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Posted in: Blumhouse<\/a>, Horror<\/a>, Movies<\/a> | Tagged: blumhouse<\/a>, halloween<\/a>, jamie lee curtis<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamie Lee Curtis reflects on her experiences with Blumhouse and reveals that she wasn’t thrilled to learn Halloween was part of a trilogy.<\/p>\n

Published Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:17:07 -0500 by Aedan Juvet<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article Summary
\nJamie Lee Curtis reveals she didn’t initially know Halloween was planned as a trilogy commitment.
\nDavid Gordon Green’s Halloween revival became a massive box office hit, spawning two sequels.
\nCurtis discusses Blumhouse’s low-budget approach and how it affected her experience and pay.
\nHalloween Ends divided audiences, showing strong profits don’t guarantee cast satisfaction. <\/p>\n

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In 2018, Jamie Lee Curtis returned to the Halloween universe in a way that felt like a genuine event movie ahead of the legacy sequel trend. David Gordon Green’s revival even turned into a major commercial modern hit, earning about $259 million worldwide and re-establishing Laurie Strode as the center of the franchise. That success quickly set the stage for a full trilogy, with Halloween Kills adding roughly $133 million worldwide and Halloween Ends closing the run with about $105 million worldwide. Altogether, the three films pulled in just under $500 million globally, which is a pretty clear reminder that this IP still gets plenty of traction with moviegoers and genre lovers. However, that doesn’t mean those involved were exactly thrilled about their cut.<\/p>\n

\"HalloweenMichael Myers (aka The Shape) and Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in HALLOWEEN ENDS, directed by David Gordon Green
\nJamie Lee Curtis on Blumhouse and Halloween<\/p>\n

Speaking on a panel<\/a>, she reflected on the experience and said, “If they had come to me and said it’s going to be a trilogy, I don’t think I would have said yes.” She later shared her take on Blumhouse’s model, explaining, “Jason Blum is notoriously cheap. How do you make low-budget movies? You don’t pay people. That’s the model.” Even with that jab, the actor credited Blum for helping her production company grow, noting, “The only reason I am sitting in this chair today is because of Jason.” Curtis then added, “While we were editing and doing the mix, David said, ‘You know it’s a trilogy.’ I was like, ‘Uh, no.’ I went to Jason Blum and said, ‘How about a little development deal?’ And I owed him two Halloween movies, so what was he gonna say?”<\/p>\n

Her feelings about the concept of the trilogy aren’t exactly unpopular either. Despite the trilogy’s strong start (and entertaining middle chapter), Halloween Ends<\/a> left a lot of viewers feeling like the finale essentially tainted the reputation it had worked so hard to build. Curtis’s comments about the financial aspect also come at a relevant time, where genre veterans have been more open about the business side of these franchises. More specifically, Neve Campbell went through a similar public situation with Scream, stepping away from Scream VI over pay before returning for Scream 7 once the deal was revisited.<\/p>\n

Overall, one could basically argue that this is another useful reminder that strong box office and studio-friendly budgets do not automatically mean the people carrying these series feel equally supported, especially when the commitment grows from one film into multiple years of work.<\/p>\n

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