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

==Release==
===Distribution===
A bidding war over distribution rights to the film ensued in 1980 between [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]], and [[United Artists]].{{sfn|Nowell|2010|p=134}} Paramount executive Frank Mancuso, Sr. recalled: "The minute we saw ''Friday the 13th'', we knew we had a hit."{{sfn|Nowell|2010|p=134}} Paramount ultimately purchased domestic distribution rights for ''Friday the 13th'' for $1.5 million.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|p=134}} Based on the success of recently released horror films (such as ''Halloween'') and the low budget of the film, the studio deemed it a "low-risk" release in terms of profitability.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|pages=135–137}} It was the first [[independent film|independent]] slasher film to be acquired by a major motion picture studio.{{sfn|McCarty|1984|p=2}} Paramount spent approximately $500,000 in advertisements for the film, and then an additional $500,000 when the film began performing well at the box office.{{sfn|Grove|2005|p=59}}

===Marketing===
A full one-sheet poster, featuring a group of teenagers imposed beneath the silhouette of a knife-wielding figure, was designed by artist [[Alex Ebel]] to promote the film's U.S. release.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|p=139}} Scholar Richard Nowell has observed that the poster and marketing campaign presented ''Friday the 13th'' as a "light-hearted" and "youth-oriented" horror film in an attempt to draw interest from America's prime theater-going demographic of young adults and teenagers.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|pages=145–147}} Warner Bros. secured distribution rights to the film in international markets.{{sfn|Nowell|2010|p=134}}<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Nowell|first1=Richard|title="The Ambitions of Most Independent Filmmakers": Indie Production, the Majors, and Friday the 13th (1980)|journal=Journal of Film and Video|date=2011|volume=63|issue=2|pages=28–44|doi=10.5406/jfilmvideo.63.2.0028|s2cid=194097731}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
''Friday the 13th'' was first released on [[DVD]] in the United States by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] on October 19, 1999.{{sfn|Bracke|2006|p=314}} The disc sold 32,497 units.{{sfn|Bracke|2006|p=314}} On February 3, 2009, Paramount released the film again on DVD and [[Blu-ray]] in an unrated uncut, for the first time in the United States (previous [[VHS]], [[LaserDisc]] and DVD releases included the R-rated theatrical version).<ref name=uncut>{{cite web|work=DVD Talk|title=Friday the 13th: Uncut Deluxe Edition (1980)|date=February 3, 2009|access-date=August 18, 2018|author=McGaughy, Cameron|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36148/friday-the-13th-uncut-deluxe-edition-1980/|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051312/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36148/friday-the-13th-uncut-deluxe-edition-1980/|url-status=live}}</ref> The uncut version of the film contains approximately 11 seconds of previously unreleased footage.<ref name=uncut/>

In 2011, the uncut version of ''Friday the 13th'' was released in a 4-disc DVD collection with the first three sequels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D83927 |title=Buy Movies at Movies Unlimited - The Movie Collector's Site |work=moviesunlimited.com |access-date=June 25, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414210057/http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D83927 |archive-date=April 14, 2015 }}</ref> It was again included in two Blu-ray sets: ''Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection'', released in 2013 and ''Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection'', in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3472385/new-friday-13th-blu-ray-collection-coming-next-year-full-details/|title=New 'Friday the 13th' Blu-ray Collection Coming Next Year; Full Details|author=Squires, John|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701132008/https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3472385/new-friday-13th-blu-ray-collection-coming-next-year-full-details/|archive-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> Paramount's Blu-ray was re-released as a ''40th Anniversary Limited Edition'' steelbook in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3604477/paramount-releasing-friday-13th-40th-anniversary-steelbook-blu-ray-may/|title=Paramount Releasing 'Friday the 13th' 40th Anniversary Steelbook Blu-ray in May|last=Squires|first=John|work=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=February 11, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212143402/https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3604477/paramount-releasing-friday-13th-40th-anniversary-steelbook-blu-ray-may/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary, [[Shout! Factory]] released a 4K scan of the original film, as well as parts 2-4, in a complete series box set.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} The film grossed $868,529 in DVD and Blu-Ray home sales.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday the 13th Franchise Box Office History |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Friday-the-13th |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Numbers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday the 13th (1980) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Friday-the-13th-(1980) |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Numbers}}</ref>