock happen. It's not gonna happen.

[WittyUsername]

This seems like a very weird decision to make? Is Peacock doing that badly?

[Lucas]

Straight up delaying this fucking film a full year, only to put it on Peacock.

[SnokesLegs]

I believe this will only be available on Peacock via the premium tier though, so considering Peacock is struggling, it might not siphon off as much as I fear it could, not many people are going to sign up to Peacock premium just for this.

Horror fans have been resilient in going to theatres throughout the pandemic, and I think fans will likely still go to the cinema for HK.

 

Still an absolutely moronic decision though.

[AJG]

33 minutes ago, SnokesLegs said:

https://deadline.com/2021/09/halloween-kills-going-theatrical-day-date-on-peacock-1234829826/
 

Day and date on Peacock…idiocy.

I could understand them launching it on Peacock on Halloween night, 2 weeks after a theatrical play. This is insanity at this point. Horror has bounced back and everything.

Edited September 9, 2021 by AJG

[BadOlCatSylvester]

@ViewerAnonis fucking pissed on Twitter. Can someone screenshot his recent tweets on this topic before they're gone?

[Cmasterclay]

At this point I am convinced the remaining day and dates have little to do with Delta or COVID fears given the numbers and more to do with propping up struggling streaming services so they can be viable assets for the "way of the future" that the industry was trying to shift to even pre-COVID.

Edited September 9, 2021 by Cmasterclay