Box office The Addams Family 2 grossed $56.5million in the United States and Canada, and $63.5million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $120million. The film made $5.5 million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $17.3 million, finishing second, behind
Let There Be Carnage. The film dropped 42% in its second weekend to $10 million, finishing third. It finished in fourth place during its third weekend at the box office, declining 30% to $7.1 million.
Critical response On review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Altogether ooky, and not in a good way."
Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those at
PostTrak gave it an 87% positive score, with 73% saying they would definitely recommend it. Savannah Lee of Parent Previews criticized the film, writing "I didn't see the 2019 version of
The Addams Family because it didn't look appealing and my son was too young to clamor for it. I read a quick plot synopsis to get myself caught up, but I probably didn't need to. This movie has little, if anything, to do with the previous installment, so you can just jump right in if you so choose." Nell Minow of
RogerEbert.com gave a 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "An intrusive product placement billboard will trigger the irritation viewers may have with the odd cross-promotion in television commercials on behalf of both this movie and an insurance company. Of more concern, parents may get some tough questions due to the paternity issues raised by the film, including DNA tests. The issues of who a child 'belongs' to and what biology has to do with identity will be a concern for some families." Sandie Angulo Chen of
Common Sense Media gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "Silly sequel focuses on family love; peril, some racy jokes." Meagan Navarro of
Bloody Disgusting gave 2 bones out of 5 and wrote "
The Addams Family 2 might change its scenery, but it doesn't deviate from its approach. It's still a ridiculous, straightforward animated update to an enduring property. Grown-ups may disown this take on The Addams Family, but it was never meant for adults anyway. This focuses solely on tickling the funny bone of the youngest of audiences. In other words, it's not a great movie, but it likely succeeds in its goal as a manic comedy bit for children. That it steps further away from a grim aesthetic means it's a far more anemic gateway into the genre than before." Molly Freeman of
Screen Rant called the film "a shallow continuation that spends too much time on unconnected hijinks resulting in an uneven sequel with much less heart."
Accolades Mychael and
Jeff Danna won
Best Original Score in an Animated Film at the
12th Hollywood Music in Media Awards. At the
49th Annie Awards, storyboard artist Steven Garcia received a nomination for
Best Storyboarding – Feature. Theron's performance was nominated for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie at the
2022 Kids' Choice Awards. At the
47th Saturn Awards, the film received a nomination for
Best Animated Film. ==See also==