Jamie Lee Curtis' Boast About 'Halloween' Opening Is Scary Good For Women
“Halloween” made a killing at the box office, prompting its star, Jamie Lee Curtis, to cut right to the horror movie’s breakthroughs for women.
The 59-year-old actress, who reprised her character Laurie Strode in the classic slasher series, wrote on Sunday what she called a “boast post” after the film opened with an estimated $77.5 million over the weekend.
OK. I’m going for one BOAST post. Biggest horror movie opening with a female lead.
Biggest movie opening with a female lead over 55.
Second biggest October movie opening ever.
Biggest Halloween opening ever #womengetthingsdone @halloweenmovie pic.twitter.com/DhUBy82z3U— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) October 21, 2018
As reported by Variety, the flick had the best horror opening ever with a female lead and the highest-grossing debut for a movie with a female lead over 55.
Not to mention that it was the most profitable “Halloween” opening among the franchise’s 11 entries, and the second-highest debut for any film (in any genre) released in October.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson noticed, writing: “Raising the bar!!”
Wow!! F*ck yes!!! Raising the bar!! 👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 21, 2018
Curtis, whose Laurie takes on now-escaped mass murderer Michael Myers in what is billed as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 original, had said in the clip above that she hoped the film would inspire more strong female leads in Hollywood.
HuffPost critic Matthew Jacobs called the movie a “thrilling feminist frolic.”
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Halloween originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain.
We can thank the Romans for that whole bobbing for apples thing.
The word Halloween comes from the Middle English word "Alholowmesse."
Americans weren't too jazzed about Halloween... at first.
Eventually, we came around; Halloween is now America's 2nd largest commercial holiday.
Just how commercial you ask? Americans spend a cool $6 billion each year on Halloween.
The astronomical amount of money spent on candy is no fluke.
The original jack-o'-lanters were made from turnips, beets, and potatoes.
A Halloween full moon is even more rare than a white Christmas.
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