After the turn of the millennium, the post-Scream wave of slasher films were both critically and financially disappointing, leading to the genre's sharp decline. These films include 2001's Valentine (11% Rotten Tomatoes, 3.5 million admissions) and Jason X (19% Rotten Tomatoes, 2.3 million admissions), and 2002's Halloween: Resurrection (10% Rotten Tomatoes, 5.2 million admissions). In development for 17 years with 17 different writers attached to at different points, New Line Cinema's Freddy vs. Jason (2003) took note from the Scream films and mixed nostalgia and self-aware humor with recognizable actors. It sold a massive 14 million tickets at the domestic box office and beat Scream 2's record opening weekend with a gross of $36.4 million over three days.
After the turn of the millennium the post-Scream wave of slasher films were both critically and financially disappointing leading to the genre's sharp decline These films include 2001's Valentine (11% Rotten Tomatoes 35 million admissions) and Jason X (19% Rotten Tomatoes 23 million admissions) and 2002's Halloween Resurrection (10% Rotten Tomatoes 52 million admissions) In development for 17 years with 17 different writers attached to at different points New Line Cinema's Freddy vs Jason (2003) took note from the Scream films and mixed nostalgia and self-aware humor with recognizable actors It sold a massive 14 million tickets at the domestic box office and beat Scream 2's record opening weekend with a gross of $364 million over three days