This Halloween, Lionsgate will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the theatrical release of SAW, the film that kicked off the most successful horror franchise in history, by bringing it back to theaters nationwide for one week only. The first film was released on October 29, 2004.
The film will open on Friday, October 31st, with select screenings beginning Thursday night, October 30th. Now, the question is – is Lionsgate keeping an eye on this revival’s performance to see if folks want more SAW? There have been rumblings of another sequel, a reboot – whatever – for years, but nothing has come to fruition.
The seven SAW films grossed $874 million at the box office worldwide and were hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Horror Franchise of all time.
The launch of SAW was a signature event in Lionsgates history, establishing our first franchise and paving the way for our growth into a global studio, said Lionsgate President of Acquisitions & Co-Productions Jason Constantine. We are excited for our fans to revisit the twisted magic that first blew their minds on Halloween 2004.
As part of SAWs 10th anniversary, were thrilled to give new fans and audiences the opportunity to experience this film on the big screen for the very first time, added SAWs producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg.
SAW was the first collaboration for co-creators James Wan, who directed the film, and Leigh Whannell, who wrote the screenplay.
Directed by Wan from a script penned by Whannell, SAW is a psychological thriller focusing on two men who wake up in a secure lair of a serial killer, with a dead body lying between them. The killer, nicknamed Jigsaw, leaves them tape recorded messages with details of how to make it out alive. The only way for one man to make it out alive is to do the unthinkable. The two men desperately try to find a way out, while also trying to figure out who’s behind their kidnapping.
