“Five Nights at Freddy’s”.Photo:Universal Pictures
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Five Nights at Freddy’sis a surprise box office hit this Halloween.
Five Nights at Freddy’salso became available to stream on Peacock on Friday, the same day it hit theaters.
According toVariety,Five Nights at Freddy’shad the second-biggest opening weekend of all time for a video game adaptation, just behind the $146 million fromThe Super Mario Bros. Movieearlier this year.
Additionally, the movie made for the biggest opening weekend for Halloween weekend.Puss in Bootspreviously held that record with its $34 million back in 2011, perVariety.
Josh Hutcherson in “Five Nights at Freddy’s”.Universal Pictures
In terms of 2023,Five Nights at Freddy’sis the largest opening weekend for a horror movie, passingScream VI’s $44 million from March.
The movie is an adaptation of the indie video gameFive Nights at Freddy’s, which grew a viral fan base online in recent years. Josh Hutcherson stars as a security guard who gets a job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and realizes the night shift can be deadly.
Matthew Lillard in “Five Nights at Freddy’s”.Universal Pictures
Blumwroteon X Sunday, “It’s so fun when it works. Thank you all so much for being patient with us on #fnaf we wanted to get it just right for the fans. That’s all we were focused on. We appreciate you. Thank you for the amazing weekend.”
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While thefilmmakers “knew that some of the fan base would want an R-rated version of this film,” she toldForbes, “I would say not to expect an R-rated version on this one.”
Five Nights at Freddy’sis now in theaters and on Peacock.
source: people.com
