'Weapons' Tops North American Box Office with $10.2M
Weapons regained the top box office spot with $10.2 million during its fourth weekend, marking a late-summer viral success amid a competitive and slightly lower summer season.
- The horror film Weapons regained the top spot at the North American box office during Labor Day weekend with $10.2 million.
- Weapons' resurgence followed its early September debut alongside Freakier Friday, which earned $6.5 million and took fourth place.
- Universal's 50th anniversary rerelease of Jaws also contributed to weekend earnings by securing second place with $8.1 million.
- Paul Dergarabedian noted the summer box office is very crowded and competitive, and the season is "limping a bit to the finish line" despite quality films.
- This summer is expected to fall short of the pre-pandemic $4 billion benchmark, likely coming in near $3.7 billion, reflecting a challenging market.
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'Weapons' regains top spot as summer winds down
LOS ANGELES — "Weapons" found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating in a summer box office that's likely to fall right below meeting last year's earnings.
`Weapons' Back Atop Box Office with $10.2 Million; `Jaws' in 2nd Place
“Weapons” recaptured the top spot at the box office this weekend after losing the crown to a Netflix movie, grossing $10.2 million to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates Sunday. After spending its first two weeks atop the chart, the Warner Bors. horror film — which stars Julia Garner and Josh Brolin — slipped behind “KPop Demon Hunters” last weekend, when the streaming service released the popular animated musical to…
‘Weapons’ regains top spot, ‘Jaws’ rerelease comes in 2nd as summer box office winds down - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings. Zach Cregger’s horror proved its staying power as a late-summer viral success and regained the top spot after last weekend saw “KPop Demon Hunters” give Netflix its first box-office win. “Weapons” generated $10.2 million during its fourth weekend in theaters. Universa…
Zach Cregger's horror film demonstrated his ability to stay as a viral success at the end of summer
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