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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Earns Third-Best Horror Movie Opening Weekend Of All Time—Here Are The Top Ten

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Five Nights at Freddy’s had one of the biggest weekends ever at the box office for a horror movie.

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  1. ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ On Pace For $78 Million Opening—Biggest Ever For Halloween Weekend Debut

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    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Earns Third-Best Horror Movie Opening Weekend Of All Time—Here Are The Top Ten

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  1. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Aims for Scary-Good $50 Million Debut (opens Variety)

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    Universal and Blumhouse's haunted horror film "Five Nights at Freddy's" looks to make a killing in its box office debut.

  2. Gizmodo

    Five Nights at Freddy's Animatronics Steal the Show in Movie Debut (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Josh Hutcherson stars in the cinematic adaptation of the video game, which hits theaters and Peacock this Friday.

  3. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Makes $10.3 Million in Previews (opens Variety)

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    'Five Nights at Freddy's' makes $10.3 million at the box office in previews.

  4. Deadline

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Frenzy Fires Up With Around $7M+ In Previews – Box Office (opens Deadline)

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    EXCLUSIVE: “We may have a big hit on our hands,” beamed one person close to the production of Universal/Blumhouse’s feature take of videogame Five Nights at Freddy’s today. …

  5. The Hollywood Reporter

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Is Off to Rip-Roaring Start With $10.3M in Thursday Previews (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The Universal and Blumhouse horror pic is debuting simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock.

  6. The Hollywood Reporter

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Heads for Monstrous $78M-Plus Opening (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Universal and Blumhouse horror pic is scaring up the top Halloween weekend opening of all time, among numerous other records and honorable mentions.

  7. Forbes

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ On Pace For $78 Million Opening—Biggest Ever For Halloween Weekend Debut (opens Forbes)

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    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ is projected to be one of the highest-grossing horror debuts of all time.

  8. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Bears Down With Big $39.4 Million Opening Day (opens Variety)

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    'Five Nights at Freddy's,' Blumhouse's adaptation of the popular horror video game series, is smashing box office expectations — even while streaming.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    'Five Nights at Freddy's' makes a killing at the box office, nabs a $78-million opening (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Universal Pictures' 'Five Nights at Freddy's' opened to a massive $78-million weekend, kicking 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" to second place at the box office.

  10. KING 5 Seattle

    'Five Nights at Freddy's' snatches top spot at the box office on opening weekend (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy's” on the big screen on opening weekend.

  11. Variety

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Box Office: All the Records Shattered in Opening Weekend (opens Variety)

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    Here are all the box office records set by 'Five Nights at Freddy's' in its opening weekend.

  12. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Slays With $78 Million Domestic Debut, $130 Million Globally (opens Variety)

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    "Five Nights at Freddys" crushed box office expectations.

  13. 12News Now Beaumont

    Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy's” on the big screen on opening weekend.

  14. Forbes

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s'—Despite Scary Reviews And A Streaming Release—Become’s Year's Biggest Horror Film (opens Forbes)

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    The Five Nights at Freddy’s film adaptation had the best Halloween weekend opening of all time.

  15. UPI

    'Five Nights at Freddy's' tops North American box office with $78M (opens UPI)

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    Horror flick "Five Nights at Freddy's" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $78 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

  16. Gizmodo

    Five Nights at Freddy's Scares Up a Massive Box Office (opens Gizmodo)

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    The adaptation of the hit horror game franchise exceeds expectations and becomes the biggest stateside horror debut 2023.

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130M global debut (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    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 …

  18. Avclub

    Five Nights At Freddy’s opens at the top of the weekend box office (opens Avclub)

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    The horror game sensation is breaking records at the domestic box office

  19. Forbes

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Earns Third-Best Horror Movie Opening Weekend Of All Time—Here Are The Top Ten (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Five Nights at Freddy’s had one of the biggest weekends ever at the box office for a horror movie.

  20. The Daily Caller

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Wipes Out Competition, Rakes In $80 Million At The Box Office (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    "Five Nights at Freddy's" took the Halloween box office by storm, raking in $80 million during the opening weekend.

  21. Entertainment Weekly

    'Five Nights at Freddy's' makes a killing with $78 million (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    'Five Nights at Freddy's' tops the weekend box office with $78M, the biggest opening for a horror movie in 2023.

  22. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ $80 Million Debut Ties ‘Black Widow’ for Biggest Release in Theaters and Streaming (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    "Five Nights at Freddy's" scared up $80 million at the domestic box office, above Sunday's already-huge estimate of $78 million.

  23. amNewYork

    Box office | ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ topples Taylor Swift with massive $130 million debut (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    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

  24. Fox News

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ dominates Halloween weekend with $78 million debut in North America (opens Fox News)

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    The simultaneous release of "Five Nights at Freddy's" in theaters and on streaming had little impact on the film's success on the big screen Halloween weekend.

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