Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning MPAA Reports
Suffering some of the the severest cuts of any film in the Friday the 13th series, A New Beginning would require nine trips to the MPAA ratings board to obtain an R rating. Here, read production documents detailing Danny Steinmann's original, unexpurgated version of the film, and follow-up reports from the MPAA requesting the required editorial changes.
Appendix: Crash Cunningham's "Crystal Lake Memories"
"I was contacted by Daniel Farrands after he had seen some work I had created for a faux 'reality'-based Friday the 13th website," says artist Crash Cunningham, who Farrands would hire to create an elaborate series of faux-archival documents, photographs and newspaper clippings for a series of mockumentary behind-the-scenes vignettes called "Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited," which appeared on Paramount Home Entertainment's Deluxe Edition DVD releases of the studio's Friday films. "Dan loved what I did," Cunningham continues, "and as it turns out, he was just getting started on the DVD special features. We were on the very same page when it came to translating the fictional world of the Friday series into a reality of sorts. I had already re-created some of the newspaper articles seen on screen in a couple of the films, right down to writing the articles. We ended up using a few of those and also some created with dummy text just for 'Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited.' Actually, a lot of the work I did was pretty much already built out of my own love for the series. Being a huge fan, it was a dream to create some backstory and elaborating on established story elements and characters using imagery and artwork on an 'official' Friday the 13th project. I had previously illustrated comic book covers for a Michael Myers and Halloween series, and later went on to work extensively on the Nightmare on Elm Street documentary that Dan headed up. So I essentially tackled the 'big three' of slashers in some official capacity or another. But the Friday the 13th work was the most satisfying and the most fun I've had."
Appendix: Coroner's Report
The following is a list of statistics for the Friday the 13th franchise. Box office numbers have been provided by their respective distributors. Figures for total paid admissions are an estimate, based upon the average ticket price of the respective year of each film''s release. Ticket prices provided by NATO (National Association of Theater Owners). As the Friday the 13th films were R-rated and earned the majority of their grosses on weekend evenings, no adjustments have been made for child, senior citizen or matinee pricing. All video sales figures current as of January, 2012. Provided by VideoScan, an independent industry tracking firm.
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Production budget: $550,000
Shooting locations: Blairstown, New Jersey; Hope, New Jersey
Principal shooting dates: September 4—October 3, 1979 (28 days)
Production company: Georgetown Productions
U.S. distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. theatrical release date: May 9, 1980
Taglines: "A 24-Hour Nightmare of Terror"; "They Were Warned…They are Doomed…and on Friday the 13th, Nothing Will Save Them."
U.S. box office: $39,754,601
U.S. admissions: 14,778,700
U.S. opening weekend: $5,816,321
Percentage of box office: 14.6%
Number of screens: 1,127
Per screen average: $5,287
Rank: 1
International distributor: Warner Bros.
International taglines: "You''ll Wish it Were Only a Nightmare!"; "Fridays Will Never be the Same Again"; "You May Only See it Once, But That Will Be Enough"
U.S. novelization: Written by Simon Hawke
Publication date: September 1987
Date of television premiere—U.S.: July 12, 1984
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: October 19, 1999
Unit sales: 32,497
Date of DVD release - UK: September 29, 2003
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2
Production budget: $1.25 million
Shooting locations: Kent, Connecticut
Production company: Georgetown Productions
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: April 30, 1981
Tagline: "The Body Count Continues..."; "A Deadly Combination" (U.S. re-release with Friday the 13th)
U.S. box office: $21,722,776
U.S. admissions: 7,813,900
U.S. opening weekend : $6,429.784
Percentage of box office: 29.6%
Number of screens: 1,350
Per screen average: $4,762
Rank: 1
U.S. novelization: Written by Simon Hawke
Date of publication: February 1988.
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: October 19, 1999
Unit sales: 19,309
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3
Production budget: $2.25 million
Shooting locations: Valuzet Movie Ranch, Saugus, California
Production company: Jason, Inc.
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: August 13, 1982
Tagline: "A New Dimension in Terror"
U.S. box office: $36,690,067
U.S. admissions: 12,431,800
U.S. opening weekend: $9,406,522
Percentage of box office: 25.63%
Number of screens: 1,079
Per screen average: $8,717
Rank: 1
U.S. re-release date: May 13, 1983
Number of screens: 520
Re-release box office: $2,108,548
Percentage of total box office: 5.75%
Number of screens: 520
Rank: 10
First U.S. novelization: Written by Michael Avallone
Date of publication: August 1982.
Second U.S. novelization: Written by Simon Hawke
Date of publication: May 1988
Soundtrack: "Music From Friday the 13th – Parts I, II & III" (Composed by Harry Manfredini)
Date of release: September 1982
U.S. chart position: Did not chart
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: October 17, 2000
Unit sales: 21,372
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Production budget: $2.6 million
Shooting locations: Solvang, California; Topanga Canyon, California
Production company: Friday Four, Inc.
