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Coverage dated December 3, 2025 to December 7, 2025

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ sets post-Thanksgiving box office record

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, from the development of Dec 7, 2025

Newest development Dec 8, 2025 · 3 reports‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ Just Set A Big Rotten Tomatoes Record

Seemingly immune to widely negative reviews, “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” notched the biggest opening ever for the weekend after Thanksgiving.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Opening to Historic $57M, Scares Off Post-Thanksgiving Slump

    Headline from The Hollywood Reporter ·

  2. Names this update

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ sets post-Thanksgiving box office record

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  3. Newest

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ Just Set A Big Rotten Tomatoes Record

    Headline from Forbes ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

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Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 review – inept game-based horror is one of the year’s worst (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The box office smash of Halloween 2023 gets a shoddily made follow-up written carelessly and devoid of an actual ending

  2. Deadline

    Box Office: 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Scores $7M Previews (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    It's a possible fierce fight for No. 1 at the weekend box office between 'Zootopia 2' and 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2'

  3. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Makes $7.2 Million in Previews (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' makes $7.2 million at the box office in previews.

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Opening to Historic $57M, Scares Off Post-Thanksgiving Slump (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The Blumhouse horror sequel boasts the biggest opening ever for the weekend after Thanksgiving, among other milestones.

  5. New York Post

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ was king of box office on its opening day (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The supernatural horror, a sequel to the 2023 original, raked in $29.810 million, according to The Numbers.

  6. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Jump Scares Post-Thanksgiving Weekend With $29.8 Million Debut (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ led the Friday box office with a scary good start of $29.8 million.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Review: 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' scraps together spare parts for a junky sequel (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Players of the video games may not mind lax pacing, awful dialogue and a distinct lack of scares in a follow-up movie that only dishes up half-hearted fan service.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ sets post-Thanksgiving box office record (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Seemingly immune to widely negative reviews, “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” notched the biggest opening ever for the weekend after Thanksgiving.

  9. Bangor Daily News

    Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far

  10. Digital Journal

    Review: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ uses weak plot devices to scare audiences (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is too busy setting up the plot to advance its once-plausible characters.

  11. Forbes

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ Grosses $63 Million, Topping Domestic Box Office (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The first film in the franchise opened with $80 million, breaking Halloween weekend records at the box office.

  12. CNN

    ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ scares up audiences to top weekend box office (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The video game adaptation grossed an estimated $63 million domestically this weekend.

  13. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Debuts to Frightfully Good $63 Million, ‘Zootopia 2’ Crosses $900 Million Globally (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' helped lift a traditionally sleepy post-Thanksgiving box office, earning a smashing $63 million.

  14. Deadline

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' - All the Box Office Records Broken (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' opened to $63M at the U.S./Canada box office, breaking a slew of records.

  15. Entertainment Weekly

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' helps secure major year-end rebound at the box office (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' topped the box office this weekend with a $63 million opening take, joining forces with 'Wicked: For Good' and 'Zootopia 2' for a major year-end redemption.

  16. Forbes

    ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ Just Set A Big Rotten Tomatoes Record (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is hated by critics, but being love by fans has allowed it to set a big Rotten Tomatoes record.

  17. NBC News

    Bad reviews didn't scare off the 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' audience. It even broke a record. (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again.

  18. Fortune

    Atrocious reviews can't stop 'Five Nights at Freddy's Sequel' from biggest post-Thanksgiving weekend haul of all time (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada and far surpassed expectations with $63 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates.

  19. Gizmodo

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Has a Big Post-Thanksgiving Open (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Blumhouse gets out another winner at the box office as the year winds down, while 'Zootopia 2' is just a short hop away from $1 billion.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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