It hardly mattered that 'Five Nights at Freddy’s' was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation on the big screen, which made $78 million to top the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal Pictures bet on a day-and-date release on the weekend before Halloween, sending it to 3,675 theaters in the U.S.
Our marketing department continues to be one of the great superpowers we have at Universal,' he said. Blumhouse, the company behind 'Paranormal Activity,' 'Get Out' and recent horror hits like 'M3GAN' and 'The Black Phone,' produced 'Five Nights at Freddy’s,' which was directed by Emma Tammi and stars Josh Hutcherson, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard.
It’s a very young demographic,' said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. 'It won’t be lost on any of the other studios or video game manufacturers. This door has been kicked wide open.' It’s also notable that so many chose theaters even though it was also available to watch at home. 'In some cases streaming can be additive and complimentary to theatrical,' Dergarabedian said. 'Clearly audiences wanted that communal experience.
Third place went to Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' which added $9 million in its second weekend, bringing its total domestic earnings to $40.7 million, according to Paramount. With an additional $14.1 million from international showings, the film's global total now stands at over $88 million. Angel Studios' 'After Death,' a Christian documentary film about people who have had near death experiences, opened in fourth place to $5.
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