â€Halloween” Joins Box Office Success
September 3rd, 2007 in Box Office, Hidden Gems, Movie News, Movies, Thriller
“Halloween,” Dimension’s latest thriller/horror film, proved to be one of the best with this summer of blockbuster sequels. It grossed an average of over $31 million during the Labor Day weekend. For the first time, the domestic summer box office crossed the $4 billion mark. Through Monday, box office receipts totaled an estimated $4.152 billion, compared with $3.860 billion in 2004 and $3.739 billion last year.
The Box Office success can be attributed to sequels from franchises such as Sony’s “Spider-Man,” Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” and Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter.” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” and “Ocean’s Thirteen” also did their jobs.
Distributed by MGM and playing in 3,472 locations, the ninth pic in the horror franchise nabbed the biggest opening ever for the holiday and overturned recent talk that horror is no longer a box office draw. Previous record holder for Labor Day was “Transporter 2,” which debuted at $20.1 million in 2005.
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