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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Opens No. 1 as ‘Zootopia 2’ Nears $1 Billion

The weekend underscored how modestly budgeted sequels and international turnout are steering a year-end box-office rebound.

Overview

  • Universal and Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 led North America with an estimated $63 million debut and about $109 million worldwide on a reported $36 million budget.
  • Despite poor critic scores, the horror sequel posted strong audience marks and set the biggest post-Thanksgiving opening and the year’s top PG-13 debut, according to studio and industry tallies.
  • Disney’s Zootopia 2 added roughly $43 million domestically and has reached about $915.8 million worldwide after two weekends, with industry tracking saying it should cross $1 billion within days.
  • International markets powered Zootopia 2, including around $430.4 million in China and a No. 1 start in Japan at about $12.3 million, helping push Disney’s 2025 global box office past $5.102 billion.
  • The trio of sequels led by Freddy’s, Zootopia 2 and Wicked: For Good lifted domestic weekend sales, with year-to-date revenue now roughly 1% ahead of 2024, per Comscore and trade reports.