Murder Mystery 2 Earns One of Netflix’s Biggest Opening Weekend

According to Variety, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston’s Murder Mystery 2 has set a new streaming record for Netflix following its debut last Friday, March 31.

The comedy sequel has officially become the streamer’s second-biggest opening weekend. With over 42 million viewers within its first three days, it surpassed its predecessor’s previous record. The movie has also entered Netflix’s Top 10 movies ranking in 91 countries.

Murder Mystery 2 is directed by Jeremy Garelick (The Binge) from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Joining Sandler and Aniston are Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Kani, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, Zurin Villanueva, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo with Dany Boon, and Adeel Akhtar.

“Four years after solving their first murder mystery, Nick (Sandler) and Audrey Spitz (Aniston) are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Akhtar) on his private island,” reads the synopsis. “But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin — making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect. Murder Mystery 2 sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful…and their long-awaited trip to Paris.”

The sequel is produced by Sandler through Happy Madison and Aniston through her Echo films banner. Producers are Vanderbilt, Happy Madison’s Allen Covert, Vinson Films’ Tripp Vinson, and Endgame Entertainment’s James Stern.