It's no secret that movies for younger audiences tend to be critic-proof. If kids and teenagers are exciting for an upcoming title, it's typically the case that no amount of bad buzz is going to dissuade them buying (or getting their parent/guardian to buy) a ticket. The latest example of this particular phenomenon can be seen in the opening weekend numbers for Emma Tammi's Five Nights At Freddy's 2, which has easily won a box office crown in the last three days... but if one does a bit of digging into the numbers, one discovers that it's not quite the huge win that folks at Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures were hoping for.
The Top 10 for this weekend tell a story, but close inspection reveals a few signs of trouble as the industry nears the end of 2025. Check out the full chart below and join me after for analysis.
