Fright Night (franchise)
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.
| Fright Night | |
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| Based on | Characters created by Tom Holland |
Release date | 1985–present |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $68,908,628 (Total of 3 films) |
| Box office | ≤ $47,100,000 (Total of 3 films) |
The original film was met with positive financial and critical reception. Conversely its sequel lost money for the studio, and was met with negative response from critics. Despite this, it has found some welcoming retrospective praise in later years. The 2011 remake movie was deemed a critical and box office success. In modern-day analysis, film critics have deemed the film to be one of the best horror remakes of all-time, with some arguing that its a better movie than the original. The film's respective sequel was met with overwhelming negative reception from film critics, and earned little income from video rentals.
The franchise will continue with a legacy-sequel to the 1985 movie, currently in development.