Five Nights at Freddy’s Shocks at Box Office, Slaying Records with $80 Million Opening Weekend

Five Nights at Freddy’s a surprise hit at the box office this Halloween.

Despite industry projections for a $50 million opening weekend, director Emma Tammi’s horror film earned $80 million at the domestic box office, according to Diversity.

Five Nights at Freddy’s it also became available to stream on Peacock on Friday, the same day it hit theaters.

According to Diversity, Five Nights at Freddy’s had the second-biggest opening weekend of all time for a video game adaptation, just behind the $146 million from Movie Super Mario Bros earlier this year.

Additionally, the film is set for the biggest opening weekend on Halloween weekend. Puss in Boots he previously held that record with his $34 million in 2011, according to Diversity.

Five Nights at Freddy’s Director defends PG-13 horror film rating: ‘We’re sticking to it’

Josh Hutcherson in “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”

Universal Pictures

As for 2023. Five Nights at Freddy’s is the biggest opening weekend for a horror movie, is passing Scream VIis $44 million as of March.

Producer Jason Blum — is also behind this year’s horror offering M3GAN and Exorcist: Believer — published on X that Five Nights at Freddy’s marked the biggest opening for his studio Blumhouse of all time, and that it broke the record for “the biggest opening weekend for a horror film directed by a woman”.

The film is an adaptation of an indie video game Five Nights at Freddy’s, which has grown a viral fan base online in recent years. Josh Hutcherson plays a security guard who gets a job at Freddy Fazbear’s pizzeria and realizes that the night shift can be deadly.

Matthew Lillard in “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”

Universal Pictures

Costars include Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Kat Conner Sterling, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard. The animatronic characters were created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

Bloom wrote on X Sunday, “It’s so much fun when it works. Thank you all for being patient with us on #fnaf, we wanted to get it right for the fans. That’s all we’ve been focused on. We appreciate you. Thank you have an amazing weekend.”

The film expanded its box office potential by securing a PG-13 rating, a decision that director Tammi has defended in recent interviews given the dark, gory subject matter of the video game’s source material.

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While the filmmakers “knew that some of the fans would want an R-rated version of this movie,” she said Forbes“I’d say I’m not expecting an R-rated version on this one.”

“We’re really pleased with how the PG-13 tone came across; it felt like the right fit for this particular film,” added Tammi. – We stick to it.

Five Nights at Freddy’s it’s now in theaters and on the Peacock.

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