Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 is seeing a steep drop at the box office compared to the first film released in 2023.
The original opened to $80 million even with a day-and-date release on Peacock.
The sequel didn’t receive a streaming release and is still pulling in only $45–$47 million, roughly half the first movie’s debut.
Update: Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 opened a lot better than the estimates with $64M. It still lower than the first movie by a lot.
Update #2: Its first Monday had a bigger drop than the first movie, down 77.1% with around $3M, compared to the first movie’s 74.5% drop to $4M.
Update #3: Its second weekend is expected to drop big to $16M-$20M. The first film dropped to $19M as it was already on streaming.
A Low Budget Helps the Sequel
The upside is that the Five Nights At Freddy’s films are inexpensive.
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 needs about $90 million to break even.
If the sequel follows the same pattern—finishing with around half the first movie’s total (nearly $300M)—it could land near $150 million worldwide.
Why the Drop Is So Big
Fans didn’t show up at the same level this time for a few reasons.
It’s no longer the first movie event.
Reviews and fan reactions for both films are weak.
Many viewers likely expect it to hit Peacock soon and choose to wait instead of spending theater money.
The original film also opened with a massive $40M Friday, while Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 managed only $24M, signaling far less hype.
Competition From Zootopia 2
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 is also fighting for the top spot against Zootopia 2, which is expected to drop about 55% for a $45M second weekend, putting both films neck-and-neck.
