Jamie Lee Curtis Reflects on 'Emotional' Goodbye to Laurie Strode With 'Halloween Ends' (Exclusive)

J. Kim Murphy “Halloween Ends” may be the last we see of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, but the horror series still kills at the box office. Universal’s slasher finale is off to a strong start, projecting a $43.4 million opening from 3,901 theaters. Even with “Halloween Ends” receiving a simultaneous streaming debut on Peacock, the film has managed to draw an impressive figure. It will earn more than enough to top weekend charts, sparking some life into what has largely been a muted season for moviegoing. “Ends” is tracking below last year’s franchise entry, “Halloween Kills,” which earned a $49 million domestic opening with its own day-and-date release. 2018’s “Halloween,” the first entry in this new sequel trilogy to John Carpenter’s landmark 1978 original, released exclusively to theaters, at a time before Peacock was anything more than a developing project at NBCUniversal. The film garnered a staggering $76 million — still the third-highest domestic debut ever for a horror film, after the two “It” entries.

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.

The newest Halloween movie has finally premiered, and with it, officially ends Jamie Lee Curtis‘ run as Laurie Strode.

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

John Carpenter’s original score for his 1978 smash hit movie, the first Halloween, will always be a classic.

We said we wouldn’t do it. When we sat down and watched the entire “Halloween” franchise (12 films!) in a week to rank them before “Halloween Ends,” we said we didn’t need to discuss the finale because it was probably going to be just fine and exactly what we expected would happen.

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.

William Earl This October, Variety has enlisted some our favorite spooky content creators to share their scary movie essentials. Matt Gourley and Paul Rust, whose podcast “With Gourley and Rust” analyzes horror franchises film by film since 2018, shared their picks for Coziest Horror Movies of All Time.

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.

The Weeknd is joining the likes of Michael Myers and Dracula at Halloween Horror Nights, where «Blinding Lights,» «Heartless» and other chart-toppers drown out the screams from park guests in . To get all the behind-the-scenes details, ET spoke with John Murdy, executive producer of HHN at Universal Studios Hollywood, who worked closely with The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, to create a “surreal living nightmare filled with grotesque characters and themes” inspired by his music and short films. “Abel had a very specific idea. He wanted to focus on what he would refer to as ‘the universe of ,’” Murdy explains.

Halloween is one of the most iconic horror films in television history, with classic villain Michael Myers regularly causing havoc wherever he goes.Hollywood director John Carpenter has been credited to jump-started the slasher craze which blossomed throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s giving us such films as The Exorcist, The Shining and The Conjuring.And it appears as though he’s not done with terrifying viewers just yet, as fans excitedly prepare for the final instalment of the cult-favourite horror movie franchise Halloween Ends which is set to drop in theatres up and down the country later this week.READ MORE:Best Halloween movies to watch on Netflix to get you in the spooky moodAhead of the launch of the bone-chilling finale with Jaime Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode, Daily Star has taken a look inside the inspiration behind 1978 slasher movie Halloween.When the idea of the legendary horror movie was still being developed, the director toyed with the idea of titling the film, The Babysitter Murders.The 74-year-old film maker agreed at the time that the story should follow a specific plot which led his team of writers to set the film on Halloween night.It is understood he co-wrote the script with his colleague Debra Hill – with the screenplay rumoured to have only taken ten days to complete.Many tiny details in the movie – such as the setting in a suburban town Haddonfield, Illinois or the names of the central characters in the film – were based on Carpenter and Hill’s connections in real life.The character of the terrifying murderer Michael Myers was also based on an existing person who Carpenter met while studying in college.While attending western Kentucky University as a budding young director, Carpenter

Halloween Ends is now in theaters and Universal Studios has been promising fans that this is the “final chapter” of the franchise. So, is Michael Myers actually dead?

Jamie Lee Curtis‘ new horror film Halloween Ends is now playing in theaters and streaming on Peacock, so it’s time to talk about that shocking ending.

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.