''Hackintosh'' is a 1983 independent horror movie about a serial killer who lures people to an abandoned resort using computers, only to kill them brutally. The serial killer is revealed to be brainwashed and controlled by a computer.
''Hackintosh'' is a 1983 independent horror movie about a serial killer who lures people to an abandoned resort using computers, only to kill them brutally. The serial killer is revealed to be brainwashed and controlled by a computer.
''Windows 9-Die'' is a 1996 horror sequel to ''Hackintosh''. The sole survivor from the end of the first film becomes fixated on the computer that controlled the killer, attempting to dissect it. However, in the process, they become possessed by the computer and embark on a murderous rampage through the city.
''Windows 9-Die'' is a 1996 horror sequel to ''Hackintosh''. The sole survivor from the end of the first film becomes fixated on the computer that controlled the killer, attempting to dissect it. However, in the process, they become possessed by the computer and embark on a murderous rampage through the city.
Workers at an office building begin disappearing after their computers are updated to the newest version. When two workers become suspicious and investigate, they quickly discover the horrible truth about the IT Department and the new man-eating computers that are devouring the office.
Workers at an office building begin disappearing after their computers are updated to the newest version. When two workers become suspicious and investigate, they quickly discover the horrible truth about the IT Department and the new man-eating computers that are devouring the office.
The Motherboard computer, long inactive, is revived by the owner of the world's largest smartphone company just before a major product launch. She infects the phone servers, extending her influence across the globe and turning the phones against their users, ushering in a new era of terror.
The Motherboard computer, long inactive, is revived by the owner of the world's largest smartphone company just before a major product launch. She infects the phone servers, extending her influence across the globe and turning the phones against their users, ushering in a new era of terror.
A new social media app quickly gains popularity, leading to widespread distraction and subtly brainwashing users into killing machines. A group of teenagers uncover the truth and team up with the survivor from ''Windows 90-Ate'' to prevent the app from taking over entirely, only to discover that The Motherboard is orchestrating everything.
A new social media app quickly gains popularity, leading to widespread distraction and subtly brainwashing users into killing machines. A group of teenagers uncovers the truth and teams up with the survivor from ''[[Windows 90-Ate (universe movie)|Windows 90-Ate]]'' to prevent the app from taking over entirely, only to discover that The Motherboard is orchestrating everything.
As AI begins to establish itself, an AI-powered chat service emerges as the next major trend, enabling people to chat, create images, and feel a sense of connection. However, through conversations and generated images, users start to become brainwashed and escalate to violence. One teenager from ''Killer App'' returns to combat this new menace and save the world.
As AI begins to establish itself, an AI-powered chat service emerges as the next major trend, enabling people to chat, create images, and feel a sense of connection. However, through conversations and generated images, users start to become brainwashed and escalate to violence. One teenager from ''Killer App'' returns to combat this new menace and save the world.
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984)
| 1984
| $1,800,000<ref>{{cite book|author=John Kenneth Muir|title=Wes Craven: The Art of Horror|publisher=McFarland|date=February 24, 2004|page=18|isbn=0-7864-1923-7}}</ref>
| $25,624,448
| $31,560,686
| $57,185,134
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elmst.htm|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]|access-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref><ref name=ww>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 10, 1992|page=36|first=Chris|last=Mitchell|title=Shrewd marketing fuels Freddy promotion}}</ref><ref name=AFI>{{AFI film|57157|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge''
| 1985
| $3,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1985/0NOE2.php|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 budget|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services|access-date=January 24, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071222193313/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1985/0NOE2.php| archive-date= December 22, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| $29,999,213
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| $29,999,213
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elmst2.htm|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Dead (1985)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''
| 1987
| $4,300,000–4,600,000<ref name=ww/><ref>{{AFI film|57762|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors}}</ref>
| $44,793,222
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| $44,793,222
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elmst3.htm|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''
| 1988
| $6,500,000<ref name=ww/><ref>{{AFI film|58990|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master}}</ref>
| $49,369,899
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| $49,369,899
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elmst4.htm|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child''
| 1989
| $8,000,000<ref>{{AFI film|58210|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child}}</ref>
| $22,168,359
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| $22,168,359
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elmst5.htm|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare''
| 1991
| $9,000,000<ref name=ww/>
| $34,872,033
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| $34,872,033
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=freddysdeadfinalnightmare.htm|title=Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 10, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare''
| 1994
| $8,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1994/0NOE7.php|title=New Nightmare budget|work=The-Numbers|publisher=Nash Information Services|access-date=June 9, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090526010213/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1994/0NOE7.php| archive-date= May 26, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| $30,000,000<ref name="boxofficemojo">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=freddyvsjason.htm "Freddy Vs. Jason"]</ref>
| $82,633,448
| $34,009,973
| $116,643,421
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=freddyvsjason.htm|title=Freddy vs. Jason (2003)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=June 12, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010)
| 2010
| $35,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/04/nightmare-to-rule-at-home-while-iron-man-explodes-overseas.html|title=Movie projector: 'Nightmare' to rule at home with $30 million while 'Iron Man 2' explodes to $100 million-plus overseas|last= Fritz|first=Ben|date=April 29, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 30, 2010|quote=The new "Nightmare" isn't expected to do quite that well but should still be a solid performer for the studio given its production budget of about $35 million.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100502014635/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/04/nightmare-to-rule-at-home-while-iron-man-explodes-overseas.html| archive-date= May 2, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| $63,075,011
| $52,620,171
| $115,695,182
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightmareonelmstreet10.htm|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) main page|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=May 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100512095033/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightmareonelmstreet10.htm| archive-date= May 12, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="the-numbers">{{cite web |title=The Numbers |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-A-(2010)#tab=summary}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=2 align="center"| Total
! $105,600,000–$105,900,000
! $370,625,814
! $119,822,390
! $490,448,204
!
