Fright Night
2011 1h 46m movie Film India

Fright Night

“You can't run from evil when it lives next door”

Synopsis

“You can't run from evil when it lives next door”

A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician.

Audience Engagement

1,790
Reviews
99th
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

1,790 audience reviews — more than 99% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among India films.

Horror + Comedy in India

24 India titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fright Night itself).

The 2010–2012 India Window

Fright Night holds position #96 of 202 India films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. My Name Is Khan
    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010
  2. Bhooter Bhabishyat
    #2

    Bhooter Bhabishyat

    ★ 7.9 · 2012
  3. Ayalum Njanum Thammil
    #3

    Ayalum Njanum Thammil

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  4. Jatt & Juliet
    #4

    Jatt & Juliet

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  5. Ustad Hotel
    #5

    Ustad Hotel

    ★ 7.6 · 2012
  6. Aadukalam
    #6

    Aadukalam

    ★ 7.6 · 2011
  7. Deiva Thirumagal
    #7

    Deiva Thirumagal

    ★ 7.6 · 2011
  8. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
    #8

    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

    ★ 7.5 · 2011

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fright Night premiered alongside 62 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$30.0M
Budget
$41.0M
Revenue
$11.0M
Net Profit
1.4×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 46m runtime, production spent $283K per minute on screen and earned $387K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 62 other India films in 2011.

The 854th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Fright Night, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • suspicion · 3
  • sunrise · 1
  • suburbia · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • remake · 101
  • vampire · 36

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
1,790
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,156 of 1,983 India films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among India Horror productions specifically: #29 of 77 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
All Production CountriesIndia, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesGaeta / Rosenzweig Films, DreamWorks Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions, Reliance Entertainment
Runtime1h 46m
Release DateAugust 18, 2011
IMDbtt1438176
Official Sitewww.welcometofrightnight.com

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