Horror video-game movie "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" proved jump scares can still rake in the cash with a debut that ruled North American theaters, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The second film in Universal's "Freddy's" franchise -- about animatronic characters at a pizza shop, the tween girl (Piper Rubio) who befriends them, and the murderous if cheesy events that follow -- brought in $63 million in the Friday-through-Sunday period, Exhibitor Relations reported.

It earned another $46 million internationally.

"Critics' reviews are poor, but the genre is immune to reviews," said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

"The audience score is more important, and it's very good for a horror picture, although not as good as the first pic."

Sliding to second spot was another

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