Critics have rejected the sequel with a 31% Rotten Tomatoes score, but audiences have embraced it with an A- on CinemaScore along with a 3.5/5 rating on Postrak.
CinemaScore demographics showed 72% of the audience is below the age of 35 but only 32% is below the age of 18, showing strong turnout from single millennials and older Gen Z audiences that supported family turnout.
Also opening this weekend is Sony’s “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” with $8.4 million from 2,815 locations. Produced on a $15 million budget, the horror has met pre-weekend projections but is opening below the $18 million launch earned by the first “Escape Room” in January 2019.
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