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A Withered Chica in a scene from “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.” (Ryan Green/Universal Pictures via AP)

Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again.

‘Zootopia 2′ roars to record-setting global box office with $556M opening

The animated animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend.

‘Wicked: For Good’ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut

Universal Pictures’ two-part “Wicked” gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office.

This image released by Lionsgate shows, from left, Justice Smith, Ariana Greenblatt, Dominic Sessa, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco in a scene from “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.” (Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate via AP)

‘Now You See Me 3’ races past ‘The Running Man’ at box office

“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” debuts at No. 1 with $21.3M, beating “The Running Man” in a competitive box office weekend.

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Mason Thames, left, and McKenna Grace in a scene from “Regretting You.” (Jessica Miglio/Paramount Pictures via AP)

‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2’ neck-in-neck on slow Halloween box office weekend

The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend.

The character M3GAN appears in the horror film M3GAN 2.0, directed by Gerard Johnstone, in an undated studio photograph. Universal Pictures/Handout via REUTERS

Studios bet on horror movies to reanimate cinemas

At a time when superheroes, sequels and reboots have grown stale among audiences, horror has emerged as an unlikely savior, entertainment industry veterans say.