Paul also reveals that it has been five years since Alice has gone missing.
Going in sequential order, and disregarding novelizations, comic books and video games, the cinematic Friday the 13 th timeline is both wildly inconsistent and rarely representative of its title date. Though the original eight films were made in quick succession, adhering to a loose continuity, the timeline of events was often left up to the whim of the assigned screenwriter. The original film spawned seven sequels under the Paramount banner, three follow-ups, sans the Friday the 13 th title, after New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the Jason character, and one reboot from Platinum Dunes. Related: Halloween’s 5 Timelines Explained (And Which Movies You MUST See) The violent shocker ended up grossing nearly $40 million domestically, easily making the top twenty of film releases that year. The television commercials and print ads created audience awareness uncommon for such an under-the-radar film with no marketable stars. The low budget film that Cunningham made in response to the huge success of John Carpenter's Halloween-which released in 1978-was given a strong marketing push by the studio. When Friday the 13 th was released by Paramount Pictures on May 9 th, 1980, it was an immediate box office hit.
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A closer breakdown of the series in order of release, without benefit of retconning information created in later films, reveals several interesting facts some fans have let pass with little notice. Sean Cunningham’s Friday the 13 th (1980) is one of the most iconic franchises of the slasher era, but the timeline of the events quickly becomes convoluted-beginning with the first sequel.