Bisina Somto“Weapons” returned to the top of the box office charts, pulling in $25 million in its second weekend. The R-rated horror film dropped just 43% from its $43 million debut, a huge gain for a genre known for steep declines after opening.
The film has now earned $89 million domestically and $148 million worldwide after two weekends, surpassing its $38 million budget. “Weapons” is fast becoming a sleeper hit and marks the fifth consecutive win for Warner Bros. after recent successes like “A Minecraft Movie,” “Sinners,” “Final Destination Bloodlines,” and “Superman.
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Meanwhile, Universal’s new action thriller “Nobody 2” opened in third place with $9.2 million from 3,260 theaters in North America and $14.1 million globally, just slightly ahead of the first film’s pandemic-era debut of $6.8 million. The sequel, which cost $25 million, was directed by Timo Tjahjanto and stars Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as Hutch Mansell.
In second place, Disney’s “Freakier Friday” collected $14.5 million in its second weekend, bringing its North American total to $54.6 million and $86.3 million worldwide.
Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” drops to fourth with $8.8 million, pushing its domestic haul to $247 million and global box office to $468.7 million. While strong compared to other recent Marvel releases “Captain America: Brave New World” ($415 million globally) and “Thunderbolts” ($382 million globally), it still falls short of restoring the MCU’s pre-pandemic dominance.
Rounding out the top five, “The Bad Guys 2” earned $6.9 million, bringing its total to $56 million domestically and $117 million worldwide.
In related news, Warner Bros.’ “Superman” continued its run with $5.3 million in its sixth weekend, reaching $340 million in North America and $594 million worldwide, on track to cross the $600 million milestone.
But not all new entries fared well. Sydney Sweeney’s “Americana” flopped with just $500,000 from 1,110 locations, one of the weakest wide releases in box office history.
Overall, the box office is 6.4% ahead of last year, but slowing momentum means the summer season’s $3.4 billion total won’t likely reach the once-common $4 billion benchmark.
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