Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The Big Picture The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie is filled with Easter eggs, including cameos from popular YouTubers and references to fan theories and legends. The film features various game references, such as familiar characters, recreations of iconic scenes, and nods to gameplay … Read more
Back in 2014, Obama was president, YA lit crushed at the box office (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Hunger Games movies all dropped that year), and the iPhone 6 was the top tech release. It was a simpler time, online and off, meaning that this list of internet moments will make you … Read more
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The Big Picture The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie adaptation tries to capture the game’s spooky atmosphere but falls short on connecting certain story elements. Mike Schmidt, played by Josh Hutcherson, faces challenges in protecting his sister from their evil aunt while working as … Read more
Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard star in Emma Tammi’s video game adaptation. Image by Annamaria Ward Five Nights at Freddy’s continues to impress with its performance at the global box office, as Emma Tammi’s movie adaptation of the popular independent video game currently sits at $271 million. The animatronics of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza haunt the … Read more
WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Five Nights at Freddy’s. SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary What happened to Mike’s younger brother, Garrett, traumatized the main character and now motivates him. William Afton, disguised as Steve Raglan, killed several children, who now possess the animatronics in the pizzeria. Garrett’s ghost … Read more
Image: Universal Pictures Step aside, Halloween Ends. Sorry ‘bout ya, The Super Mario Bros Movie. There’s a new boss in town, and he’s tall, furry, and reeks of pizza. After a big weekend at the theatrical box office, Five Nights at Freddy’s—which released the same day on Peacock—has also done huge numbers for the streamer. … Read more
A sequel for the horror movie Five Nights at Freddy’s has not yet been announced, but it seems inevitable after the film earned $80 million during its opening weekend. The film, based on the beloved video game franchise, follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first … Read more
A scene from the film “Five Nights at Freddy’s” Universal Pictures If anything was going to topple Taylor Swift at the box office, it had to be a killer animatronic bear, right? “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the new Universal-Blumhouse horror offering set in an abandoned Chuck E. Cheese-type kids’ pizza parlor, scored an estimated $78 … Read more
Horror movies usually hit big no matter when you release them, but October can help them do especially well. Almost every year, there’s a particular movie that outpaces all the rest, and for 2023, that distinction goes to the newly released Five Nights at Freddy’s. Making the Freddy Fazbear Pizza Band Come to Life for … Read more
Universal/Blumhouse scored another hit with the big-screen adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s, which scored $78 million in its debut, crushing even the most outlandish forecasts by a healthy margin, per Deadline. What’s more impressive is that Five Nights also debuted on Peacock, which typically results in lower-than-expected results. Not here. One could argue the … Read more