‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ premieres as most-watched title on Peacock – Deadline

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Five nights at freddy’s Scares a record on a peacock.

The horror film, which opened in theaters and debuted on the streamer on October 27, became Peacock’s most-watched film or series ever in its first five days on the streaming platform.

It exceeds The end of Halloween, Super Mario Bros movie, Bel Air And Best Man: Final Chapters For the honor, according to NBCUniversal.

The company also promotes Five nights at freddy’s As the most-watched entertainment title across all genres since its debut and the biggest opening ever for a peacock-themed film in five days.

As usual, NBCUniversal has not released actual data to support this. The film could appear on Nielsen’s streaming charts next month, depending on how it holds up against other streaming properties in its first few weeks.

The film follows Mike (Josh Hutcherson), a troubled young man who cares for his 10-year-old sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), and is haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother more than a decade ago. Recently fired and desperate for a job so he can retain custody of Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned restaurant: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. But Mike soon discovers that nothing about Freddy is as it seems. With the help of local police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail), Mike’s nights at Freddy’s will lead him to inexplicable encounters with supernatural forces and drag him into the black heart of an unspeakable nightmare.

From Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, Five nights at freddy’s It is executive produced by Beatriz Siqueira, Ryan Turek, Christopher H. Warner, Russell Bender and Mark Mostman. It is based on the video game by Scott Cawthon, who also wrote the screenplay with Seth Cuddeback and Emma Tammy. Tami directed the film.