Weapons Box Office Off to a Killer Start With $5M+ Thursday Previews

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Zack Cregger’s fresh horror film titled “Weapons” is showing promising earnings at the movie theater, anticipating to gather more than $5 million during its Thursday pre-releases.

This performance seems to surpass “Sinners” with a box office revenue of $4.7 million, and it may match or even outperform both “Final Destination: Bloodlines” ($5.5M) and “28 Years Later” ($5.8M).

Not only did films like “Sinners” (earning $365.8M globally) and “Final Destination: Bloodlines” ($285.3M) prove to be box office successes, but “28 Years Later” ($150M), initially performing well, unfortunately saw a rapid decline in earnings, ultimately costing Sony an estimated $75M.

In simpler terms, the film “Weapons” is said to have a relatively low production budget of $38 million. This implies that its break-even point, the amount needed to cover all costs, is approximately $95 million.

Bloodlines’ had a budget of about $50 million, and ’28 Years Later’ was produced with around $75 million.

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

On Thursdays, previews for the movie “Weapons” outperformed Disney’s “Freaky Friday,” earning $3M. As a result, it looks promising that “Weapons” will claim the top spot at the box office this weekend.

Predictions suggest that the movie “Weapons” could earn at least $30 million during its opening weekend, with potential for even higher earnings. Critics’ scores on Rotten Tomatoes are encouraging (96% audience score and 90% critic score), and buzz among viewers is strong. As I previously mentioned, it’s best to simply go watch the film without reading any reviews or watching trailers.

Release info

Weapons is now in theaters, directed by Zach Cregger.

The movie features Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan in its cast.

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2025-08-08 16:01