Saw is an American horror media franchise created by Australian filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment and Twisted Pictures. The films take place in a fictional universe that revolves around a serial killer, dubbed The Jigsaw Killer, who captures victims who he believes do not appreciate their life and puts them into traps to test their survival instinct. While starting as a film series, Saw has evolved to encompass numerous media forms including video games and comics as well as mazes and a roller coaster. According to The New York Times in October 2009, including international sales and revenue from DVDs, television and merchandise, the Saw series has taken in more than $1 billion, making it one of the highest-grossing horror franchises in history.[1] This comprises over 28 million DVDs sold and $665 million worth of ticket sales for the first five films alone, along with various other merchandise.[2] On July 23, 2010, the franchise was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "Most Successful Horror Movie Series".[3]
The series debuted on October 29, 2004 with Saw. The film was met with much financial success,[4] which allowed the sequel, Saw II, to be created and released a year later. Subsequent sequels were released a year after the previous film, all on the Friday before Halloween. Ten films have been made in the franchise. The success of the films has influenced such products as Saw: The Video Game, which was published by Konami in 2009 and released before the sixth film.[5] Other products include a comic book, Saw: Rebirth, which was released before the second film.[6] The most recent products released were a second video game, which released in October 2010 and a tenth film, which released in September 2023.
Original release dates: October 29, 2004 – Theatrical release[7] February 15, 2005 – Home media[8] |
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Original release dates: October 28, 2005 – Theatrical release[9] February 14, 2006 – Home media[10] |
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Original release dates: October 27, 2006 – Theatrical release[13] January 23, 2007 – Home media[14] |
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Original release dates: October 26, 2007 – Theatrical release[16] January 22, 2008 – Home media[17] |
Original release dates: October 24, 2008 – Theatrical release[18] January 20, 2009 – Home media[19] |
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Original release dates: October 23, 2009 – Theatrical release[21] January 26, 2010 – Home media[22] |
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Original release dates: October 29, 2010 – Theatrical release[26] January 25, 2011 – Home media |
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Original release dates: October 27, 2017 – Theatrical release[28] January 23, 2018 – Home media |
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Original release dates: May 14, 2021 – Theatrical release[29] July 20, 2021 – Home media |
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Original release dates: September 29, 2023 – Theatrical release[30] November 21, 2023 – Home media |
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Original release dates: October 18, 2005 – DVD (Saw Uncut Edition) |
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Original release date(s): October 6, 2009 – video game[5] |
Release years by system: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: North America: October 6, 2009 Europe: November 20, 2009 Australia: December 3, 2009 Microsoft Windows: Worldwide: October 22, 2009 |
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Original release date(s): October 19, 2010 – video game[32] |
Release years by system: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: North America: October 19, 2010 Europe: October 22, 2010 Australia: November 11, 2010 |
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Saw: Rebirth Original release dates: October 25, 2005 – comic book[6] |
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Merchandise Original release dates: Various releases – action figure, figurine, novelty item, Halloween costumes[33][34][35] |
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''Saw Chapter One'' Original release dates: October 26, 2021 – (Traps) October 28, 2021 – (Schematics and Keys)[36] |
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