
Warner Bros.’ horror thriller Weapons extended its dominance at the North American box office, taking in $25 million in its second weekend. Industry observers noted the film’s strong showing despite the typically slower late-summer period.
Buzzy horror film Weapons won the North American box office for a second week running with $25 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The Warner Bros. movie starring Julia Garner (Ozark) and Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class.
Analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research called it a "strong" week-two performance, especially in a quiet summer weekend at the movies in the United States and Canada.
Family films and action sequels
Holding in second place was Disney's Freakier Friday starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, the much-anticipated sequel to the 2003 body-swapping family film, at $14.5 million, Exhibitor Relations said.
Debuting in third place was Universal action sequel Nobody 2, starring Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul fame, at $9.3 million.
"Critics like this story about a workaholic assassin trying to take a vacation with his family while getting caught up in trouble. Reviews and audience scores are both very good," Gross said.
Superheroes and animation
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Disney's reboot of the Marvel Comics franchise, dropped to fourth place at $8.8 million.
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as the titular team of superheroes, who must save a retro-futuristic world from the evil Galactus.
Universal's family-friendly animation sequel The Bad Guys 2, about a squad of goofy animal criminals actually doing good in their rebranded lives, dropped to fifth, earning $7.5 million.
Rounding out the top 10
Superman ($5.3 million)
The Naked Gun ($4.8 million)
Jurassic World: Rebirth ($2.9 million)
F1: The Movie ($2.7 million)
Coolie ($2.4 million)
With AFP
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