Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson;Five Nights at Freddy’s(2023).Photo:Todd Williamson/Getty Images; Patti Perret/Universal Pictures
Todd Williamson/Getty Images; Patti Perret/Universal Pictures
TheBeekeeperactor, 31, toldVarietyin an interview published Monday that Lawrence, 33, sent him a supportive text when his hit movieFive Nights at Freddy’spremiered.
“Jen texted me whenFreddy’scame out,” Hutcherson said. “She was like, ‘My movie’s No. 1 onNetflix, and yours is No. 1 at the box office! Let’s go!’ "
“I was like, ‘I love you!' " he added of Lawrence, whose raunchy comedyNo Hard Feelingsdropped on the streaming giant ahead ofFNAF’s October release in theaters.
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Five Nights at Freddy’smarks Hutcherson’s latest theatrical achievement. It is based on the popular video-game series that grew a viral fan base online in recent years, and stars Hutcherson as a security guard who gets a job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and realizes the night shift can be deadly.
According toVariety,Five Nights at Freddy’shad the second-biggest opening weekend of all time for a video-game adaptation, just behind the $146 million fromThe Super Mario Bros. Movieearlier that year.Five Nights at Freddy’swas also the largest opening weekend for a horror movie in 2023, passingScream VI’s $44 million from March.
Additionally, the movie made for the biggest opening weekend forHalloweenweekend.Puss in Bootspreviously held that record with its $34 million back in 2011, perVariety.
Josh Hutcherson as Mike inFive Nights at Freddy’s(2023).Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Five Nights at Freddy’sis streaming on Peacock, whileThe Beekeeperis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
