Anaconda (2025): Should You Stay Through the Credits?

If you were planning to bolt the second the credits hit on Jack Black and Paul Rudd's Anaconda (2025), maybe don’t. Yes, there are two credits scenes, and they aren’t the usual franchise bait. Here’s what happens, what it actually sets up, and how the early reviews are shaking out.

Two credits scenes, two different jobs

There are exactly two extra scenes. They’re not structured like the standard Marvel-style tags:

The first one lands right as the movie ends and plays like a proper epilogue. SlashFilm says it’s a big deal for the characters and, yes, for the anaconda itself. It’s less of a tease and more of a final chapter that ties a bow on what you just watched.

The second pops up mid-credits and exists to pay off a long-running meta gag from the movie. It’s a button on the joke, not a roadmap of 18 future installments. Both matter, but for different reasons.

So, does it set up a sequel?

Short answer: kind of. Longer answer: the movie is a meta-reboot that mostly works as its own thing. Jack Black and Paul Rudd play indie filmmakers whose fake stunt anaconda dies mid-shoot. Then a real anaconda shows up and their scrappy production turns into a not-so-fake found-footage nightmare. That’s the bit.

Now, the EPILOGUE-sized curveball: Ice Cube and Jennifer Lopez make a cameo in the credits, which is a very cheeky pass-the-torch from the 1997 original. It also quietly says: if this thing hits, we could keep going.

Without naming names, the survivors make plans to cook up another monster movie in the same spirit as Anaconda (2025). It’s a final wink that suggests a follow-up if the box office justifies it. Nothing is officially confirmed.

The early word: messy franchise, consistent vibes

The early reviews aren’t exactly glowing. In what is becoming the Anaconda tradition, the scores are on the low side. That said, these are creature features. People watch them anyway.

• Anaconda (1997): IMDb 4.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, $136M worldwide
• Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004): IMDb 4.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 26%, $70M worldwide
• Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008): IMDb 2.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 10%, box office N/A
• Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009): IMDb 2.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 19%, box office N/A
• Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015): IMDb 3.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 14%, box office N/A
• Anaconda (2025): IMDb N/A, Rotten Tomatoes 45% so far, box office N/A

If you’ve seen people claim these movies typically score above 50%, that’s just not true based on the numbers we have. What the new one does do differently is lean into comedy on purpose, which honestly might be the smartest pivot this series could make. If audiences already treat Anaconda as a bit, you might as well make the bit the point.

Release date

Anaconda (2025) hits theaters on December 25, 2025 in the US.