Friday the 13th (franchise) (AxelGripp)

Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in 
merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The original film, created to cash in on the success of Halloween (1978), was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The films have grossed over $529 million at the box-office worldwide. It is the highest-grossing horror franchise in the world.
Although the films were not popular with critics, Friday the 13th is considered one of the most successful media franchises in America—not only for the success of the films, but also because of the extensive merchandising and repeated references to the series in popular culture. The franchise's popularity has generated a fanbase who have created their own Friday the 13th films, fashioned replica Jason Voorhees costumes, and tattooed their bodies with Friday the 13th artwork. Jason's hockey mask has become one of the most recognizable images in horror and popular culture.
== Films ==
=== Main Series (Paramount Pictures) ===
Film 	Release year	Director 	Producer(s)
Friday the 13th 	1980 	Sean S. Cunningham	Sean S. Cunningham
Friday the 13th Part 2 	1981 	Steve Miner 	Steve Miner
Friday the 13th Part III 	1982 	Steve Miner 	Frank Mancuso Jr.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 	1984 	Joseph Zito 	Frank Mancuso Jr.
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning 	1985 	Danny Steinmann 	Timothy Silver
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 	1986 	Tom McLoughlin 	Don Behrns
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood 	1988 	John Carl Buechler	Iain Paterson
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan	1989 	Rob Hedden 	Randy Cheveldave
Friday the 13th Part IX: Return to Crystal Lake 	2022 	David Gordon Green	Sean S. Cunningham
Friday the 13th Part X: The Land of Death 	2024 	Fred Alvarez 	Sean S. Cunningham
Friday the 13th Part XI: Terror in the West 	2026 	Julius Avery 	Sean S. Cunningham
Friday the 13th Part XII: Jason Goes Hollywood 	2028 	Alexandre Aja 	Sean S. Cunningham
Friday the 13th 	2030 	Sean S. Cunningham	Sean S. Cunningham
=== Other Films (New Line Cinema) ===
Film 	Release year	Director 	Producer(s)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday	1993 	Adam Marcus 	Sean S. Cunningham and Debbie Hayn-Cass
Jason X 	2002 	James Isaac 	Noel Cunningham, Sean S. Cunningham and James Isaac
Freddy vs. Jason 	2003 	Ronny Yu 	Sean S. Cunningham
Friday the 13th 	2009 	Marcus Nispel	Sean S. Cunningham, Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller
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