The "Saw" horror movie franchise now has a place in the Guinness World Records as the "Most Successful Horror Movie Series.".
"I'm still in shock," one of the film's producer's Mark Burg told Reuters. "The fact that we beat out (such horror franchises as) 'Friday the 13th,' 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween' and 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' is a testament to our cast, crew and our partners at Lionsgate."
The franchise consists of six movies, each one having come out consecutively every Halloween since 2004. The seventh, and final, installment is due out October 29th and will be featured in 3D.
Collectively, the "Saw" films have made over $730 million at the worldwide box-office and sold more than thirty million DVDs, according to distributors Lionsgate.
The films center around a killer named Jigsaw who puts his victims through psychological torture before killing them.
Burg said it was during the production of "Saw 2," that the producers decided to "etch out" one long story spanning seven films. Therefore, after the seventh movie, called "Saw 3D," there will be no other movies, including spin-offs or prequels.
"We are done; this is it," he said. "We don't want to be that boxer who fought one too many fights."
Burg said the seventh chapter was always "anticipated" by fans as the final one.
"In every 'Saw' movie, we left questions open and in this movie we answer every question the audience has ever had," Burg said, adding that even new viewers will be able to follow and "get caught up to speed."
The Guinness presentation took place at San Diego's Comic-Con convention on Friday (July 23). London-based Guinness Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday was on hand to present the award to the film's producers
Saw, originally created as a short film in 2003 by Australian director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell, beat out:
*Scream (three films): $507 million.
*Friday the 13th (12 films): $465 million.
*A Nightmare On Elm Street (nine films): $447 million.
*Halloween (10 films) $367 million
Source: Reuters and CBC
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