Five Nights at Freddy’s is already the most successful horror movies of the year, and over the weekend, it broke a big record for production company Blumhouse.
Based on the video game of the same name, Five Nights at Freddy’s took years to transfer onto the big screen, with Jason Blum producing through the company that bears his name, alongside Universal Pictures.
The movie launched in cinemas and on Uni’s streaming service Peacock on the same day, and you can read what we thought of it here.
In spite of that dual release, FNaF has been little short of a box office phenomenon, with full details of the money made below…
Five Nights at Freddy’s breaks Blumhouse box office record
Five Nights at Freddy’s is now Blumhouse’s biggest movie ever. Jason Blum posted that momentous fact on Twitter/X, thanking those who made the movie for those huge returns.
FNAF is the BIGGEST @blumhouse film of ALL-TIME. Just passed SPLIT. thanks to Emma Tammi, Scott Cawthon, cast & the New Orleans crew, the Henson team, & our partners @universalpics & @peacock. @jhutch1992, @matthewlillard, @Piperrubios, @elizethdlail
— Jason Blum (@jason_blum) November 27, 2023
The movie Five Nights at Freddy’s blasted past for that pole position is M. Night Shyamalan’s Split, which made $278 million worldwide, compared to FNaF’s running total of $283 million.
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As of writing, Five Nights at Freddy’s has earned more than $116 million domestically and nearly $221 million worldwide. It has passed the box office milestone of $100 million, and maintains its No. 1 spot in the US. However, its second weekend saw a major drop of 78%, earning only $17.78 million domestically.
Five Nights at Freddy’s grossed $78 million domestically over its first weekend, giving it the biggest opening weekend for a horror movie in 2023, easily surpassing Scream VI ($44 million), and The Nun II ($32 million).
That’s also the second biggest opening weekend for a video game adaptation, behind The Super Mario Bros Movie ($146 million). And the second biggest opening weekend for a day-and-date streaming release, following Black Widow (which made $80 million in theaters and $60 million on Disney+).
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That number is also the best ever for a Universal and Peacock’s hybrid release, beating horror sequel Halloween Kills ($49 million).
Five Nights at Freddy’s grossed a further $52 million internationally, for a global total of $130 million. That gave it the biggest opening weekend worldwide for a horror movie in 2023, while FNaF also surpassed 2018’s Halloween ($92 million) to become Blumhouse’s biggest international opening ever.
‘FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDYS’ earns the biggest domestic opening day ever for a video game movie with $39.5M.
Read our review: https://t.co/RB1fvQGr5F pic.twitter.com/bLodd5Btzt
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 28, 2023
Impressively, the movie earned $10.3 million in opening night previews. This nearly matched Nolan’s hit summer blockbuster Oppenheimer’s $10.5 million preview gross. This also makes the video game movie the third best preview night for any October movie in US domestic box office history, behind Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Joker.
According to Deadline, Five Nights at Freddy’s made $7 million via Thursday previews. Though the outlet adds that Universal couldn’t be reached for confirmation of their estimate, so take that number with a pinch of salt.
Five Nights at Freddy’s was originally “eyeing a $50 million-plus start and possibly even more,” as per Deadline. Though many exhibitors believed that was underselling the horror movie, predicting on an opening weekend that approached a whopping $85 million.
However, although the Blumhouse and Universal Pictures co-production is showing on 3,500-3,600 screens in America, the fact that it is also going pretty much day-and-date on streaming could eat into overall theatrical returns.
Either way, the FNaF total should be enough to secure a top spot at the domestic box office, by dethroning Taylor Swift and her phenomenally successful Eras Tour concert movie.
Five Nights at Freddy’s is in cinemas now. For more on the film, check out the below articles:
- Five Nights at Freddy’s review round-up
- Five Nights at Freddy’s trailer, cast, and plot
- How to watch FNaF: Is it streaming?
- How long is Five Nights at Freddy’s?
- Emma Tammi on staying faithful to the game
- Which YouTubers are in Five Nights at Freddy’s?
- Looking out for FNaF Easter eggs
- Markiplier puts Freddy’s rumor to bed
- Why the FNaF animatronics’ eyes glow
- Five Nights at Freddy’s ending explained
- How Donnie Darko and Casino inspired FNaF
- Who dies in Five Nights at Freddy’s?
- Will there be a Five Nights at Freddy’s 2?
- Why director wanted content creators in the movie
- Five Nights at Freddy’s box office
- 5 films if you love Five Nights at Freddy’s
- Fight breaks out at early screening
- Five Nights at Freddy’s Rotten Tomatoes score
- All animatronics in the FNAF movie
- Differences between movie and game lore
- Best Five Nights at Freddy’s Easter eggs