It’s official: Blumhouse is back in fine form.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 , opening two months after Blumhouse hit Black Phone 2 debuted , is on course to win the weekend with a sizeable $56.6 million from 3,412 theaters at the domestic box office to score the top opening ever for the post-Thanksgiving frame, among other milestones.

Critics snubbed the Universal and Blumhouse sequel — Freddy 2 ‘s current ranking on Rotten Tomatoes is 13 percent, compared to 33 percent for the first — but audiences don’t seem to mind. Freddy’s 2 earned a a B CinemaScore (not bad for a horror title) and strong exits.

It’s official: Blumhouse is back in fine form.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 , opening two months after Blumhouse hit Black Phone 2 debuted , is on course to win the weekend with

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