Blumhouse/Universal horror hit Five Nights At Freddy’s took $80m at the North American box office over the weekend, according to final figures from the studio, notching a number of records and making the film Blumhouse’s biggest domestic opener ever.
For the international marketplace, Universal reported a confirmed total of $52.7m, for a worldwide tally of $132.7m, more than two million higher than the estimate reported on Sunday (October 29). The film, based off a video game series and directed by Emma Tammi, with Josh Hutcherson as the star, opened in North America day-and-date on NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform and in cinemas. It was the largest day-and date Peacock release ever, surpassing the $49.4m taken by
Halloween Kils back in 2021.The release was slightly less than Disney+’s day-and day release
Black Wdow which achieved $80.3m in 2021, though this title was only available for streaming subscribers who paid a fee. F
Five Nights At Freddy’s was also the biggest domestic horror film opening this year, surpassing the $44.4m of Scream VII and the largest Halloween weekend domestic opening ever (beating the $34.1m of Puss In boots). It was Blumhouse’s 19th domestic number one opener, and it is on track to be the largest opening ever for a Peackock film. Outside North America, Five Nights was the biggest horror film opening ever in 20 markets, and the biggest horror film opening this year in 40, including Mexico, Australia, the UK, and Ireland.
