Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (Enhanced Edition)

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by Peter M. Bracke


  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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