Warner Bros. cannot miss right now. The studio scored another massive win this weekend with Weapons, an original horror film that stormed into theaters and grabbed $42.5 million in the U.S. and Canada. Add $27.5 million from overseas and the global debut hit a killer $70 million.
Written and directed by horror rising star Zach Cregger, Weapons follows the eerie disappearance of 17 third-graders, leaving one classmate behind to face the mystery. Critics raved, audiences gave it an A-minus CinemaScore, and it became Warner Bros.’ latest proof that original, auteur-driven horror is connecting in a big way.
This is the studio’s sixth hit in a row, following A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines, F1: The Movie, and Superman. Just months ago, Warner Bros. was clawing its way out of one of its worst box office stretches. Now it is leading Hollywood’s biggest turnaround story.
Horror continues to be one of the most bankable genres, but it is not without risk. Audience tastes shift quickly, and trends fade fast. Still, Weapons joins recent standouts like Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Osgood Perkins’s Longlegs, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, and Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu in proving that audiences are craving smart, bold scares.
Second place went to Disney’s Freakier Friday, which pulled in $29 million domestically and $15.5 million overseas. The film marks Lindsay Lohan’s biggest box office opening since Mean Girls in 2004. Reviews were mixed, but moviegoers gave it an A CinemaScore.
For Lohan, this is a career high point after years of personal struggles. With Netflix comedies and now a theatrical hit alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, her comeback is in full swing.
The summer box office just got hotter, and with Warner Bros. gearing up to release The Conjuring: Last Rites in a few weeks, the streak might not slow down anytime soon.
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