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'Halloween' 2018: Jamie Lee Curtis Rightfully Gets to Boast

Who woulda thought 40 years after the initial release of John Carpenter's classic Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis in 1978 we'd be seeing a [true] sequel breaking records?!?

'Halloween' 2018: Jamie Lee Curtis Rightfully Gets to Boast

As Curtis tweeted on Sunday October 21st, the 2018 Halloween directed by David Gordon Green is enjoying some very interesting firsts and record-breaking status.

'Halloween' 2018: Jamie Lee Curtis Rightfully Gets to Boast

She points out in her TOTALLY DESERVING boast post that Halloween [2018] is now the single biggest horror movie opening with a female lead, the biggest movie opening with a female lead over the age of 55, the second biggest October movie opening EVER, and the biggest opening in Halloween franchise history.

There is obviously something (if not many things) about this particular film that's speaking to audiences, and we're pretty happy to see it happening in a time when female filmmaker's voices are STILL struggling to be heard.

'Halloween' 2018: Jamie Lee Curtis Rightfully Gets to Boast
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis at the 2018 "Halloween" premiere
Photo by Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com

Maybe this means if there IS a sequel about the future of the Strode women, it'll be directed by a woman?  Just a thought.

Halloween is currently in theaters now, and pulled in an impressive $77.5 million in it's opening weekend.


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Bleeding Cool News Editor Mary Anne Butler (Mab, for short) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), and most recently Bleeding Cool. 

Over the past 10 years, she’s built a presence at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). 

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