Overview

• The sequel collected $3.9 million on its North American opening day, including $1.3 million from Thursday previews, marking a 56 percent increase over the first film.
• It posted roughly $14 million worldwide over its first weekend and debuted at number three domestically against a reported $25 million production budget.
• Industry observers note that its sub-$10 million domestic weekend haul falls short of the studio’s expectations for a summer release.
• Critics and audiences broadly praise the family-driven narrative focus but reviewers contrast its action sequences unfavorably with the original’s signature bus brawl.
• Several critics have singled out poor CGI compositing and restrained gore for diluting the visceral impact of key set pieces.