Universal and Blumhouse's "Five Nights at Freddy's" had an impressive opening weekend, earning $80 million here in the US. The film earned $132 million worldwide. It was made for $20 million.
"Five Nights at Freddy's" was also released simultaneously on Peacock, which makes the box office sales even more impressive.
"Every studio should be taking note. This can be a game-changer, and another clear blueprint, for event-level horror films [and] game adaptations. ‘FNAF' has become a cult classic over the past decade with a young and passionate fanbase that represents an important segment of the up-and-coming generation of moviegoers," said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice Pro.
Jason Blum also took to X to comment on the news, saying, "It's so fun when it works. Thank you all so much for being patient with us on ‘Five Nights at Freddy's. We wanted to get it just right for the fans. That's all we were focused on."
The numerous box office records that were made by the film during its opening weekend are:
Domestic:
Highest-grossing opening weekend for Blumhouse, surpassing 2018's "Halloween" ($76.22 million)
19th Blumhouse film to open in first place at the domestic box office
Biggest opening weekend of the year for a horror film, overtaking "Scream VI" ($44 million)
Second-largest debut of all time for a video game adaptation, behind "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($146.3 million)
Tied for best opening weekend for a day-and-date streaming release, with Disney's 2021 Marvel adventure "Black Widow" ($80 million in theaters and $60 million on Disney+)
Biggest opening weekend ever for Universal and Peacock's hybrid releases, beating the slasher sequels, 2021 "Halloween Kills" ($49 million) and 2022's "Halloween Ends" ($40 million)
Highest-grossing opening weekend for Halloween weekend release, outperforming 2011's "Puss in Boots" ($34 million)
Third-biggest debut for any horror film, trailing 2017's "It" ($123 million) and 2019's "It: Chapter Two" ($91 million)
Best debut ever for PG-13 horror film, besting 2001's "The Mummy Returns" ($68 million)
International:
Second-biggest horror opening of the year after "The Nun II" ($52.7 million)
Global:
Biggest horror opening of 2023, ahead of "The Nun II" ($88.1 million)
Highest-grossing Blumhouse global opening of all time, ahead of "Halloween" ($91.8 million)
