Over 10 years later, Rob Zombie’s Halloween stills holds the Labor Day Weekend box office record, and it also currently holds the opening weekend record for the entire Halloween franchise. Zombie’s polarizing new take on the story of Michael Myers pulled in $26,362,367 in its opening weekend back in 2007, but it won’t be holding that record for much longer.
As reported by Deadline, early tracking numbers for David Gordon Green’s Halloween are in, and the film is on track to earn $40M+, possibly even $50M, during its 3-day opening.
Even if it comes in on the low end of that number, the Jamie Lee Curtis-starring sequel to John Carpenter’s original classic is *guaranteed* to smash Zombie’s 2007 record.
Furthermore, a $40 million+ domestic opening weekend will give Halloween one of the all-time top opening weekends for a “R” rated horror film, likely besting The Conjuring ($41.8 million) and The Conjuring 2 ($40.4 million). It *could* even top The Nun‘s massive $53.8 million opening, and the strong buzz and positive reviews will aid the film on that quest.
Worldwide, Zombie’s Halloween scared up $80,253,908 during its entire run in theaters, and Gordon Green’s Halloween will likely have no problem shattering that number as well.
Could this be the start of a whole new franchise? A slasher resurgence, perhaps?
We hope you’re ready, Freddy and Jason…
