On July 23, 2010, the franchise was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the “Most Successful Horror Movie Series”. The series debuted on October 29, 2004 with Saw. The film was met with much financial success, 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. Seven films have been made in the franchise.