Five Nights at Freddy's (film)

Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emma Tammi
Screenplay by	Scott Cawthon; Seth Cuddeback; Emma Tammi;
Story by	Scott Cawthon; Chris Lee Hill; Tyler MacIntyre;
Based on	Five Nights at Freddy's; by Scott Cawthon
Produced by	Scott Cawthon; Jason Blum;
Starring	Josh Hutcherson; Elizabeth Lail; Piper Rubio; Mary Stuart Masterson; Matthew Lillard;
Cinematography	Lyn Moncrief
Edited by	Andrew Wesman; William Paley;
Music by	The Newton Brothers;
Production; companies	Blumhouse Productions; Scott Cawthon Productions;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	October 25, 2023 (United Kingdom); October 27, 2023 (United States);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$297.2 million

Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2023 American supernatural horror film based on the video game series of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. Directed by Emma Tammi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback, the film stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard who starts a job at an abandoned pizzeria where he discovers its animatronic mascots are possessed by the souls of murdered children. Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard star in supporting roles.

Development of a Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation began in April 2015 under the direction of Warner Bros. Pictures. Roy Lee, David Katzenberg, and Seth Grahame-Smith were set to produce it, with Gil Kenan announced as director and co-writer. After multiple production delays, Kenan resigned from the project, and further development on the film was transferred from Warner Bros. to Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions. Chris Columbus was hired to direct and co-write, ultimately leaving the project and being replaced by Emma Tammi in October 2022. It was filmed from February to April 2023 in New Orleans and surrounding communities on a budget of $20 million.

Five Nights at Freddy's was simultaneously released for streaming on Peacock and theatrically in the United States on October 27, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $297 million and becoming Blumhouse's highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing Split (2016). A sequel, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, is scheduled to be released on December 5, 2025.^[5]

^ "Five Nights at Freddy's (15)". BBFC. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Projections was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Five Nights at Freddy's — Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Universal Dates 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2,' 'Woman In The Yard' & 'Drop'; 'The Black Phone', 'M3GAN' Sequels Pushed". Deadline. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[1] "Five Nights at Freddy's (15)". BBFC. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[Projections-2] Cite error: The named reference Projections was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NUM-3] "Five Nights at Freddy's — Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[BOM-4] "Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[FNAF2RD-5] Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Universal Dates 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2,' 'Woman In The Yard' & 'Drop'; 'The Black Phone', 'M3GAN' Sequels Pushed". Deadline. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

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