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The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie continues to soar at the box office. After another weekend in theaters, it has now earned $136 million in the US and $147 million from international markets for a total of $283 million so far. That makes it Blumhouse’s highest-grossing movie of all time.
The previous record-holder was 2016’s Split, which earned $278.5 million globally. Some of Blumhouse’s other big recent hits have included Get Out and Halloween, which both earned more than $250 million at the global box office.
Jason Blum, the founder of Blumhouse, thanked director Emma Tammi, series creator Scott Cawthon, the cast and crew, the team from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and distributor Universal Pictures for helping make the movie a success.
The FNAF movie opened at the end of October and quickly became Blumhouse’s biggest opening weekend ever, so it’s no surprise to see it now become Blumhouse’s biggest movie ever. It is also 2023’s highest-grossing horror movie. The FNAF movie achieved these incredible box office numbers despite releasing day-and-date on Peacock.
The movie stars Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Matthew Lillard (Scooby-Doo). Jim Henson’s Creature Shop working on the spooky animatronics.
It was in the works for a long time, and even had big-name director Christopher Columbus attached to direct at one point. Cawthon was highly protective of the story and script, which lengthened the development process. In the end, the FNAF movie became a commercial and a critical success.
Cawthon attended screenings of the movie and sat amongst fans. He remarked that the FNAF movie succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
For more on the movie, check out GameSpot’s Five Nights at Freddy’s review. And looking ahead, do “not expect an R-rated version” of the film.
