A quiet pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, though still commendable as two movies could clear $20M+; Disney’s Zootopia 2 in its third weekend definitely is with $25M at 3,835 sites, -40%, for a running cume of $257.6M . Nancy already reported that the Disney threequel is the third movie of YTD after Ne Zha 2 ($1.9M) and Lilo & Stitch to clear $1B. The sequel’s Friday is around $6M.

Blumhouse/Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is No. 2 with $19.6M at 3,579 theaters, -69% for a running cume of $95.7M . As we told you, ala anime, it’s a front-loaded type of crowd, even though this sequel was pure theatrical unlike the first chapter’s day-and-date on Peacock and multiplexes. Friday is $5.5M. Five Nights at Freddy’s fell -76% in its second frame, and that was a

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