Summary
Despite receiving dismal reviews,Five Nights at Freddy’sbroke several box office records during its theatrical run. However, the movie seems to have shattered all expectations and achieved a major box office milestone.
TheFive Nights at Freddy’s movie sees Josh Hutcherson take on the role of Mike Schmidt, a security guard hired at a spooky pizza place and arcade with animatronic mascots possessed by deceased children.Five Nights at Freddy’sreceived poor reviewsbut still witnessed a record-shattering opening weekend and has now become one of the year’s biggest movies.
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Since the day of its release,Five Nights at Freddy’shas broken several records and taken the box office by storm. As noted byComicBook, the supernatural horror film has earned more than $300 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing horror film of 2023.Five Nights at Freddy’sis also Blumhouse’s highest-earning film, leaving behindM. Night Shyamalan’sUnbreakablesequelSplit, which made $278.5 million during its theatrical run.
Five Nights At Freddy’smade $80 million in North America over its opening weekend. BeforeFive Nights at Freddy’s, 2023’s top-performing horror movie wasScream VI, earning $44.4 million in its first weekend.Five Nights at Freddy’salso set the record for the biggest Halloween opening weekend, leaving behind 2011’sPuss In Boots. Besides earning massive figures domestically, the film also annihilated all the competition in international markets by grossing $132 million and scoring the biggest global horror opening of 2023.
All therecords achieved byFive Nights at Freddy’sare astonishing when fans realize that the movie was released simultaneously with Peacock. Becoming the highest-earning horror film of 2023 is significant for the video game movie, which is a new film series for viewers. It did better than the sequels of major film franchises, includingConjuring,Saw,Insidious,Scream,and Evil Dead.The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie included features from the popular game series and even introduced the ominous animatronic known as Springtrap.
This level of success would surely encourage Blumhouse to work on future installments. Whenthe 2018Halloweenrebootbecame a huge hit, the production company announced two sequels:Halloween KillsandHalloween Ends.Five Nights at Freddy’shas achieved a similar accomplishment by earning almost 15 times more than its production budget. Even though Blumhouse hasn’t announced any sequel yet, it wouldn’t be surprising if the production giant decided to turn this into a franchise.
Five Nights at Freddy’sis currently available for streaming on Peacock.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Five Nights at Freddy’s is a first-person survival horror and resource management game from Scott Cawthorn that raced to popularity thanks to its creepy animatronic enemies and its array of panic-inducing jumpscares. Bringing life to a cavalcade of well-known characters like Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie, and more, Five Nights at Freddy’s has seen immense success, spinoffs, and fan games.
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