Thanks to rave word-of-mouth from critics and audiences, Warner Bros.\/New Line\u2019s \u201cWeapons\u201d is holding strong in its second weekend at the box office with $24 million.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a 40% drop from the film\u2019s impressive $43.5 million opening and, should it hold, give the film an $88 million two-weekend domestic total. Last weekend, \u201cWeapons\u201d made Warner Bros. the first studio ever to have $40 million-plus openings on six consecutive wide theatrical releases, and now the film is in prime position to join the likes of \u201cFinal Destination: Bloodlines\u201d and \u201cF1\u201d in the $100 million-plus club.<\/p>\n
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Mark it down as a breakthrough sophomore title for director Zach Cregger, who first made a name for himself with the modestly successful but critically praised 2022 horror film \u201cBarbarian.\u201d He is next set to direct a reboot film for the \u201cResident Evil\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Disney\u2019s \u201cFreakier Friday\u201d is holding decently with a $14.2 million second weekend, roughly a 50% drop from its $28.5 million opening. The film stands with a two-weekend total of $54.5 million domestic against its $42 million budget.<\/p>\n
In third is the sole new release in the top 5, Universal\u2019s \u201cNobody 2,\u201d with an estimated $9.4 million opening weekend after a $3.8 million opening day from 3,260 theaters. The first \u201cNobody,\u201d starring Bob Odenkirk, was one of the first films to hit theaters as they reopened following the year-long pandemic closures and opened to $6.8 million.<\/p>\n
With generally positive reception including a B+ on CinemaScore and a 92% Rotten Tomatoes audience score, \u201cNobody 2\u201d will hope to leg out and turn a profit against its $25 million budget.<\/p>\n
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