We told you on Tuesday Weapons Could tip the scale at the box office to Disney More triggered Friday With a middle of $ 30 million to $ 40 million. Further proof of the heat of the Zach Cregger-made/written/produced title: Fandango reports that the film is the second best horror ticket from 2025 behind it sinner At the same point in its sales cycle, and it is ahead Final target lines And 28 years later.
sinner Open at 48 million US dollars in April. Warners has the two top openings for horror films with New Line this year Final target lines (51.6 million USD) and Warner's own Sinner. Fandango reports that Weapons Also the best horror ticket forward is among all films from Cregger and exceed 2022 from 2022 Barbarwhich was opened to USD 10.5 million and ended its run with $ 40.8 million for a production of USD 4.5 million.
Only one asterisk when it comes to horror Presales: these films can be made very charged. The previous sales for 28 years later, I understand, it made it look like a 38 million dollar opening, and this Danny Boyle film was still one of the best starts for a horror film YTD on this overcrowded market.
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From 49 reviews ,, Weapons Currently 100% on lazy tomatoes with critics. Wow. Weapons has been booked in 3,200 theaters, armed with IMAX and evening PLFS. More triggered Friday In its opening, I will not be shabby with a start of 30 million US dollars.
We hear that the new line bought the Cregger project at an auction for 38 million US dollars. The actual production costs of the picture came higher than expected due to the Hollywood strike.
“It is no surprise that the fans absolutely want to see Zach Cregger's next twisted horror story WeaponsPresent“” said Jerramy Hainline, EPP from Fandango. “From the moment we saw the trailer in Cinemacon in April, we knew that we were on the way, and it is clear that the fans are just as excited for the terrible journey.”
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In Weapons, Children from a single classroom are missing in a small town in the middle of the night and flee from their bedrooms. A father (James Brolin) and the affected class (Julia Garner) try to find out what went wrong.