Jason Blum Addressed The Five Nights At Freddy’s Streaming Snafu As First Look At The Sequel Drops: 'I Know'

When it comes to popular video game franchises, Five Nights at Freddy’s has ranked pretty high on that list for over a decade now. In 2023, the property got the film adaptation treatment, and following the Five Night’s at Freddy’s movie’s commercial success, a sequel was greenlit for the 2025 movies schedule. We’re more than half a year away from Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’s arrival, but Jason Blum addressed a big elephant in the room concerning the upcoming video game movie while appearing at CinemaCon’s Universal Pictures and Focus Features panel. This update also came as the first look at the sequel was released.

Let’s get to Blum’s comment first. You may recall that Five Nights at Freddy’s was a day and day release, meaning that on the same day it opening in theaters, it also became available to stream with a Peacock subscription. Well, while appearing on stage dressed as Freddy himself, the Blumhouse Studios head announced that this won’t be happening with this upcoming horror movie, saying:

So for those who want to see Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 as soon as possible, you’ll need to go to your theater starting on December 5. While the sequel will hit Peacock eventually, you won’t be able to access it on the platform right off the bat like last time. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 currently doesn’t have any opening weekend competition on its December 5 date, but it does come out a week after Zootopia 2 and a week ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash.

Like I already mentioned, Five Nights at Freddy’s didn’t struggle at the box office, as it made nearly $300 million worldwide off a reported $20 million budget. But just imagine how much bigger that amount would have been if the movie had started out playing exclusively in theaters. If Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 performs similar to its predecessor, there’s a good chance its box office haul could far surpass $300 million.

As for what Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has in store this December, get us a taste of what’s to come in the teaser below:

Whereas the first movie showed the possessed animatronics murdering inside Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, the sequel will see these monstrosities going out into the world to wreak havoc. Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio and Matthew Lillard reprise their roles in Five Night’s at Freddy’s 2. Emma Tammi resumed her directorial duties and also re-teamed with Scott Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback to write the script.

Once again, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 opens exclusively in theaters on December 5. Count on CinemaBlend to share how it did on opening weekend. Because who knows, if it exceeds expectations in just a matter of days, Universal and Blumhouse might greenlight Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 quickly.