‘Halloween Ends’: Jamie Lee Curtis’ Last Stand Against Evil Is Ruined By Some Dude Named Corey [The Playlist Podcast]

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points from “Halloween Ends,” which is now playing in theaters and available to stream on Peacock. Billed as the finale to a landmark horror franchise, “Halloween Ends” was marketed with little more than the promise of a final match-up between remorseless serial killer Michael Myers and his lifelong victim Laurie Strode, played again by Jamie Lee Curtis. But many viewers were shocked to discover much more than a marquee showdown when director David Gordon Green’s horror film released last weekend. There’s also young love, a bunch of laughs and a fresh threat facing the town of Haddonfield — all courtesy of Corey Cunningham, a new character played by Rohan Campbell.

Over the weekend, Blumhouse and Universal released “Halloween Ends,” which earned more than $41 million at the box office. That’s a pretty solid opening for a film that sports a reported budget of only $30 million.

Halloween Ends gave its box office competition an early scare this weekend, after it raked in a promising total of $5.4million during its Thursday previews alone. According to Deadline, the Jamie Lee Curtis-lead slasher film's intake was 11% higher than that of its predecessor, Halloween Kills, which earned $4.85 million from previews.It was also reported that the David Gordon Green-directed movie is expected to earn an impressive $55 million during its first weekend of release. Making a killing: Halloween Ends raked in a promising total of $5.4 million during Thursday previews However, the first Halloween in the current rebooted series took in $7.7 million during Thursday previews.The first of the three new slasher movies also took in a whopping $76.2 million during its opening weekend.The original Halloween movie, which was directed by horror genre mainstay John Carpenter, was released in 1978.The movie has since become iconic for its introduction of characters Michael Myers and Laurie Strode to the public.

Kourtney Kardashian and her husband, Travis Barker, are no different. The newlyweds celebrated the premiere of , with their own Michael Myers-themed party over the weekend.Kourtney shared several shots of the spooky decorations on her Instagram Stories, starting with the pumpkin-lined path that guarded 15-foot red skeletons, featuring blue glowing eyes that greeted guests as they entered the couple's smoke-filled haunted home.Upon entering the front door, Kourtney captured a more enchanting scene, showing off a slew of carefully placed trees which gave the room a forest-like feel.

Halloween Ends fell short in its opening weekend, earning more than $10 million less than it was projected.  The Jamie Lee Curtis-led film's opening weekend tally was just $41.2 million, although it was expected to hit the $55 million mark, according to Deadline.On Saturday, the spinoff brought in $13 million, falling 36% from $20.4 million on Friday.   Unexpected: Halloween Ends fell short in its opening weekend, earning more than $10 million less than it was projectedHalloween Ends, however, is reportedly the 'most watched film or series ever' in a two-day period on Peacock, the publication noted.Specific numbers weren't shared, but Deadline noted that last year's Halloween Kills had a viewership of 2.8 million over a month-long period. And the latest installment from the Halloween franchise trailed behind its predecessor - pulling in $8.2 million less than its $49.4 million. Despite its low box office debut, the slasher cost $30 million to make, so it's made a $10 million + profit.

The Halloween Ends numbers are coming in, and the studio might not be so pleased.

Halloween Ends gave its box office competition an early scare this weekend, after it raked in a promising total of $5.4million during its Thursday previews alone. According to Deadline, the Jamie Lee Curtis-lead slasher film's intake was 11% higher than that of its predecessor, Halloween Kills, which earned $4.85 million from previews.It was also reported that the David Gordon Green-directed movie is expected to earn an impressive $55 million during its first weekend of release. Making a killing: Halloween Ends raked in a promising total of $5.4 million during Thursday previews However, the first Halloween in the current rebooted series took in $7.7 million during Thursday previews.The first of the three new slasher movies also took in a whopping $76.2 million during its opening weekend.The original Halloween movie, which was directed by horror genre mainstay John Carpenter, was released in 1978.The movie has since become iconic for its introduction of characters Michael Myers and Laurie Strode to the public.

franchise in 2018 with a direct sequel to the 1978 film, the ongoing saga between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers comes to a close two movies later, in, which is now in theaters and streaming on Peacock. Both Curtis, who has portrayed the former babysitter stalked by the masked killer for over 40 years, and director David Gordon Green break down the climax of the 2022 film that marks Laurie and Michael’s final (and bloody) battle. Curtis “takes the physicality of this role very seriously,” Green says.

“Halloween Ends” is just beginning its rise at the box office.

Halloween Ends gave its box office competition an early scare this weekend, after it raked in a promising total of $5.4million during its Thursday previews alone. According to Deadline, the Jamie Lee Curtis-lead slasher film's intake was 11% higher than that of its predecessor, Halloween Kills, which earned $4.85 million from previews.It was also reported that the David Gordon Green-directed movie is expected to earn an impressive $55 million during its first weekend of release. Making a killing: Halloween Ends raked in a promising total of $5.4 million during Thursday previews However, the first Halloween in the current rebooted series took in $7.7 million during Thursday previews.The first of the three new slasher movies also took in a whopping $76.2 million during its opening weekend.The original Halloween movie, which was directed by horror genre mainstay John Carpenter, was released in 1978.The movie has since become iconic for its introduction of characters Michael Myers and Laurie Strode to the public.

