Weapons Box Office Off to a Killer Start, Performing Better Than Estimates

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Zack Cregger’s latest horror flick, titled “Weapons“, has made an impressive debut at the box office, outperforming initial predictions.

On a Friday update, it appears that the opening weekend’s earnings could surpass $38 million, potentially even more, exceeding initial predictions. The first day’s earnings, starting from Friday and including the Thursday preview, are estimated to be over $17 million, with the Thursday preview raking in $5.7 million.

In the opening weekend, Sinners earned $48 million, raking in $19.2 million on its first day. Final Destination: Bloodlines started off by earning $51.6 million, making $20.9 million on its initial Friday, and 28 Years Later brought in an opening of $30 million, grossing $14.4 million during its first day.

On Thursdays, the sneak peek for “Weapons” surpasses both “Sinners” ($4.7M) and “Final Destination: Bloodlines” ($5.5M), and it aligns with the earnings of “28 Years Later” ($5.8M).

Both “Sinners,” earning $365.8 million globally, and “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” with $285.3 million, were successful films at the box office. However, “28 Years Later” had a promising start, amassing $150 million initially, but it soon faltered, resulting in losses of approximately $75 million for Sony.

The movie titled “Weapons” apparently has a production budget of just $38 million. This implies that its break-even point, the amount it needs to make at the box office to cover all costs, is approximately $95 million.

In comparison, the budget for films like “Sinners” was approximately $100 million or higher, while “Final Destination: Bloodlines” had a budget of about $50 million, and “28 Years Later” came in at around $75 million.

I haven’t watched “Final Destination: Bloodlines”, but I’m a fan of “Weapons” and “Sinners”. I absolutely dislike “28 Years Later”, and “Weapons” outshines it significantly, in my opinion. To be clear, “Weapons” is far superior to Cregger’s “Barbarian”, which grossed $45M back in 2022 on a budget of just $4.5 million.

On Thursdays, previews for the movie “Weapons” outperformed Disney’s “Freaky Friday,” earning $3 million. This suggests that “Weapons” has a strong chance of claiming the top spot at the box office this weekend, while “Freaky Friday” is projected to open with a whopping $30 million.

The ratings on Rotten Tomatoes are exceptionally high – 96% for audience and 90% for critics – and it seems the buzz around the movie is intense. Just as I suggested earlier, my advice is to skip the reviews and trailers, and head straight to the cinema to catch this film!

Release info

Weapons is now in theaters, directed by Zach Cregger.

In this movie, you’ll see actors like Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan take on the leading roles.

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2025-08-09 05:01