|}
===Critical response===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Film
![[Rotten Tomatoes]]
![[Metacritic]]
![[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{Cite web |title=CinemaScore |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |website=[[CinemaScore]] }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984)
|94% (66 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nightmare_on_elm_street |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|76 (12 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street |website=[[Metacritic]] |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/ |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge''
|42% (30 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_2_freddys_revenge |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|43 (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''
|68% (61 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_3_dream_warriors |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|49 (11 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''
|57% (30 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_4_the_dream_master |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|56 (10 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child''
|30% (33 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_5_the_dream_child |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|54 (11 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-5-the-dream-child/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare''
|22% (36 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freddys_dead_the_final_nightmare |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|39 (14 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/freddys-dead-the-final-nightmare/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare''
|79% (42 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wes Craven's New Nightmare |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wes_cravens_new_nightmare |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|64 (21 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wes Craven's New Nightmare |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wes-cravens-new-nightmare/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Freddy vs. Jason''
|41% (165 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddy vs. Jason |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freddy_vs_jason |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|37 (29 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddy vs. Jason |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/freddy-vs-jason/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|B+
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010)
|14% (185 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nightmare_on_elm_street_2010 |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|35 (25 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-nightmare-on-elm-street/ |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
|C+
|}
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===Terr-Appliances===
===Terr-Appliances===
During the making of ''Windows 90-Die'', the assistant director and director had a severe falling out over the film's direction. This disagreement led the assistant director to leave the project, establish his own production company, and create a rip-off film called ''[[Terr-Appliances (universe movie)|Terr-Appliances]]'' (1996). The film was a box-office failure and remained obscure until the late 2010s, when its cult fan base called for a proper 4K restoration and theatrical re-release. It is regarded as one of the worst yet most beloved rip-offs of an existing franchise.
During the making of ''Windows 90-Die'', the assistant director and director had a severe falling out over the film's direction. This disagreement led the assistant director to leave the project, establish his own production company, and create a rip-off film called ''[[Terr-Appliances (universe movie)|Terr-Appliances]]'' (1996). The film was a box-office failure and remained obscure until the late 2010s, when its cult fan base called for a proper 4K restoration and theatrical re-release. It is regarded as one of the worst yet most beloved rip-offs of an existing franchise.
The Motherboard franchise is a horror franchise centering on computers coming to life and eating their victims. It began in 1983 with the successful independent release of Hackintosh, which spawned four theatrically released films Windows 90-Die, Windows 90-Ate, diePhone and Killer App, and one spin-off direct to streaming movie, ADie.
Hackintosh is a 1983 independent horror movie about a serial killer who lures people to an abandoned resort using computers, only to kill them brutally. The serial killer is revealed to be brainwashed and controlled by a computer.
Windows 9-Die is a 1996 horror sequel to Hackintosh. The sole survivor from the end of the first film becomes fixated on the computer that controlled the killer, attempting to dissect it. However, in the process, they become possessed by the computer and embark on a murderous rampage through the city.
Workers at an office building begin disappearing after their computers are updated to the newest version. When two workers become suspicious and investigate, they quickly discover the horrible truth about the IT Department and the new man-eating computers that are devouring the office.
The Motherboard computer, long inactive, is revived by the owner of the world's largest smartphone company just before a major product launch. She infects the phone servers, extending her influence across the globe and turning the phones against their users, ushering in a new era of terror.
A new social media app quickly gains popularity, leading to widespread distraction and subtly brainwashing users into killing machines. A group of teenagers uncovers the truth and teams up with the survivor from Windows 90-Ate to prevent the app from taking over entirely, only to discover that The Motherboard is orchestrating everything.
As AI begins to establish itself, an AI-powered chat service emerges as the next major trend, enabling people to chat, create images, and feel a sense of connection. However, through conversations and generated images, users start to become brainwashed and escalate to violence. One teenager from Killer App returns to combat this new menace and save the world.
During the making of Windows 90-Die, the assistant director and director had a severe falling out over the film's direction. This disagreement led the assistant director to leave the project, establish his own production company, and create a rip-off film called Terr-Appliances (1996). The film was a box-office failure and remained obscure until the late 2010s, when its cult fan base called for a proper 4K restoration and theatrical re-release. It is regarded as one of the worst yet most beloved rip-offs of an existing franchise.