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: April 13, 1984
Taglines: "Three Times Before You''ve Felt the Terror. Known the Madness. Lived the Horror. Now, This is the One You''ve Been Screaming For."; "Friday, April 13th is Jason''s Unlucky Day"
U.S. box office: $32,980,880
U.S. admissions: 9,815,700
U.S. opening weekend: $11,183,148
Percentage of box office: 33.9%
Number of screens: 1,594
Per screen average: $7,015
Rank: 1
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: October 17, 2000
Unit sales: 19,894
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING
Production budget: $2.2 million
Shooting locations: Camarillo, California
Production company: Terror, Inc.
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: March 22, 1985
Tagline: "If Jason Still Haunts You, You''re Not Alone"
U.S. box office: $21,930,418
U.S. admissions: 6,177,600
U.S. opening weekend: $8,032,883
Percentage of box office: 36.6%
Number of screens: 1,759
Per screen average: $4,566
Rank: 1
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: September 25, 2001
Unit sales: 16,917
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES
Production budget: $3.0 million
Principal shooting dates: March 8—April 24, 1986 (40 days)
Shooting locations: Covington, Georgia; Los An
geles, California
Production company: Terror, Inc.
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: August 1, 1986
Taglines: "The Nightmare Returns. This Summer"; "Kill or Be Killed"; "Nothing This Evil Ever Dies"
U.S. box office: $19,472,057
U.S. admissions: 5,248,500
U.S. opening weekend: $6,750,837
Percentage of box office: 34.7%
Number of screens: 1,610
Per screen average: $4,193
Rank: 2
U.S. novelization: Written by Simon Hawke
Date of publication: August 1, 1986
Hit singles: "He''s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" by Alice Cooper
U.S. release date: September 1986
U.S. chart position: #56—Billboard
Soundtrack: "Constrictor" by Alice Cooper—features "He''s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)," "Teenage Frankenstein," "Hard Rock Summer"
U.S. release date: October 1986
U.S. chart position: #59 - Billboard Top 100
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: September 25, 2001
Unit sales: 17,658
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD
Production budget: $2.8 million
Shooting locations: Bayonette, Alabama; Culver City, California
Production company: Friday Four, Inc.
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: May 13, 1988
Taglines: "On Friday the 13th, Jason Will Meet His Match"; "Jason is Back, But This Time Someone''s Waiting!"
U.S. box office: $19,170,001
U.S. admissions: 4,664,200
U.S. opening weekend: $8,245,038
Percentage of box office: 43.0%
Number of screens: 1,796
Per screen average: $4,590
Rank: 1
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: September 3, 2002
Unit sales: 18,370
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN
Production budget: $5 million
Shooting locations: Vancouver, British Columbia; New York City, New York
Production company: Friday Four, Inc.
Worldwide distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: July 28, 1989
Taglines: "New York Has a New Problem"; "The Big Apple is in Big Trouble!"
U.S. box office: $14,343,976
U.S. admissions: 3,613,100
U.S. opening weekend box office: $6,251,310
Percentage of box office: 43.6%
Number of screens: 1,683
Per screen average: $3,714
Rank: 5
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: September 3, 2002
Unit sales: 15,439
JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY
Production budget: $3.0 million
Shooting locations: Thousand Oaks, California
Production company: Crystal Lake Entertainment
Worldwide distributor: New Line Cinema
U.S. release date: August 13, 1993
Taglines: "The Creator of the First Returns to Bring You the Last"; "Evil Has Finally Found a Home"; "Horror Has Many Faces...Death Wears Many Different Masks...But Pure Evil Wears Just One...and This is Your Final Chance to See It."
