Editing Friday the 13th (1980 film) (section)

=== Box office ===
''Friday the 13th'' opened theatrically on May 9, 1980, across the United States, ultimately expanding its release to 1,127 theaters.{{sfn|Bracke|2006|p=314}} It earned $5,816,321 in its opening weekend, before finishing domestically with $39,754,601,{{sfn|Grove|2005|p=60}} with a total of 14,778,700 admissions.{{sfn|Bracke|2006|p=314}} It was the 18th highest-grossing film that year, facing competition from other high-profile horror releases such as ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed To Kill]]'', ''[[The Fog]]'', and ''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]''.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|pages=199–202}} The worldwide gross for the film was $59,754,601.<ref name="numbers">{{cite web|url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Friday-the-13th#tab=summary|title=Box Office Information for ''Friday the 13th''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305192106/https://the-numbers.com/movie/Friday-the-13th#tab=summary |archive-date=March 5, 2016|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1980&p=.htm |title=1980 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614022934/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1980&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the seventeen films distributed by Paramount in 1980, only one, ''[[Airplane!]]'', returned more profits than ''Friday the 13th''.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|p=138}}

''Friday the 13th'' was released internationally, which was unusual for an [[independent film]] with, at the time, no well-recognized or bankable actors; aside from well-known television and movie actress [[Betsy Palmer]].{{sfn|Rockoff|2002|p=18}} The film would take in approximately $20 million in international box office receipts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/1980/0FF1.php |title=Friday the 13th - Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information |work=the-numbers.com |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110845/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1980/0FF1.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Not factoring in international sales, or the cross-over film with ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''{{'}}s [[Freddy Krueger]], the original ''Friday the 13th'' is the highest-grossing film of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=fridaythe13th.htm |title=Friday the 13th Movies at the Box Office |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610003522/http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=fridaythe13th.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

To provide context with the box office gross of films in 2014, the cost of making and promoting ''Friday the 13th''—which includes the $550,000 budget and the $1 million in advertisement—is approximately $4.5 million. With regard to the US box office gross, the film would have made $177.72 million in adjusted 2017 dollars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.halfhill.com/inflation_js.html|title=Tom's Inflation Calculator|website=Halfhill.com|access-date=June 26, 2017|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707024600/http://www.halfhill.com/inflation_js.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 13, 2007, ''Friday the 13th'' was screened for the first time on Blairstown's Main Street in the very theater which appears shortly after the opening credits.<ref name="Blairstown Theater Festival"/> Overflowing crowds forced the [[Blairstown Theater Festival]], the sponsoring organization, to add an extra screening. A 30th Anniversary Edition was released on March 10, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/35616/fantastic-friday-13th-anniversary-item-coming|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115852/https://dreadcentral.com/news/35616/fantastic-friday-13th-anniversary-item-coming|archive-date=December 24, 2013|author=Serafini, Matt|date=January 29, 2010|title=Fantastic Friday the 13th Anniversary Item Coming |work=Dread Central |access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref> A 35th-anniversary screening was held in the [[Griffith Park Zoo]] as part of the Great Horror Campout on March 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/90753/great-horror-campout-launches-movie-night-under-the-stars-march-13th-in-los-angeles/ |title=Great Horror Campout Launches Movie Night Under the Stars March 13th in Los Angeles|author=Moore, Debi|date=February 23, 2015|work= Dread Central|access-date=December 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205000812/https://dreadcentral.com/news/90753/great-horror-campout-launches-movie-night-under-the-stars-march-13th-in-los-angeles/|archive-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>