‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Scares Up $45M-$47M Opening,Claims โNo. 1 Spot
The horror sequel Five Nights at โฃFreddy’s 2 debuted to an estimated $45 million to $47 million domestically, โขsecuring the โtop โฃpositionโค at the box โขoffice despiteโ a competitive landscape heading intoโฃ the โbusy holiday season.The film’s performance marks a notableโข win for Blumhouseโ Productions adn Global Pictures, capitalizing on the fervent fanbaseโข established by the first installment and the popular videoโ game franchise.
The opening weekend successโ arrives as theaters brace for increased activity through Christmas, โwith shoppers seeking entertainment alongside gift-buying and party-going.โ Five Nights at Freddy’s initially drew a remarkably young audience-80% under the โage of 25-with a slight maleโ skew of 57% toโฃ 43%. While initialโข forecasts predicted a โ$35M-$40M+ โฃopening, the film exceeded expectations, though concerns remain about expandingโ its appeal beyondโข the core demographic. The first film opened to $39.6M, with โpreviews accounting for 26% of that total, โคbut experienced a -39% drop on Saturday, โpotentially influenced by its simultaneous availability on Peacock.
Elsewhere, Disney’s Zootopia 2 followedโ with an estimated $40โข million in โits first week, totaling $118.8M. โ Wicked: For Good (Universal) landed in third with $72.7 million in its second week, bringing its total to $280.2M. โ Now youโ See Me: โคNow โyou Don’t (Lionsgate)โฃ earned $9.1 โmillion, totaling $51.2M over three weeks.โค Roundingโข out the โtop โคfive wereโ Predator: Badlands (Disney) withโฃ $6.1 million ($86.4M total) and The Running Man (Paramount) with $4.86 million ($35.3M total).
Gkids’ anime release, Jujutsu Kaisen:โฃ The Movie –ย Execution, garnered $1.6 million in combined Wednesday and Thursday previews, benefiting from IMAX screenings. This figure is 53% lower than Crunchyroll’sโฃ $3.4 million previews for chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, which ultimately opened to $18 million. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution combines theโข Shibuya incident arc with the debut of episodes from the Culling Game arc and is โavailable โฃin both โsubtitled and dubbed versions.