Overview
- The sequel opened in North American theaters over the weekend and earned $13 million on Friday, with early tracking pointing to a roughly $28–30 million domestic opening.
- Publishers reported about $4.7 million in Thursday preview receipts, a figure cited by some trackers as one reason initial projections had ranged as high as $40–45 million.
- Critics have been lukewarm, with roughly a 36–37 percent Rotten Tomatoes critics score, while audiences have responded strongly with a low‑90s RT audience score, a B+ CinemaScore, and roughly 4.5/5 on PostTrak.
- Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles alongside returning supporting players and new leads including Joey King and Maisie Williams, a recasting choice that prompted public complaint from the original actor for one role.
- The sequel’s path now depends on whether it can broaden beyond an older, female-skewing core audience and recoup its $75 million production cost, with studio decisions about sequels and a likely four‑month theatrical‑to‑HBO Max window coming next.