Five Nights at Freddy’sis posed to scare Taylor Swift out of the top spot at the box office. Last weekend, Martin Scorsese’sKillers of the Flower Moonmade $23.3 million domestically, but it wasn’t enough to dethroneTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour($33.2 million) from the No. 1 position in theaters. This weekend, though,Five Nights at Freddy’sshould be the big winner, as the Blumhouse/Universal Pictures collaboration is forecast to make $50 million in the United States (perDeadline) — despite dropping on Peacock, too. Sources like Boxoffice Pro are predicting a more modest return somewhere between $35 million and $42 million.
For those who prefer streaming over traveling to movie theaters, especially on opening weekends, fans can simply log onto Peacock to watchFive Nights at Freddy’sstarting on Friday, October 27. While admission prices at cinemas can often break the bank, Peacock is an excellent option for those who want to save their money.
Five Nights at Freddy’s Will Be the October Horror Hit No One Expected
Despite a late October debut & a day-and-date release on Peacock, Five Nights at Freddy’s could become the biggest horror hit of the month.
Five Nights at Freddy’s Eyes Weekend Victory
Five Nights at Freddy’smain competition will arguably beTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourover the weekend. However, after falling off over 67% between its first and second weekends, there’s very little chance enough Swifties will show up in cinemas to give theBlumhouseand Universal Pictures’ horror flick a run for its money.Five Nights at Freddy’salso has the advantage of cashing in on the last weekend leading up to Halloween.
For those horror fans who love celebrating the spookiest of all seasons, they’ll haveFive Nights at Freddy’sand a slew of other titles to choose from for All Hallows’ Eve. There’s definitely a scary film audience out there in 2023, which is helping many titles prosper this October. Last weekend alone, five films from the macabre genre finished in the top five, includingThe Exorcist: Believer, Saw X, A Haunting in Venice, The Nun IIand the 30th anniversary screenings ofTim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
In fact, 1993’sThe Nightmare Before Christmashas already made $4.3 million in its first weekend of re-release alone. And last week’s No. 11 finisher was another classic scary movie celebrating its own 30th anniversary:Hocus Pocus. Director Kenny Ortega’s30-year-old tale of the Sanderson sistershas made $4.4 million during its own re-release. So, yes, it’s a great time forFive Nights at Freddy’sto drop in theaters and on Peacock.
Preview screenings forFive Nights at Freddy’sbegin at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 26.
