List of Saw (franchise) media

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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 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.

Films

Saw

Original release dates:
October 29, 2004 – Theatrical release[7]
February 15, 2005 – Home media[8]
Notes:
  • The only full film in the series directed by creator James Wan

Original release dates:
October 28, 2005 – Theatrical release[9]
February 14, 2006 – Home media[10]
Notes:

Original release dates:
October 27, 2006 – Theatrical release[13]
January 23, 2007 – Home media[14]
Notes:
  • Holds the highest worldwide gross for any Saw film with just under
    $165 million[12][15]

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]
Notes:
  • Currently holds the lowest cumulative reviews of all the films[20]
  • The only film in the series directed by David Hackl

Original release dates:
October 23, 2009 – Theatrical release[21]
January 26, 2010 – Home media[22]
Notes:

Original release dates:
October 29, 2010 – Theatrical release[26]
January 25, 2011 – Home media
Notes:

Original release dates:
October 27, 2017 – Theatrical release[28]
January 23, 2018 – Home media
Notes:
  • Continuation of the series after a seven-year absence.
  • The first Saw film released on
    4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Original release dates:
May 14, 2021 – Theatrical release[29]
July 20, 2021 – Home media
Notes:
  • Spin-off of the series.
  • The first film in the franchise to not star Bell nor feature the Jigsaw character onscreen.
  • Darren Lynn Bousman returned to direct

Original release dates:
September 29, 2023 – Theatrical release[30]
November 21, 2023 – Home media
Notes:
  • Kevin Greutert returned to direct.
  • Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, and Costas Mandylor returned as John Kramer, Amanda Young, and Mark Hoffman.
  • set between Saw I and Saw II.

Short film

Saw (2003)

Original release dates:
October 18, 2005 – DVD (Saw Uncut Edition)
Notes:
  • Short film created to pitch the Saw script to studios
  • Later included on the Uncut DVD of Saw[31]

Other media

Video games

Title Details
Saw

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
Notes:
Saw II: Flesh & Blood

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
Notes:
  • Published by Konami and developed by Zombie Studios
  • Set between Saw and Saw II, it is a sequel to the first Saw game

Printed

Saw: Rebirth

Original release dates:
October 25, 2005 – comic book[6]
Notes:
  • One-shot comic book by IDW Publishing
  • A chronological prequel to Saw
  • Turned into an animated comic to promote Saw II
  • Its canonicity was later contradicted by events in Saw IV. It is, however, the first canonical appearance of Jigsaw's wife, Jill, who was later introduced into the film series in Saw III, and established still-canonical elements of Jigsaw's backstory (an engineer who is dying from brain cancer.)

Merchandise

Merchandise

Original release dates:
Various releases – action figure, figurine, novelty item, Halloween costumes[33][34][35]
Notes:
  • Includes
    Pig mask
    " figurines and masks

Digital art

''Saw Chapter One''

Original release dates:
October 26, 2021 – (Traps)
October 28, 2021 – (Schematics and Keys)[36]
Notes:
  • 10,000 collectibles, NFT collection
  • Includes access to never-before-seen content from the Saw franchise

References

  1. ^ Lidz, Franz (October 21, 2009). "Limbs pile up, and money, too". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  2. ^ "A Minute With: Tobin Bell of the "Saw" horror films". tf.org. The Films. October 22, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. MSNBC.com. Reuters. Archived from the original
    on July 25, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Saw (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  5. ^ a b "Saw: The Videogame (2009)". IGN Entertainment. IGN. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Saw: Rebirth Official Website". November 3, 2005. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  7. ^ "Saw (2004) Movie Info". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  8. Amazon
    . 15 February 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "Saw II (2005) Movie Info". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  10. ^ "Saw II (Widescreen Edition) (2005)". Amazon. 14 February 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "Saw II (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  12. ^ a b c "'Saw' Vs. 'Saw'". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  13. ^ "Saw III (2006) Movie Info". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  14. ^ "Saw III (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (2006)". Amazon. 23 January 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  15. ^ "Saw III (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  16. ^ "Saw IV (2007) Movie Info". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  17. ^ "Saw IV (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (2007)". Amazon. 22 January 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  18. ^ "Saw V (2008) Movie Details". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  19. ^ "Saw V (Unrated Director's Cut) (2008)". Amazon. 20 January 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  20. ^ "Saw V (2008)". IGN Entertainment. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  21. ^ "Saw VI (2009) Movie Details". Yahoo!. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  22. ^ "SAW VI DVD & Bluray Specs". Horror-Movies. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  23. ^ "Saw VI (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  24. ^ "Movie Saw VI Box Office Data". The-Numbers.com. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  25. ^ Aviles, Omar (May 15, 2009). "Saw VI News". JoBlo.com. JoBlo Media. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  26. ^ a b Christopher Monfette (October 14, 2009). "Director/Writers/Producers talk 3D". IGN Entertainment. IGN. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  27. ^ Miska, Brad (January 26, 2010). "OMFG #2: Lionsgate Throws Violent Blow at Paramount: 'Saw' vs 'Paranormal Activity'... IT'S ON!". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  28. ^ "Lionsgate Dates New 'Saw' Movie & Ryan Reynolds Action Comedy 'The Hitman's Bodyguard'". Deadline. July 13, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  29. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 24, 2021). "'Spiral: From The Book Of Saw' Release Date Pushed Forward". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  30. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 20, 2023). "'Lionsgate Gets Excited About 'Saw X': Horror Pic Moves Earlier In Fall; First Look Unveiled – Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  31. Lions Gate Entertainment
    . 2005.
  32. ^ Anthony, Gallegos (April 9, 2010). "Saw II Hands-on Preview". IGN Entertainment. IGN. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  33. ^ "BearBrick Series 14". Hypebeast. May 23, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  34. Bloody-Disgusting. April 29, 2006. Archived from the original
    on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  35. ^ "Cult Classics 5: Hannibal Lector and Jigsaw Killer (Saw) action figure". MCWToys. 2003. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  36. ^ Kearns, Sarah (19 October 2021). "'Saw' Is Releasing 5 of Its Most Deadly Game Traps As NFTs". Hypebeast. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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