Last week, the early word on Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 from critics was overwhelmingly negative, with only 12% on Rotten Tomatoes. It didn’t matter to moviegoers, however, as audiences showed up to theaters to check out the sequel anyway.
According to Deadline, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 had a $63 million opening weekend in the United States and Canada, and $46 million internationally against a reported $36-$51 million budget. That gave the film a $109 million global opening. The first Five Nights At Freddy’s had a higher opening in 2023 with $80 million domestically, despite being released in tandem with the film’s streaming premiere on Peacock.
Regardless, this sequel’s opening was big enough to kick Disney’s Zootopia 2 out of the No. 1 slot after only a single weekend. It also earned Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 a few box office records, including biggest opening for a post-Thanksgiving weekend, biggest December opening for a horror film, and the biggest December opening for Universal Pictures. Additionally, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 now has the third-highest grossing opening weekend for a PG-13 horror movie, behind only the original Five Nights At Freddy’s and World War Z, which had $80 million and $66.4 million, respectively.
