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Fright Night (franchise)

Fright Night
Official franchise logo
Based onCharacters created by
Tom Holland
Release date
1985–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$68,908,628
(Total of 3 films)
Box office≤ $47,100,000
(Total of 3 films)[a]

The Fright Night franchise consists of American vampire horror-comedy films, including three theatrical releases with an original movie, its sequel and a remake, followed by one straight-to-home video sequel to the remake. Based on an original story by writer-director Tom Holland, the overall plot of each installment follows an adolescent hero who determines that his next door neighbor is a real-life vampire and his pursuits in defeating the monster.

The original film was met with positive financial and critical reception.[1][2] Conversely its sequel lost money for the studio, and was met with negative response from critics.[3] Despite this, it has found some welcoming retrospective praise in later years.[4][5] The 2011 remake movie was deemed a critical and box office success.[6][7] In modern-day analysis, film critics have deemed the film to be one of the best horror remakes of all-time,[8][9][10] with some arguing that its a better movie than the original.[11][12][13] The film's respective sequel was met with overwhelming negative reception from film critics, and earned little income from video rentals.[14][15][16]

The franchise will continue with a legacy-sequel to the 1985 movie, currently in development.[17][18]


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  8. ^ Phillips, Marian (November 20, 2022). "All 4 Fright Night Movies Ranked From Worst To Best". ScreenRant. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Paul, Beau (September 28, 2022). "One of the most underrated horror remakes ever still delivers a sharp bite". We Got This Covered. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Fugere, Mike (December 14, 2017). "Why the Criminally Underrated 'Fright Night' is a Near-Perfect Horror Remake". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Donato, Matt (July 4, 2022). "'Fright Night': A Remake So Good It May Outshine the Original Classic [Revenge of the Remakes]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Bartle, Trisha (March 10, 2022). "6 Reasons Why The 'Fright Night' Remake Is Better Than The Original, I Swear". Collective World. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  13. ^ McCoy, Joshua Kristian (September 28, 2021). "This Horror Remake Is Surprisingly Better Than The Original". GameRant. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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