Reception
Halloween: Resurrection was released on July 12, 2002 in the US to moderate reception which did not change in its later international release. The film's opening weekend on US screens raked in $12,292,121, the film grossed $30,354,442 domestically and a further $7,310,413 for a moderate $37,664,855 worldwide gross.
It garnered a rotten review of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes. Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, "It’s so devoid of joy and energy it makes even ‘Jason X’ look positively Shakespearian by comparison." Dave Kehr of the New York Times said, "Spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine said, "Every sequel you skip will be two hours gained. Consider this review life-affirming." Joe Leydon of Variety said, " even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels." Glenn Lovell of the San Jose Mercury News was slightly more positive: "No, it's not as single-minded as John Carpenter's original, but it's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels."
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