'Happy Gilmore 2' Smashed This Netflix Record With Its Debut first appeared on Parade on Jul 29, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.

Happy Gilmore 2 came out swinging on Netflix and grabbed the top spot without a fight. The sequel pulled in 46.7 million views in its first week, making it the second biggest movie launch

Ken Jennings, Margaret Qualley and Bad Bunny are just some of the famous faces to appear alongside Adam Sandler in Netflix sequel "Happy Gilmore 2."

Jena Sims is clapping back at the haters. In a TikTok video posted Monday night, the actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 36, pushed back against the notion that she received a role in Netflix’s “Happy Gilmore 2” because she’s married to LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka, who appears in the star-studded comedy.

That context should frame my evaluation of Happy Gilmore 2. I am not precious about these things. I do not need, nor want, every movie to be an auteur-driven testament to the truth-telling power of filmmaking.

The reviews on "Happy Gilmore 2" are mixed. The results are not.

Though I did enjoy some of the callbacks, jokes, silly references, and the show-stealing performance by a certain bad boy of golf, there was something about these homages that turned me off and took me out of the movie. In fact, I was quite annoyed…