Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Aims for Scary-Good $50 Million Debut
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Universal and Blumhouse’s haunted horror film “Five Nights at Freddy’s” looks to make a killing in its box office debut.
The video game adaptation is expected to collect at least $50 million over the weekend, but analysts suggest the final number may be higher. “Five Nights at Freddy’s” will open simultaneously on Peacock, which makes it especially impressive that it’s projected to land one of the biggest horror debuts of the year.
Right now, the genre’s top debuts of 2023 belong to “Scream VI” ($44.4 million), “The Nun II” ($32 million), “M3GAN” ($30 million) and “The Exorcist: Believer” ($26.4 million).
Other than “Five Night at Freddy’s,” studios seem to be returning back to exclusive theatrical windows because it’s proven to be more profitable than hybrid releases.
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