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mikeyfreshh t1_issrizl wrote

>Because according to projections from more knowledgable people, Halloween Ends should've done better (?). I don't know what they were expecting, to be frank.

The last Halloween movie made 50 million opening weekend and also had the simultaneous peacock release. In a vacuum, this is a pretty good weekend for Ends but it did underperform Kills so that's why some people are disappointed

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Corgi_Koala t1_isu5ryc wrote

Kills wasn't well received which hurts hype for this, and early reviews and word of mouth aren't doing Ends any favors because it fucking sucks.

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viodox0259 t1_isu1m02 wrote

That's not the reason.

This is a very different halloween movie and it would of fit SO much better if they did this AFTER Halloween ends.

The movie itself is either , you enjoyed the risks they took or you absolutely hated.

I personally enjoyed it , and I agree it should of been the story if the next film.

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ivan510 t1_isttshi wrote

I didnt even know it was releasing until I saw it somewhere on reddit.

I still feel word of mouth plays a big role in movies and Ends was down right terrible. The movie was not even about Michael and nothing happened throughout the entire movie expect for the last 15 minutes when everything happened.

Overall it felt rushed. I hope they come back to the franchise someday.

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mikeyfreshh t1_istunrm wrote

>I hope they come back to the franchise someday.

These movies are pretty low budget and they just print money. I'd be shocked if they don't have a new one out in the next 5 or 6 years

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Corgi_Koala t1_isu5xh0 wrote

IIRC the rights are reverting to someone else now. I think we'll see a reboot within a few years as well.

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poland626 t1_isueyg9 wrote

Deadline said this one cost around $30 million which isn't that cheap actually. It doesn't even look like it either

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mikeyfreshh t1_isuh3u9 wrote

For an established franchise blockbuster, it is still relatively cheap. $30 million isn't a huge investment for a big studio like Universal and it is still a big IP franchise that is almost certainly going to pull in 100 million worldwide and draw some pretty substantial traffic to their streaming service.

When they inevitably reboot the series, they're not going to have to pay Jamie Lee Curtis so it should be a little lower budget.

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Deserterdragon t1_isv7flo wrote

What can you get from a Halloween movie without Jamie Lee Curtis that you wouldn't get from any movie about a spooky masked murderer killing random people? Like at least Friday the 13th and Elm Street are schlocky enough to have momentum for a 'franchise'.

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