'Halloween Ends' Tops Box Office with Projected $43.4 Million in Its Opening Weekend

Mar. 15, 2025

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AsHalloween Endsmarks the end forJamie Lee Curtisin theHalloweenfranchise, the film has gone out in a blaze of gore and glory at the weekend box office.

The recently released film has ended up at the top of the box office, making $43.4 million in its opening weekend, according toVariety.

Playing in 3,901 theaters, per the outlet, the film is the last in the long-standing franchise from John Carpenter’s 1978 original, which was rebooted with 2018’sHalloween. BothHalloween Endsand its predecessor,Halloween Kills, premiered with a same-day release in theaters and on Peacock.

“The greatest ‘Final Girl’ in the world,” one fan said, while another added, “You mean a lot to myself, and horror fans and film fans across the world.”

“I love you, we love you, thank you,” a third fan concluded in the video.

Appearing visibly emotional in the clip, the Golden Globe Award-winning actress responded, “Thank you, guys.”

Curtis has been playing herHalloweencharacter, Laurie Strode, since the 1978 originalHalloween, when she was just 19 years old.

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“You call me the Scream Queen. I don’t call myself that, but I get it. Not the queen part. The scream part. But what you may not know about me is that I scare easily — and often,” Curtis began.

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“No one knew thatHalloweenwould become the most successful independent film at that time. I was paid $8,000 for the movie — $2,000 a week for four weeks. It’s important that you know that, because we are hearing outrageous sums of money being paid to actors and sports figures and influencers. But that wasn’t the case on our set in 1978, and it often isn’t the case today,” she added. “As actors, we work for the creative experience, the opportunity to grow and learn, to try new things. Sometimes, rarely, something is wildly successful, and we reap those rewards.”

A behind the scenes selfie of Jamie Lee Curtis filming ‘Halloween Ends’.

“I have tried over the years to inculcate those aspects of Laurie’s character into my own, to carry that mantle and represent survivors of all types of unimaginable horror and trauma, pain and suffering, who stand up to tyranny and oppression — real and imagined. (Okay, cue the “JLC trauma” memes. Yes, I’ve seen, laughed and shared.)” she shared.

HalloweenEndsis now in theaters and available to stream on Peacock.

source: people.com