Five Nights at Freddy’s: The video game adaptation frightens over $7 million in ticket sales in Thursday previews

Last Updated on November 2, 2023

Martin Scorsese may want to fight back stronger against comic book movie culture, but a video game adaptation (which he may or may not think is cinema) is currently giving his latest film quite the battle at the theaters. While Killers of the Flower Moon has the accolades and the star power behind it, perhaps late-October was an oversight from Paramount and Apple if they wanted it to replicate the kind of business Oppenheimer made this summer. Meanwhile, fans of the haunted pizza place game and audiences looking for some seasonal scares have been flocking to Five Nights at Freddy’s, even with the movie being available to stream on Peacock.

Perhaps a story may develop out of theater goers choosing to go see a movie at the cinema while it is also ready for home convenience. Killers of the Flower Moon‘s release doesn’t follow the day-and-date schedule, although it will also find itself available for home viewing soon as well. Whatever the case may be, Deadline reports that Five Nights at Freddy’s has put up impressive numbers for a currently streaming film with ticket sales that made somewhere above $7 million at the box office in Thursday night previews. However, box office sources also proclaim the numbers for the film “are very front-loaded.”

While its staying power will remain to be seen, the film is estimated to bring in around $50 million this weekend for a second-best fall showing under the juggernaut of the Taylor Swift concert film. Still, a source close to Universal and Blumhouse states, “We may have a big hit on our hands.” There are additional projections that have Freddy’s reaching heights of $55 million to $90 million this weekend. Although the movie is specifically appealing to the under 25 crowd, Deadline cites previews of similar openings, “i.e.: Ant-Man ($6.4M previews, $57.2M opening), Aladdin ($7M, $91.5M bow), F9 ($7.1M, $70M) and Twilight ($7.5M, $69.6M).” They even factor in the day-and-date element with Universal and Blumhouse’s previous spooky season films that also played on Peacock, “Halloween Kills ($4.85M previews, $49.4M) and Halloween Ends ($5.4M previews, $40M opening).”