RSS Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 As of this writing, Halloween (2018) has netted over $100 million in its opening week. On a budget estimated to be no more than $15 million, the $85 million gross all but guarantees a sequel will be in the works before you finish reading this sentence. But what it also guarantees are more continuations of horror franchises from the 1970s and 80s. Not remakes, mind you. We've already had remakes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which went nowhere as a fresh franchise. Friday the 13th, which was a rather solid Jason movie, also failed to spawn a new series of movies. And Halloween itself had the two Rob Zombie movies, but that remake series seems to be dead now. What we're talking about here are continuations of the original movies. While that might seem like a cynical takeaway, Hollywood is well-known for not being able to resist a trend. Or, starting one when they see the potential to make money hand over fist. Considering how little money it takes to make a horror movie, the financial investment is hardly a risk, so you can't really blame them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Loved this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Thanks, Will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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