U.S. box office: $15,935,068
U.S. admissions: 3,849,100
U.S. opening weekend: $7,552,190
Percentage of box office: 47.4%
Number of screens: 1,355
Per screen average: $5,573
Rank: 2
Soundtrack: "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Music from the Motion Picture" (composed by Harry Manfredini)
U.S. release date: September 14, 1993
Date of DVD release—U.S.: October 8, 2002
Unit sales: 38,194
JASON X
Production budget: $14 million
Shooting locations: Toronto, Canada
Production company: Crystal Lake Entertainment
Worldwide distributor:: New Line Cinema
U.S. release date: April 26, 2002
Taglines: "Evil Gets an Upgrade"; Welcome to the Future of Horror"
Worldwide box office: $16,951,798
U.S. box office: $13,121,555
U.S. admissions: 2,258,400
U.S. opening weekend: $6,649,006
Percentage of box office: 50.7%
Number of screens: 1,879
Per screen average: $3,540
Rank: 3
Overseas box office: $3,830,243
Percentage of worldwide box office: 22.6%
U.S. novelization: Written by Pat Cadigan
Date of publication: February 1, 2005
Soundtrack: "Jason X – Music from the Motion Picture" (Composed by Harry Manfredini)
Date of release: May 14, 2002
Chart position: Did not chart
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: September 3, 2002
Unit sales: 549,280
FREDDY VS. JASON
Production budget: $25 million
Development budget: $6.8 million
Principal shooting days: September 9—November 22, 2002 (53 days)
Shooting locations: Vancouver, British Columbia
Production company: New Line Cinema
Worldwide distributor: New Line Cinema
U.S. release date: August 15, 2003
Taglines: "Winner Kills All"; "Evil Will Battle Evil"; "Slicer. Dicer." (video release)
Worldwide box office: $114,326,122
U.S. box office: $82,622,655
U.S. admissions: 13,701,900
U.S. opening weekend box office: $36,428,066
Percentage of box office: 44.1%
Number of screens: 3,014
Per screen average: $12,086
Rank: 1
Number of days at peak rank: 11
Overseas box office: $31,703,467
Percentage of worldwide box office: 27.7%
U.S. novelization: Written by Stephen Hand
Date of publication: July 29, 2003
Hit singles: "How Can I Live," by Ill Nino
U.S. chart position: #32—Billboard Modern Rock Chart
Soundtrack: "Freddy vs. Jason – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (various artists)
U.S. release date: August 12, 2003
U.S. chart position: #11—Billboard Top 200
Soundtrack: "Freddy vs. Jason – The Original Motion Picture Score" (composed by Graeme Revell)
U.S. release date: August 19, 2003
U.S. chart position: Did not chart
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: January 13, 2004
Unit sales: 2,693,291
Rank: 2
FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009)
Production budget: $19 million
Shooting locations: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Production company: New Line Cinema; Warner Bros.; Paramount Pictures
U.S. distributor: Warner Bros.
International distributor: Paramount Pictures
U.S. release date: February 13, 2009
Taglines: "Welcome to Crystal Lake"
Worldwide box office: $91,379,051
U.S. box office: $65,002,019
U.S. admissions: 8,666,936
U.S. opening weekend box office: $40,570,365
Percentage of box office: 62.4%
Number of screens: 3,105
Per screen average: $13,066
Rank: 1
Number of days at peak rank: 4
Overseas box office: $26,377,032
Percentage of worldwide box office: 28.9%
Soundtrack: "Friday the 13th: Music from the Motion Picture" (various artists)
U.S. release date: February 13, 2009
U.S. chart position: #36—Billboard Top 200
Date of first DVD release—U.S.: June 16, 2009 ("Theatrical Cut" and "Extended Killer Cut" editions)
Rank: 1
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES
Production company: Triumph Entertainment Corp.
Distributor: Paramount Domestic Television
Number of episodes: 72
Airdates: September 1987-April 1990
Soundtrack: "Friday the 13th: The Series – Music From the Original Television Scores" (composed by Fred Mollin)
U.S. release date: January 12, 1992 (CD)
U.S. chart position: Did not chart
FRIDAY THE 13TH: FROM CRYSTAL LAKE TO MAN-HATTAN – THE ULTIMATE DVD COLLECTION
Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment
Date of release: October 3, 2004
First week sales rank: 18
FRIDAY THE 13TH: ULTIMATE DVD COLLECTION (RE-ISSUE)
Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment
Date of release: October 23, 2011
First week sales rank: 36
FRANCHISE VS. FRANCHISE
The following is a comparison of the leading "slasher" film franchises. Box office totals adjusted for inflation based on 2011 average ticket prices. Installments include sequels, remakes and team-up films. All figures domestic.
FRIDAY THE 13TH
U.S. box office: $726,129,500
U.S. box office (unadjusted): $380,637,525
U.S. admissions: 83,683,600
Installments: 12
Active years: 1980-Present
HANNIBAL LECTER
U.S. box office: $646,722,900
U.S. box office (unadjusted): $425,277,003
U.S. admissions: 82,601,945
Installments: 5
Active years: 1986-2008
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
U.S. box office: $616,686,400
U.S. box office (unadjusted): $370,495,086
U.S. admissions: 78,819,797
Installments: 9
Active years: 1984-2010
HALLOWEEN
U.S. box office: $585,694,000
U.S. box office (unadjusted): $308,552,645
U.S. admissions: 74,481,867
Installments: 8
Active years: 1978-Present
SCREAM
U.S. box office: $514,655,900
U.S. box office (unadjusted): $331,734,067
U.S. admissions: 65,806,345
Installments: 3
Active years: 1996-2011
PSYCHO
U.S. box office: $486,151,700
U.S. box office (unadjusted): $102,662,736
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