Overview

• Happy Gilmore 2 debuted on Netflix July 25 and led the Global Top 10 Movies chart with 46.7 million views in its first week, totaling 91.9 million hours streamed.
• Rotten Tomatoes shows a split reception, with critics rating the film around 65–69% and viewers assigning it roughly a 71–72% score.
• The sequel leans into nostalgia with a blockbuster lineup of cameos from Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny, Eminem, Post Malone and other sports and entertainment figures.
• Christopher McDonald’s return as Shooter McGavin has been highlighted for its unexpected redemption arc that subverts the original rivalry.
• Netflix bolstered the release with the surprise launch of the unreleased 1998 video game Happy Gilmore: Golf Mayhem ’98 to engage longtime fans.