Five Nights at Freddy’s has broken a major record for Blumhouse, giving the horror movie a key place in the production company’s history. Based on Scott Cawthon’s video game series of the same name, the film follows security guard Mike Schmidt as he encounters haunted animatronics during his new job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. The movie came out both in theaters and on Peacock on October 27, 2023.
Now, Jason Blum has confirmed Five Nights at Freddy’s box office now makes it the highest-grossing Blumehouse film of all time.
The founder of the studio confirmed the game adaptation has surpassed the worldwide gross of 2016’s Split, the previous record-holder. He went on to thank Universal, Peacock, and the film’s cast and crew for making the movie such a massive success.
Why Five Nights At Freddy’s Is A Huge Horror Success
As of writing, Five Nights at Freddy’s has earned $295.5 million globally, reflecting how popular the gaming franchise has been since its first installment in 2014. Beyond a series of games, though, the franchise has also been releasing books at regular intervals since 2015. Due to how large the series is coupled with a vast online popularity, it’s no surprise the movie was able to draw a variety of fans into theaters to see it.
Given the longevity of the horror series, it’s unsurprising to see the film climb the ranks of Blumhouse horror movies as their most successful. It underscores how, despite generally negative reviews from critics, the movie maintained the spirit of the game series while telling its own story. By appealing to fans familiar with the franchise’s lore and characters, the movie was able to persuade them to see it in theaters over Peacock’s same-day release.
The success of the film makes it clear a Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel will no doubt come to fruition in the future. Given how many games there are in the series, a second film could pull from any number of them in order to continue the story. Now that the film is Blumhouse’s highest-grossing production, there may be official news about a sequel arriving soon.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
- Release Date:
- 2023-10-27
- Director:
- Emma Tammi
- Cast:
- Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Foster, Jade Kindar-Martin, Jessica Weiss, Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
- Rating:
- R
- Runtime:
- 109 Minutes
- Genres:
- Horror, Thriller
- Writers:
- Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi
- Story By:
- Scott Cawthon, Chris Lee Hill, Tyler MacIntyre
- Budget:
- $25 Million
- Studio(s):
- Blumhouse Productions, Scott Cawthon Productions, Striker Entertainment
- Distributor(s):
- Universal Pictures
- Franchise(s):
- Five Nights at Freddy’s
