Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Box Office Is Scary Good

"Vanessa, we're taking in boffo box office. Critics be damned, audiences are going to Five Nights at Freddy's 2in droves. The film topped the weekend box office with $63 million domestic. That's the second-best horror opening this year, after The Conjuring: Last Rites. Internationally, the film took in another $46 million, making a worldwide total of $109 mil. According to Deadline, is the biggest opening for a post-Thanksgiving theatrical release ever."

"It slashes The Last Samurai ($24.2 mil), hoodwinks Ocean's Eleven ($38.1 mil), and demagnetized The Golden Compass ($25.7 mil). Between this and , those who invested early in the Josh Hutchersonaissance are seeing a huge ROI. , which tore on its opening weekend, had to make due with Freddy's crumbs in week 2. The film had a 57% drop-off in its second week of release, with $43 million domestically."

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 opened with $63 million domestically and $46 million internationally, totaling $109 million worldwide. The opening ranks as the second-best horror opening this year and the biggest post-Thanksgiving theatrical opening ever. The film outperformed several previous post-Thanksgiving openings, including The Last Samurai, Ocean's Eleven, and The Golden Compass. A related release experienced a 57% second-week drop to $43 million domestically. Wicked: For Good finished third with $16.5 million for a domestic total of $296 million, underperforming the first Wicked, which stood at $33 million at the same point.

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