Five Nights at Freddy’sis finally in theaters after fans waited almost an entire decade for the adaptation to become a reality. It appears that the wait was worth it forBlumhouseandUniversal Pictures, with the popular video game adaptationprojected to earn around $130 millionon its global box office debut, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. Not only would that positionFreddy’sperformance as one of the biggest horror debuts of all time, but it would also put it above recent hits such as 2018’sHalloweenand this fall’sThe Nun II. There’s no stopping the friendly group of animatronics.
With a reported $39.5 million on Friday at the domestic box office, the movie is already on pace above fellow video game adaptationThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, which premiered on the big screen earlier this year. While that doesn’t mean thatFive Nights at Freddy’swill end up making more of an impact with its ticket sales when all is said and done — especially given that it received a day-and-date release on Peacock — it does prove that audiences are clearly interested in the tale about a haunted pizzeria. Current estimates predictEmma Tammi’s video game adaptation will earn around $78 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. With a Friday total of $13.3 million, the movie is currently sitting at a $52.8 million haul.
Recent hits that performed similarly to whatFreddy’sis coming up with at the box office areJohn Wick: Chapter 4andFast X. The latest chapter inKeanu Reeves' adventures as the titular lonely action hero in theJohn Wickfranchise opened with $73 million at the domestic box office earlier this year, while the explosive continuation of the Toretto family’s story scored a $67 million debut.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ is About Revenge
In the anticipated video game adaptation,Josh Hutchersonstars as Mike Schmidt, a young man in charge of taking care of his young sister, Abby (Piper Rubio). Since his career opportunities are very limited due to his explosive behavior, Mike feels grateful when Steve Raglan (Matthew Lillard) offers him the position of security guard at an abandoned pizzeria. But the protagonist quickly realizes that there is something deeply wrong with Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and finds himself in a situation where he must save Abby’s life from the secrets lurking within the run-down establishment. The video game franchise created byScott Cawthoncomes to life in Blumhouse’s latest attempt at building a new franchise.
Five Nights at Freddy’sis currently in theaters and available to stream onPeacock. Check out more information about the movie andwhere to find tickets here.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s
Can you survive five nights? The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse — the producer ofM3GAN,The Black Phone, andThe Invisible Man— bringsFive Nights at Freddy’sto the big screen. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.
