Five Nights at Freddy’s, a film adaptation of the horror game of the same name, has been running in cinemas since October 26, 2023. The production is a real success in terms of revenue and even breaks a record.
In the cult game Five Nights at Freddy’s you sit as an employee in the control room of a family restaurant in the chain ““Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.”
There you operate security cameras, switch on the lights and control the entrances in order to protect yourself from the horrifying animatronics that come to life at night.
This year, the well-known video game series received a live-action adaptation, which promptly conquered the box office and set a record.
Here you can see a trailer for the film about the creepy animatronics:
Five Nights at Freddy’s live action trailer
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Five Nights at Freddy’s is a financial success
Internationally, the film has grossed a total of $217 million at the box office since October 26, 2023. This means he is currently number 20 in the global annual charts. In the USA alone, the video game adaptation managed to gross over $113 million (via Filmstarts).
According to Screendaily, the success of Five Nights at Freddy’s at the box office is currently declining somewhat, as stated in a box office report for the weekend of March 3-5. November explain:
However, the film, whose production budget is said to be around $20 million, has already recouped many times its expenses after just two weekends, making it a huge financial success.
The strange thing: The film was not only released in cinemas, but is also available on the streaming service Peacock.
This double release usually leads to a reduction in box office revenue. But in this case, the box office results of Five Nights at Freddy’s don’t seem to suffer in any way. On the contrary: the horror film is extremely successful both as a cinema film and as a streaming production.
Our colleagues from Moviepilot spoke to the director and producer of the film. You can read the interview here.
What record did Five Nights at Freddy’s set? The horror film with the scary animatronics made it into the most successful horror film of 2023 in the US cinema charts due to its excellent box office numbers.
Five Nights at Freddy’s even overtook Scream 6, another huge horror franchise, in terms of box office success of the year.
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