Jamie Lee Curtis looked sensational as she attended the Halloween Ends premiere in Los Angeles with her two daughters Annie and Ruby earlier this week. 63 year old Jamie, who struck up an unlikely friendship with Eurovision’s Sam Ryder, stepped out with her daughters to promote her new thriller movie in what was Ruby’s first red carpet appearance since publicly coming out as transgender in 2021. For the occasion, Freaky Friday star Jamie embraced the Halloween theme as she opted for a dazzling sequined red bardot gown.To finish off the outfit, the actress wore a pair of statement diamond earrings and wore a stunning pink-toned smokey eye look.

Halloween is a mere two weeks away, but Laurie Strode's decades-long showdown with Michael Myers comes to an end today. The third and final chapter of the modern trilogy, following 2018's  and 2021's , is now playing in theaters and streaming on Peacock. is the thirteenth installment in the franchise in which Jamie Lee Curtis faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil. Watch NowNearly 45 years after John Carpenter's 1978 original — which you can watch on Amazon here — stars Jamie Lee Curtis as horror’s first “final girl” Laurie Strode. Curtis' portrayal of Laurie for more than four decades is one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history.

Jordan Moreau “Halloween Ends” is just beginning — the final installment in the long-lived horror franchise picked up $5.4 million at the box office in Thursday night previews. The film should hack and slash its way to $50 million to $55 million in its opening weekend, according to projections, even with a same-day release on Peacock. Last year’s “Halloween Kills” opened to $49 million at the box office and had the same Peacock release strategy, so an even bigger launch would be bloody good for the Universal film. Jamie Lee Curtis’ PTSD-riddled survivor Laurie Strode faces off against psycho killer Michael Myers once again for the 13th entry in the franchise, and “Halloween Ends” promises to be the very last showdown between the two foes — at least, until another reboot comes knocking at the door. The “Halloween” timeline is as full of holes as one of Michael’s victims, but the latest movie caps off a trilogy of modern-day sequels that began with 2018’s “Halloween” and its 2021 sequel “Halloween Kills.” The three movies follow the events of John Carpenter’s original 1978 horror, which introduced audiences to Curtis in her film debut and the soon-to-be slasher icon Michael Myers. There have been a handful of other “Halloween” sequels and two rebooted films directed by Rob Zombie, but the new trilogy retcons those and catches up with Laurie and her family 40 years later.

Rohan Campbell is the breakout star of the new movie Halloween Ends and he’s definitely going to be gaining a bigger fanbase thanks to his role as Corey Cunningham!

Halloween Ends is finally here.

Peacock Friday, you’ll consider taking Wite-Out to the title and changing it to “Halloween Keeps Going, Please.” Director David Gordon Green was deservedly lauded in 2018 for his superb first ‘ween film, which restored the Michael Myers vs. Laurie Strode death match to its 1970s gritty glory after a string of bombs in the 1990s and aughts.

If there’s a lesson to be learned from David Gordon Green’s trilogy of “Halloween” legacy-quels, it’s to quit while you’re ahead. His 2018 “Halloween” (a direct sequel to the original 1978 masterpiece and a ret-con of its many, many follow-ups) was a surprisingly effective combination of slasher reanimation and reconsideration, taking the horrors of that Halloween night, and its psychological effects on its survivors and the town where they happened, with uncommon seriousness (yet with flashes of self-awareness and humor).

Jamie Lee Curtis has shared a stunning picture to celebrate the release of the final chapter of her Halloween franchise.MORE: Jamie Lee Curtis looks impossibly glamorous in sheer mesh shirt and blazerThe snap showed Jamie, 63, holding a framed picture of herself taken during the 2018 press tour for Halloween; the picture from 2018 showed Jamie holding a framed picture of herself from the 1978 original film.WATCH: Halloween Ends trailer"On the day before the release of the last of @halloweenmovie I present the best photo example of the lineage, legacy, longevity of Laurie Strode, Halloween and the POWER OF SURVIVAL! It was taken by @aspictures and @micheleromeronyc," she captioned the post."This of course is really a photograph of everyone who has survived their lives. Through the looking glass we look back at our trials and tribulations and successes and joyful moments and we stand in solidarity with each other proud to be here excited about what the future holds."MORE: Jamie Lee Curtis' fans react to plastic surgery admission in furious rant on Lorraine – watchMORE: Jamie Lee Curtis shares first photo of daughter Ruby alongside heartfelt messageFans loved the look and the important message she told, with one fan writing: "Thank you for being such a special part of my love of film.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic The “Halloween” series, which comes to an end this weekend (and if you believe that, I have a set of very rusty kitchen knives I’d like to sell you), has always been the least pretentious of horror franchises. A towering killer in a rubber mask pops out of the shadows to slash one victim after the next. Horror doesn’t get much more basic than that. But, of course, the “Halloween” series has always had a pretentious side too — the side that began with Donald Pleasance droning on about eee-vil, and the side that has extended, over the latest trilogy, to the top-heavy handwringing of Laurie Strode’s self-actualized guilt and despair. As for Michael Myers, who started out as a small-town killer, he has been turned, more and more explicitly, into A Force Larger Than Himself. And in “Halloween Ends,” that trend now culminates in a movie where Michael, in a certain way, is barely in the movie; he’s the film’s totem, its mascot, its looming emblem of evil. “Halloween Ends” doesn’t finish off the franchise by being the most scary or fun entry in the series. (It should have been both, but it’s neither.) Instead, it’s the most joylessly metaphorical and convoluted entry.