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Five Nights at Freddy's (film)

Film · 2023 · Viral

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The game adaptation opened to $80 million domestically alongside its Peacock launch.

Trailer · Universal Pictures on YouTube
Trailer · Universal Pictures on YouTube
Clip · penguinz0 on YouTube
Five Nights at Freddy's (film): poster
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Five Nights at Freddy's | Universal Pictures At Home
Universal Pictures / Blumhouse / Scott Cawthon
Five Nights At Freddy's | Official Trailer
Universal Pictures on YouTube
Five Nights At Freddy's | Official Teaser
Universal Pictures on YouTube
'Five Nights at Freddy's' Crosses $100M Box Office: How Universal Created a Hit
Deadline
Bonnie, Freddy and Chica in Five Nights at Freddy's
Variety
Box Office: Five Nights at Freddy's Sees 'Oppenheimer'-Like $10M Previews
Deadline
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S
TIME
Five Nights at Freddy's Reveals Blu-Ray Release Date, Killer Cineplex Full of Special Features
NBC Insider / NBCUniversal
Five Nights at Freddy's
The Hollywood Reporter
Five Nights at Freddy's movie
Deadline
Director Emma Tammi at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2025, after the original film’s release.
Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 3.0
Five Nights at Freddy's
Variety
Five Nights At Freddy's (2023 Movie) | Know Your Meme
Know Your Meme
You Can Visit Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in Hollywood
Gizmodo
Five Nights at Freddy's
Total Film / GamesRadar+
FNAF Fort Scene (Five Nights at Freddy's Movie) | Know Your Meme
Know Your Meme
Five Nights at Freddy's: Take an exclusive look at the first chapter of the FNAF movie novelization
Popverse

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Reach82Contagion35Breadth100Velocity58Longevity2164

Numbers

Worldwide theatrical gross; live tracker at access
$298.3M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · The Numbers
Observed peak date
Week of Nov 1, 2023
Oct 25 ’23 to Week of Nov 1, 2023
Platforms
6
Started on Box office
Leverage
15×
$298.3M on $20M budget

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  • Mystery & lore
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

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Universal used creator cameos, custom fan videos and paid ads to market the game adaptation. It opened to $80 million domestically while Peacock claimed a five-day viewing record. The second weekend fell 76%.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. May 2023

    Universal Pictures precursor · May 16 ’23

    Universal released the teaser after a trailer leak had circulated on TikTok.[1]

    Five Nights At Freddy's (2023 Movie) | Know Your Meme
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  2. June 2023

    Universal Pictures precursor · Jun 27 ’23

    The June trailer revealed CoryxKenshin’s cameo, and #Cory trended first on X.[2][3]

    'Five Nights at Freddy's' Crosses $100M Box Office: How Universal Created a Hit

  3. October 2023

    Universal Pictures precursor · Week of Oct 8, 2023

    A Hollywood pizzeria facade drew a TikTok video and Gizmodo coverage before the film opened.[4]

    You Can Visit Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in Hollywood

  1. seed · Oct 25 ’23

  2. backlash · Oct 26 ’23

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Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide theatrical gross; live tracker at access
$298.3M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · The Numbers
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